Hi everyone, appreciate some assistance here. My CPU has hit 100 degrees celcius and shut down. This was happening when the CPU load was 1% with nothing running. I have ran a virus scan (both Defender and Malwarebytes) and nothing there. I have also changed the thermal paste, cleaned the fans and made sure the CPU cooler was secured properly.
This has happened randomly before, then all of a sudden it’s running fine again and sits between 40c - 60c for months. It seems to be a completely random event then goes back to normal. It occurs maybe twice a year.
This is what I have:
Gigabyte B650 Gamxing X MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X EK AIO 240 D-RGB be quiet! Pure Power 11 Gold Modular 750W Power Supply
Anything else I can look for? Appreciate it.
Update: I’ve ended up applying for warranty for the cooler. I have tried all that has been suggested. For now, I’ve bought a Noctua NH-U9S cpu fan. If that works, I’ll probably just leave it in there.
Thanks again for helping a confused noob girl out. Love this community!
Update 2: I’ve taken out the AIO cooler and replaced with a fan (Noctua NH-U95). The temperatures are fine now. I was a little worried at first as the temperatures were better but high (70-80c under 10% load). Switched off the PC, now it’s back on and it’s staying around 43c. It’s seems some fresh thermal pastes might take a while to settle in. Thanks again everyone. Never buying water-cooling again.
The pump for your water cooler is likely built into the CPU block. When you turn it on, do you feel any vibrations like the pump is running?
Can you hear any gurgling?
My bet is the pump isn’t pumping. Check the power connections and make sure they’re fully seated. If you have a fully modular psu, make sure the cable is plugged firmly into the psu.
I can’t hear any gurgling. I’m going to try and feel out a small hum in the block. I am quite deaf though so I’ll get a friend to help me with that. Then I’ll check all the connections.
Is there a way to verify that the AIO still has water in it? A leak doesn’t seem likely, but maybe a small enough leak to allow evaporation over years of use?
Also, is it possible that it clogged? If the fluid was contaminated at the factory, it could grow fungus. If there’s a defect in the pump, parts can break off internally and cause a restriction in the system somewhere.
For what it’s worth, this is why I hate water cooling. Even if a fan fails, an air cooler will ambiently dissipate heat.
I ran a computer repair store from 2015-2022. Only left because I became a single dad and needed a more reliable source of income. We had a pile of dead AIO watercoolers that fried processors from silently failing.
I’ll forever use air coolers.