Brand new machine, not running as intended

Thanks Tunahamster.

Check how many fan headers (including any water pump headers) are being used on the mobo. HWiNFO64 is reporting just two headers used. CPU and another fan.
 
Tunahamster said:
Im not to sure I know what you mean by fan headers, sorry

I've taken a couple of photo's of the motherboard hopefully you can make light of these images
https://postimg.cc/jL6N6S6r
https://postimg.cc/vxr1v0Vv
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Yes was able to make them out. A fan header is where fan connectors plug into the mobo. It could mean something that three fan headers are in use yet HWiNFO64 is only reporting two of them:

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Top-centre the CPU_FAN header is in use. Top-left a SYS_FAN header is in use.

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And here at the bottom-right another SYS_FAN header is in use.

Unless one of the fan cables, for example the pump's, doesn't have a speed report, then I'd say something's wrong there. Could drop a message to OcUK tonight and ask them, they should be open tomorrow for a half day.
 
No worries. Fun to try solve mysteries. :)

Tell you something else, and the problem with this is that I cannot find any documentation for that Asetek 670LT on the web - but normally an AIO has a SATA power cable as well as the pump fan cable. Can't see any SATA power cable in those pics. Maybe that one is supposed to get all its power through the motherboard fan header.
 
Fun! not quite sure that's the term i'd use right now! :D

There is a another cable in the centre right of the MOBO that you cant see in either photo's, it does however have USB3.0 stamped on the MOBO right next to it though.
 
Tunahamster said:
The temperature at the water block is perhaps a few degrees warmer, definitely doesn't feel like there is something cooking underneath at 100C

Also would it be possible to link these issues to my framerate issues? Even if the CPU's aren't all sitting at 100C and the sensors are providing wrong readings, could there be some MOBO implementation that prevents or denies CPU / GPU power demands to prevent overheating, which in return would cause framerate lag?
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CPU protecting itself from death by "core meltdown" by throttling down is exactly what would cause stalling frame rates.

And stationary water is actually relatively good heat insulator and integrated pump is more obstacles for flow of heat from base of the block to top...
And unlike in traditional possibly all metal construction block that top is plastic, which is also heat insulator.
 
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