CPU Overheating - possible dead chip?

Cookeh

Cookeh

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Hiya,

A friend of mine has a Ryzen 2700X that is trying to melt itself. It was reaching temps close to 100'c just idling on the desktop, and even stuff as simple as opening Discord would lead to the system shutting down for temperatures.

We reseated and replaced the thermal paste on the cooler (an older Corsair AIO) and cleared any dust buildup. Its now achieving temps of 85'c in BIOS and that rises to 90'c+ after ten mins or so, which is still ridiculous.

We can now get it loaded into Windows and it will idle. CPU usage doesn't exceed 7% on idling, so doesn't appear to he any issues there. Temps on desktop are the same as in the BIOS. We've looked at the fan profile in BIOS and its set to max, its spinning at 1800rpm (its max) basically from start-up. All other temps are normal, other system and case fans are idling and they're all below 35'c.

Any other potential causes to investigate? Does it just sound like a bad chip?

If its a bad chip the current plan is to stick a 5600G in there and limp the system through for another year or two before he goes all in on a new PC.

Full specs:-
Ryzen 7 2700X (base clock)
Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite
32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4, 3200MHz, CAS16
MSI RTX2070
Seasonic 650W 80+ Platinum

Thank you!
 
Did wonder about that too, I don't trust AIOs as not serviceable. We've got a Peerless Assasin on order but he's based In Lithuania so a few days delay for that.

He bought CPU/mobo/RAM/AIO as a bundle so unfortunately has no stock cooler to test.
 
Cookeh said:
Did wonder about that too, I don't trust AIOs as not serviceable. We've got a Peerless Assasin on order but he's based In Lithuania so a few days delay for that.

He bought CPU/mobo/RAM/AIO as a bundle so unfortunately has no stock cooler to test.
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The only thing I could suggest in the meantime is to consider how the AIO is mounted. If it's running out of liquid, having the tubes leading off the top of the AIO if it's mounted vertically might be a problem. Try mounting it on top with the tubes leading down, or vertically with the tubes at the bottom rather than top.

Although, even if that does help I'd still replace it tbh.
 
Gray2233 said:
The only thing I could suggest in the meantime is to consider how the AIO is mounted. If it's running out of liquid, having the tubes leading off the top of the AIO if it's mounted vertically might be a problem. Try mounting it on top with the tubes leading down, or vertically with the tubes at the bottom rather than top.

Although, even if that does help I'd still replace it tbh.
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It's mounted to the rear panel (I have advised him of his error! :D), but will check how his hoses are routed anyway as that's a good point.
 
AIO not working right would be my guess as well.

A friend had his die and there was no warning at all the pump had failed, just the machine overheating and shutting down repeatedly.

I refuse to use them, despite them theoretically being quiter/better cooling, I'd much rather an air cooler preferably with two fans.
 
Werewolf said:
AIO not working right would be my guess as well.

A friend had his die and there was no warning at all the pump had failed, just the machine overheating and shutting down repeatedly.

I refuse to use them, despite them theoretically being quiter/better cooling, I'd much rather an air cooler preferably with two fans.
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Amen brother! HATE watercooling.

Looks cool, but the risk/leak/failure facture paired with my immensely bad luck that always happens to me versus someone else = NOPE.

Considering for example how ridiculously good my temps are with my cheap BeQuiet case fans+cheap Antec case+cheap PA120SE and simply adjusting the PWM settings, it is silent, as is my MITX, which runs a BeQuiet chassis and fan on a cheap Thermalright HS, and again silence was achieved easily. There is no need for it. It's just for looks IMHO, as the silence can be achieved easily with air as with the temps...

I'd much rather spend that money on a faster CPU/GPU...
 
There are two very simple tests your friend can do. First, put an ear to the pump and listen. What sound does it make? This will test for a faulty pump. Second, weigh the AIO and compare that against its original weight. This will check for fluid loss.
 
Yeah, he's going to monitor and see how it compares to 'normal' under his typical usage. Think he's toying with the idea of dropping a a 5800X in anyway as he mostly plays cpu-bound games like CS2 so would get a healthy boost at 1440p there.
 
I had the exact same with my Lian Li Galahad when the pump failed. Fortunately they were aware of the issue and sent out a replacement with zero hassle, and it's been running beautifully ever since.

I'm glad he got it sorted.
 
keef247 said:
Get a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE on it, or it's successor, stupid cheap and amazing, my 5700x never goes above 56C and the PA120SE is only running it's 2 fans at 30% and is completely silent!
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2 weeks lead time for that one in Lithuania, but it was my first recommendation. He's picked up a Deepcool AK620 instead, which seems to review favourably.
 
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