Hi, I'm new here and I'm looking for some feedback on an issue I'm having...
I've been experiencing issues with my system since last week, I have noticed that doing anything on Windows 7 is suddenly taking a lot of effort on the CPU (browsing the web or even typing causes spiking in CPU usage). I thought it was an issue with the OS, but when I checked my temperatures with Core Temp the temperatures were all extremely high (around 80 degrees celsius). Running Prime95, I saw the temps rise to around 97 degrees, so I turned off the system to prevent any further damage.
I decided to inspect my cooler (I'm using a Corsair H80) and noticed that the CPU block was unplugged from the PSU, as the pump control wasn't lit up. So I thought I should re-fit the cooler, just to be sure that everything was set up correctly. I cleaned off the old thermal paste and applied a small blob of fresh paste, after removing the radiator from the fan and cleaning the dust out. I removed the block after placing it down to ensure that the paste was being spread well enough, it had reached the corners well enough so I assumed the block was fitting it tightly.
I re-mounted the fan and radiator and plugged the 3-pin connector back into the 'sys fan' plug on the motherboard. Then I plugged the cooler block's power connection into the connector for the PSU, which seemed to turn on the pump. However despite having the cooler properly plugged into the PSU, running Prime95 still puts the temps up to 97 degrees.
My guess is that the pump isn't working properly anymore. The fan spins fine, but despite the temperatures for the processor reaching 97 degrees the air coming from the radiator was stone cold. There liquid is still in the system, I can hear it sloshing around when I turn the radiator over, but no heat seems to be transferred from the block to the radiator. I'm hoping this is a fixable issue, maybe I've wired the H80 up wrong but I don't think I've missed anything. I wasn't the one who installed the cooler in the first place but I noted that the only thing plugged in when I took it out was the fan wire.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
I've been experiencing issues with my system since last week, I have noticed that doing anything on Windows 7 is suddenly taking a lot of effort on the CPU (browsing the web or even typing causes spiking in CPU usage). I thought it was an issue with the OS, but when I checked my temperatures with Core Temp the temperatures were all extremely high (around 80 degrees celsius). Running Prime95, I saw the temps rise to around 97 degrees, so I turned off the system to prevent any further damage.
I decided to inspect my cooler (I'm using a Corsair H80) and noticed that the CPU block was unplugged from the PSU, as the pump control wasn't lit up. So I thought I should re-fit the cooler, just to be sure that everything was set up correctly. I cleaned off the old thermal paste and applied a small blob of fresh paste, after removing the radiator from the fan and cleaning the dust out. I removed the block after placing it down to ensure that the paste was being spread well enough, it had reached the corners well enough so I assumed the block was fitting it tightly.
I re-mounted the fan and radiator and plugged the 3-pin connector back into the 'sys fan' plug on the motherboard. Then I plugged the cooler block's power connection into the connector for the PSU, which seemed to turn on the pump. However despite having the cooler properly plugged into the PSU, running Prime95 still puts the temps up to 97 degrees.
My guess is that the pump isn't working properly anymore. The fan spins fine, but despite the temperatures for the processor reaching 97 degrees the air coming from the radiator was stone cold. There liquid is still in the system, I can hear it sloshing around when I turn the radiator over, but no heat seems to be transferred from the block to the radiator. I'm hoping this is a fixable issue, maybe I've wired the H80 up wrong but I don't think I've missed anything. I wasn't the one who installed the cooler in the first place but I noted that the only thing plugged in when I took it out was the fan wire.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
