Has my Cooler Died?

Doomedspeed · 5 Jun 2012 at 16:52

I am running the spec in my sig, with a h50 cooling the CPU.

I was working on it fine this morning, with idle temps of 35C-37C ish. No move what-so-ever. I come back this afternoon, turn it on start internet browsing and realise the CPU temp has rose to 55C (over all cores).

After turning it off, i reboot into the bios and find myself just watching my CPU temps rise, starting at 35C, i turned off just before it hit 60C, creeping up at 1C every 5 or so seconds.

It was very scary.

I checked my hardware and the Fan on the H50 raditor is working and it sounds like the pump is working. I don't this a thermal paste issue

If it has broken, how can i tell? Im running of a motherboard header at the moment, worth trying straght from PSU? (may need a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter)

Justintime · 5 Jun 2012 at 17:08

Sure something wasn't just loading the cpu a bit? Also the BIOS is not a 0% load thing so temps WILL climb as theres a load, plus power saving cpu optimisations etc. are not enabled as in Windows. Load it with IBT or prime etc.. to see where temps top out, if it keeps climbing to like 80-90C then obviously you have a problem, either the pump or seating etc. Would run it straight from the psu.

Alex h · 5 Jun 2012 at 18:06

as above if they keep riseing try the stock cooler and see if that does the same

Doomedspeed · 5 Jun 2012 at 19:50

I don't know what had happened but i just switched the 3 pin pump cable to the PSU (instead of the 2nd header) and it now works perfect agian.

Thanks for the help anyway guys.

Alex h · 5 Jun 2012 at 22:50

glad you got it sorted

jallan · 6 Jun 2012 at 02:06

Good news, I've done the same... more than once.

with the Corsairs you can use a screwdriver as a listening device by putting the head onto the pump and place your ear near the end of the handle, that way you can easily isolate the noise and hear if the pump is going!

Doomedspeed · 6 Jun 2012 at 09:45

Thank for the tip.

If it has happened more than once, how do you keep fixing it?

jallan · 6 Jun 2012 at 13:17

I just use the PSU as I have a dodgy Formula III Crosshair board on my other PC (the one which uses the H50), I had numerous problems going from rogue USB ports, daily auto CMOS clearing and fan headers not working. Though I know the PSU functions properly lol