Intel i7-3930 running at 75 degrees on idle

Craggsy

Craggsy

Craggsy

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Hi

My CPU (see subject line) has started idling at really high temps and running a game etc causes instability, freeze up and reboots

The CPU is watercooled

Any ideas why this would start happening and what can I do?

Thanks
 
Not sure what type it is as unfortunately it came with the system. However, I have checked SpeedFans readings with Speccy and Asus AI Suite and Speedfan was showing 75+ degrees whilst the other 2 are showing 29 degrees so Speedfan appears to be the anomaly.

Whilst I am happy that the temp is actually normal, I am now concerned over what is causing the freezes/lock ups and reboots

I have just uninstalled and reinstalled the Graphics driver but am stumped for what else to look for?
 
Sounds like an AIO if it came with the machine. Go in to the bios see what temp it reads in there?
 
ASUS AI Suite will give you the correct reading for your CPU temp, so if that's showing 29C then that's all ok.

The freezes and lock-ups could be caused by a number of factors, what are your full specs and have you overclocked your CPU/GPU?
 
Heres the full spec, no overclocks

Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 3930K @ 3.20GHz 30 °C
Sandy Bridge-E 32nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB DDR3 @ 667MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 PRO (LGA2011) 33 °C
Graphics

3072MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series (ATI AIB) 40 °C
3072MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series (ATI AIB) 43 °C

Storage
119GB ATA M4-CT128M4SSD2 SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
931GB ATA ST31000524AS SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 26 °C
4MB Removable Disk USB Device (USB)
3GB Removable Disk USB Device (USB)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222AB SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
 
Sorry mate that doesn't really help too much... nice system though

As above can you remove the case side panel & get a photo for us?
 
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