Issues...

Kavalree · 28 May 2018 at 08:16

Earlier this morning I was playing some Warhammer 2 Total War, and my PC locked up big time. I turned it off, and on again, and went back to my game... Same happened...

I rebooted again, removed my OC, and went inside my case, my watercooler was rather hot and not vibrating...

I was just playing some FM18 and got "whea_uncorrectable_error".

Now, I've been out of the loop for a few years and moved my knowledge onto other things, but... Am I right in thinking that this is only due to overheating, probably a pump failure?

If so, hows the Dark Rock Pro 4?

Jamin280672 · 28 May 2018 at 10:00

Yup, sounds to me like you pump has given up, for now, if you have one, use the stock cooler without an overclock, as for the dark Rock Pro 4, I can't comment on it, looks like a pretty beefy piece of kit, but I've not use a heatsink and fan in about 15 years.

orbitalwalsh · 28 May 2018 at 10:05

what CPU do you have, should be able to use Dark Rock 4 and not the Pro to save cash and space

Habakkuk · 28 May 2018 at 11:26

Have you checked the clearance in your case for the Dark Rock 4?

It's a head-sized heatsink.

Kavalree · 28 May 2018 at 13:05

My case can house any cooler (I think) it's the Phanteks Evolve ATX.

I went down to OCUK HQ and got the Dark Rock Pro 4, temps are sitting lower already on the desktop (Previously sat at 46C, now 30C)... My room is a tasty 24C ambient though...

southernorth · 28 May 2018 at 13:09

Anti-Chav said:
My case can house any cooler (I think) it's the Phanteks Evolve ATX.

I went down to OCUK HQ and got the Dark Rock Pro 4, temps are sitting lower already on the desktop (Previously sat at 46C, now 30C)... My room is a tasty 24C ambient though...

How noisy is the Pro 4 when gaming?

Kavalree · 28 May 2018 at 13:11

southernorth said:
How noisy is the Pro 4 when gaming?

Probably quieter than my H100i GTX... I'll test it shortly as I literally only got home at just gone 12noon and got my PC back on...

Kavalree · 28 May 2018 at 13:22

UPDATE:

Just put my OC back on, and ran a quick 5 minute OCCT test. Temps peaking at 65C~ and it's not actually that loud, pleased!

Habakkuk · 28 May 2018 at 15:54

Glad to hear it!

That's a good stable temperature to keep it - it'll be quieter in winter.