Urgent Help Please: CPU Overheating

Jenz · 27 Jul 2013 at 18:56

Hi please help as I am very confused :eek:

My System is the:

"Ultima 9450i Mosasaur MKII" Intel 4.60GHz Quad Core 7970 System

SW-127-MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM
FS-064-OP System 12 Months Standard Warranty
XX-046-XX No Crossfire Upgrade
CP-397-IN Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
MB-493-AS Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
MY-094-KS Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)

HS-006-AN Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+)

CA-052-OC OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

CD-099-LG OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

HD-253-SE System Int. Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB
Cache - OEM (ST500DM002)

CA-080-OP Foam Silencing Kit for Corsair Carbide 500R Cases

GX-048-HS HIS ATI Radeon HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

CA-082-OP OcUK Tech Lab Silent PC Case - Corsair Carbide 500R - White

HD-009-CR Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
(CT128M4SSD2)

MY-094-KS Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9
1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)

The problem is that I have been away for about three months and the system hasn't been used. Today I've switched it on and I get a CPU fan error. Going into setup the fan speed is approx 580 rpm and I watch the CPU temp rise and rise.

However the CPU fan is properly connected to the mb, is the sealed h20 unit and its associated fans are running full blast. I am therefore confused as to he it has "failed" - can anyone help diagnose? Do these units fail? Anyone shed any light on how this has happened?

Kind regards Neil

wazza300 · 27 Jul 2013 at 19:02

maybe the pump has died?

it shouldn't go above 40-45c in the bios and 30-35c in windows

if it has died get a big aircooler,much more reliable

honosuseri · 27 Jul 2013 at 19:03

Weather is much warmer now fella. The silencing foam also insulates heat inside the case. If the fan is definitely spinning then maybe it's just dust that has clogged in the rad. Remove the fan and have a butchers, clean if necessary. Worrying that there is an error being reported so maybe the CLC is faulty

Jenz · 27 Jul 2013 at 19:09

It is incredibly dusting having looked at it properly?

Doco · 27 Jul 2013 at 19:14

Il vote dust too - ive cleaned my rig out 2-3 times in the last year, my room gets so dusty so very easily, so with you being away for a few months their could be a bit of a dust build, aslo the temps weve had last few weeks will really bang your temps up

scotsdragon · 27 Jul 2013 at 23:17

clean the rad and if still high touch the pump and feel for vibrations

Jenz · 27 Jul 2013 at 23:42

What might vibrations tell me?

honosuseri · 27 Jul 2013 at 23:46

Jenz said:
What might vibrations tell me?

That the pump is working

Idleman · 27 Jul 2013 at 23:47

Jenz said:
What might vibrations tell me?

If there are no vibrations, then the pump is not working.

Jenz · 28 Jul 2013 at 00:28

Thanks all I have dismantled the Cooler fans and cleaned the rad. Will check it in the morning.

Sneakeh · 28 Jul 2013 at 13:51

If you're still having issues, i'd swap out the coolant. Drain it, put some new coolant in there, see how it runs.

Idleman · 28 Jul 2013 at 14:25

Sneakeh said:
If you're still having issues, i'd swap out the coolant. Drain it, put some new coolant in there, see how it runs.

And doing so would void any warranty. Besides, it is not all that straight forward, if you hav`nt done it before.

http://tomorrowsgaming.com/modding-workshop/4729.htm

Steampunk · 28 Jul 2013 at 20:11

Can you feel a similar warmth in all the pipes? If not, the water isn't circulating and the pump is likely failed