- Aug 26, 2013
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Hi guys, I need some help. I am having an ongoing problem with my CPU overheating. I have limited hardware knowledge, so between that, common sense, and Google, I can't figure this out.
My CPU started overheating about a month ago. I cleaned out the case with compressed air, confirmed all fans were running, removed the heatsink, cleaned off the old thermal paste and reapplied (that worked for 1 day before it started up again), and have even left the case open with a fan blowing directly into it. That kept the temp down enough that it wouldn't shut off (60-70C). After a couple days, it magically stopped overheating and was fine for a couple weeks. Until today, temps shooting up to 105C and overheating. I've got the fan blowing into the case again and it's maintaining at about 70C and sometimes shooting up to 90C.
The computer was a custom build from CyberpowerPC and is about 2.5 years old. Here are the specs from the order sheet. Everything is the same except for the RAM, I upgraded that around the beginning of the year. (No overheating problems anytime close to the upgrade).
I thought maybe the liquid cooling system needed to be maintained, but from my research the XtremeGear 120mm is a closed system and doesn't need maintenance.
CAS: Thermaltake V3 Black Mid-Tower Case
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-661 3.33 GHz 4M Intel Smart Cache LGA1156 [+4]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
FA_HDD: None
FAN: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
FREEBIE_VC1: StarCraft II Free Trial Coupon with purchase of NVIDIA GTX460 video card or above
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+22] (Single Hard Drive)
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] Asus P7P55 LX Intel P55 Chipset DDR3 LGA1156 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+36]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
TEMP: None
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+122] (EVGA Superclocked [+15])
Any ideas?
My CPU started overheating about a month ago. I cleaned out the case with compressed air, confirmed all fans were running, removed the heatsink, cleaned off the old thermal paste and reapplied (that worked for 1 day before it started up again), and have even left the case open with a fan blowing directly into it. That kept the temp down enough that it wouldn't shut off (60-70C). After a couple days, it magically stopped overheating and was fine for a couple weeks. Until today, temps shooting up to 105C and overheating. I've got the fan blowing into the case again and it's maintaining at about 70C and sometimes shooting up to 90C.
The computer was a custom build from CyberpowerPC and is about 2.5 years old. Here are the specs from the order sheet. Everything is the same except for the RAM, I upgraded that around the beginning of the year. (No overheating problems anytime close to the upgrade).
I thought maybe the liquid cooling system needed to be maintained, but from my research the XtremeGear 120mm is a closed system and doesn't need maintenance.
CAS: Thermaltake V3 Black Mid-Tower Case
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-661 3.33 GHz 4M Intel Smart Cache LGA1156 [+4]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
FA_HDD: None
FAN: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
FREEBIE_VC1: StarCraft II Free Trial Coupon with purchase of NVIDIA GTX460 video card or above
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+22] (Single Hard Drive)
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] Asus P7P55 LX Intel P55 Chipset DDR3 LGA1156 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+36]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
TEMP: None
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+122] (EVGA Superclocked [+15])
Any ideas?
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