CPU runs high when playing games, after a recent RAM upgrade.

VincentLightning · May 31, 2014

I recently upgraded my ram from 8GB of DDR3-10600, to 16GB of DDR3- Corsair Vengeance. The RAM was installed correctly, drivers installed/updated, etc. However, whenever I launch a game that wouldn't normally make my CPU spike, it now does. My computer starts getting really loud from what I assume is the fan. I checked it for dust, and cleaned what little dust there was there but it is still loud. I'm not too sure what the issue is. I have had this computer for around 3 years with no issues. I've always been able to run almost any game at max graphics without any issues until now.

My specs:
GPU - AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Processor - Inter Core I5 2400 @3.10 GHz
RAM - 16GB of DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
Windows 7 64 Bit

I also added a monitor after the RAM upgrade.

CodenameHaswell · Jun 1, 2014

Try resetting the BIOS settings. Take out the CMOS battery for 30 seconds and put it back in (while the pc is off), or if there's a button next to it, you can press that for a few seconds, and it should reset your BIOS settings, and may fix your problem.

VincentLightning · Jun 1, 2014

Thanks for the quick response CodenameHaswell, however I think I found the issue.

After a bit more looking into it, I downloaded CoreTemp and found out my PC is running at 55-65 Celsius on idle, it spikes to 97 C on higher end games. Looking into it more, I found out the CPU pump in my liquid cooling is showing up as failed on my thermal controls. Any ideas on how to fix this? Or should I just replace my liquid cooling?

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