- Oct 4, 2014
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I bought this computer a few years ago and I've been using my spare PC for about 6 months now. I was unable to fix the problem due to GPU failure. Having read around a lot of threads about overheating CPU and applying thermal compound I'm now resorting to making my own thread in hopes that I can get a more specific answer.
Specifications;
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU: Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache)
RAM: 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
Motherboard: ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0)
GPU: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (both my GTX 560 Ti's failed so this is temporary/cheap)
Water Cooling: COOLIT ECO II A.L.C
About 6 months ago I noticed my CPU temps gradually rising, and they eventually ended up at around 90 C under load and 75 C idle. Games started going slowly as I guess the CPU was being throttled. Nothing serious happened, no crashes or power outs so I decided to buy some Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound. I must have tried applying it at least 5 times without getting any differences in temperature. It would take only 10 minutes to shoot back up to 70 C idle. Each time i would clean it with a cotton bud without rubbing alcohol, then spread it with a card or make a cross or a dot and let the heatsink spread it... nothing changed the results.
Today I've been trying again as i got a new graphics card delivered (my 560 Ti failed at the same sort of time, stopping me from fixing the CPU overheat). I've tried applying 2 times by using a glove (non-latex) to spread it evenly and very thinly. I was very confident with this compared to previous attempts but i'm still seeing 70-98 C when idle-load, sometimes even 90 C when idle. I've been using RealTemp and Prime 95 to benchmark and check the sensors. Previously i was using MSI Afterburner to check CPU temp while in my OS.
Now, here is the reason i made this thread primarily. Nobody else seems to be using Water cooling so "check/clean your fan" advice isn't really useful to me. Is there anything i need to know about my water cooling system, maybe its not fully operational? Maybe i need to replace the liquid or something? Questions directed at PC Specialist (where i built/ordered the PC) weren't met with any useful answers unfortunately.
I just ordered a couple things from Amazon; (delivery 3-7 days)
Rubbing Alcohol - Isopropyl Alcohol 70%
Arctic Cooling MX-4 4g Thermal Compound
If there is any more information i can provide i'll be monitoring this thread, let me know.
Regards,
Chris
Specifications;
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU: Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache)
RAM: 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz
Motherboard: ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0)
GPU: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (both my GTX 560 Ti's failed so this is temporary/cheap)
Water Cooling: COOLIT ECO II A.L.C
About 6 months ago I noticed my CPU temps gradually rising, and they eventually ended up at around 90 C under load and 75 C idle. Games started going slowly as I guess the CPU was being throttled. Nothing serious happened, no crashes or power outs so I decided to buy some Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound. I must have tried applying it at least 5 times without getting any differences in temperature. It would take only 10 minutes to shoot back up to 70 C idle. Each time i would clean it with a cotton bud without rubbing alcohol, then spread it with a card or make a cross or a dot and let the heatsink spread it... nothing changed the results.
Today I've been trying again as i got a new graphics card delivered (my 560 Ti failed at the same sort of time, stopping me from fixing the CPU overheat). I've tried applying 2 times by using a glove (non-latex) to spread it evenly and very thinly. I was very confident with this compared to previous attempts but i'm still seeing 70-98 C when idle-load, sometimes even 90 C when idle. I've been using RealTemp and Prime 95 to benchmark and check the sensors. Previously i was using MSI Afterburner to check CPU temp while in my OS.
Now, here is the reason i made this thread primarily. Nobody else seems to be using Water cooling so "check/clean your fan" advice isn't really useful to me. Is there anything i need to know about my water cooling system, maybe its not fully operational? Maybe i need to replace the liquid or something? Questions directed at PC Specialist (where i built/ordered the PC) weren't met with any useful answers unfortunately.
I just ordered a couple things from Amazon; (delivery 3-7 days)
Rubbing Alcohol - Isopropyl Alcohol 70%
Arctic Cooling MX-4 4g Thermal Compound
If there is any more information i can provide i'll be monitoring this thread, let me know.
Regards,
Chris
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