i7 4790k Overheating on aio cooling

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diddle283

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Hi,

I have an issue and I can't put my finger on the solution.

I built my PC at the start of last year and decided on an i7 4790k. I wanted an aio cooler and chose the Raijintek Tritton as the reviews were good for temps and it looked way cooler than anything Corsair had to offer.

Everything was fine, temps were great and I was very happy. Last month the pump case got a very small crack in it and leaked a little. I spoke to Raijintek and they sent me a new Pump in the post. I put the cooler back together and filled with Mayhems coolant and dye and everything was fine including the temps.

Over a month later and I have noticed my temps have gone up drastically. My CPU idles at 45-55 degrees c and as soon as I load a game or cpu intensive program it rockets straight up to 80 and as high as 90.

I have reseated the cooler, checked liquid levels and everything seems to be in order..... what am I missing here?

Incase you need to know my full specs are:

Intel i7 4790k (no overclock currently)
Asus Maximus VII Hero
16gb G Skill Ram
EVGA GTX 980 FTW
a few HDD and SDD
Windows 10 Pro

thanks for your help :)
 
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the radiator is clean?

assuming this is the case, i supposed the next most likely problem would be the cpu cooler has poor contact with your cpu, maybe too much thermal paste? don't know. if it isn't a broken cooler the only possibilities is bad water block install, poor airflow, dirty radiator, bad thermometer giving a false reading, or a virus on your system forcing your cpu to run 24/7 with 100% utilization

Check 'em all, nothing else can cause what you're describing other then those things or a dying pump/failing cooler/air bubble.
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air in the lines? dead pump?

both of those will cause this.




-sidenote: while there are MANY closed loop coolers out there better then the corsair hydro series, the corsair product warranty is so good as to make it imposible for me to suggest any other product in this field. lifetime full warranty, covering not just the cooler but anything damaged if the cooler fails is simply too good for most other companies to match.
 
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Thanks for the reply.

There doesn't seem to be any air in the lines and the pump seems to be pumping fine
 
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how do you know? here is a simple test. touch the lines entering and leaving the cpu block, let us know if there is a temp difference, if there is then there is a clog/air/dead pump issue going on. BTW: pumps can spin and still be broken, all it takes if for the pump itself to become disconnected from the electric motor
 
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I have had a feel of the tubes and they are both the same, very lightly warmed. I can also feel liquid flowing quickly through both tubes if that means anything?
 
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the radiator is clean?

assuming this is the case, i supposed the next most likely problem would be the cpu cooler has poor contact with your cpu, maybe too much thermal paste? don't know. if it isn't a broken cooler the only possibilities is bad water block install, poor airflow, dirty radiator, bad thermometer giving a false reading, or a virus on your system forcing your cpu to run 24/7 with 100% utilization

Check 'em all, nothing else can cause what you're describing other then those things or a dying pump/failing cooler/air bubble.
 
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Im shamed to so that I left a plastic cover over the pumps contact, in my defense it was totally invisable and had no indication that there was a cover on it! All sorted now and idling at 25 degrees! thank you guys for the responses, appreciate it!
 
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