I5 4690K 80°C - 100°C Idle Temps

Oztin Corby

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I have been having this issue for quite a while and only now are making a forum post asking for help as i'm pretty desperate for it.

I have an i5 4690K with no overclocking, no previous issues and usually performed fantastic, well i noticed the temperatures were a bit high and i felt like doing some wire management in my computer.

Before disassembly the computer ran hot, but it ran perfectly fine, no problems, perfect 60fps on games like Arma 3, Fallout 4, Shadow of Mordor, Everything was immaculate. Well i did the disassembly, cleaned out the inside which was full of wires placed everywhere, i made the inside nice and neat and rearranged the way the fans blew cool air through the system to provide a more logical cooling, I re-positioned the Corsair H80i so it could receive more cool air to try and fix the problem i was having with CPU temperatures.

I reassambled the computer and made sure to connect all the wires and not leave a single one loose, in the process of rearranging one wire was damaged, which shouldn't affect the system at all, it was the wire that powers the Razer H440's green underglow, the wire was pulled out if its housing by accident.

After booting up the computer ran extremely slowly, if i tried to click on anything it would freeze up for 30 seconds and the fans would work at full blast, then it would settle down and i would regain control of the PC. Well i did some troubleshooting in BIOS and saw that the idle temperture in the BIOS screen fluxuated from 60°C - 80°C in the BIOS! I immediately shut the PC down and used alcohol swabs to take off the old thermal paste and applied approximately the size of two rice grains worth on the CPU and reseated the water cooler.

On bootup i will get a temperature of 100°C to 80°C, and everything boots up on a 250Gb SSD and a 1TB SSD , i will not have any control of the computer until i wait about 5 minutes for it to settle and finally idles between lows of 58°C and fluxuates to 80°C while typing this post even. During the typing of this post the computer will completely seize up for at least 15 seconds, the fans will speed up, and i will regain control and be able to continue typing again.

I desperately need more insight to these issues i am having, i am running Corsair Link to monitor my tempertures and checking error logs and the only error message i am getting is

2016-10-14 20:20:40.6338 | 9 | OZTINCORBYSSD | 4.3.0.154 | CoolitHidDevice | ->
System.IO.IOException: A device attached to the system is not functioning.

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.WriteCore(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
at System.IO.FileStream.FlushWrite(Boolean calledFromFinalizer)
at System.IO.FileStream.Dispose(Boolean disposing)
at System.IO.Stream.Close()
at System.IO.Stream.Dispose()
at HumanInterfaceDevice.HidDevice.Close()


Any help would be greatly appreciated! My build is as follows...

http://pcpartpicker.com/b/pYLD4D


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/NrJTBP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/NrJTBP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($418.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($417.40 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 Razer Edition STEEL ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($98.99 @ My Choice Software)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($81.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 LED EVOLUTION II DP MULTI PERFECT 27.0" 60Hz Monitor
Monitor: LG 24GM77 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($249.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC G2460PF 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($230.36 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.14 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Wired Laser Mouse ($78.80 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Tiamat 7.1 7.1 Channel Headset ($155.17 @ Amazon)
External Storage: Seagate Expansion 3TB External Hard Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Other: TrackIR 4 ($149.95)
Other: Razer Firefly - Chroma Gaming Mousepad ($58.52)
Other: Water Dancing 2-Way Speakers ($29.95)
Other: Asus R9-290X Graphics Card (Crossfire) ($479.00)
Other: RGB LED Light Strip ($10.99)
Total: $3509.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-14 21:28 EDT-0400
 
Solution
You've either disturbed the waterblock and need to remove it and clean off and replace the thermal paste, or the pump or motherboard header has failed. Try reseating the waterblock/pump first. If that doesn't work, I would RMA or replace the CPU cooler.
You've either disturbed the waterblock and need to remove it and clean off and replace the thermal paste, or the pump or motherboard header has failed. Try reseating the waterblock/pump first. If that doesn't work, I would RMA or replace the CPU cooler.
 
Solution

Oztin Corby

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Aug 12, 2015
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What I ended up doing was replacing the water-cooled CPU cooler with the stock fan-cooler, reapplied a pea-size of thermal paste and tested the temperature in BIOS and on desktop and it was steady at around 40°C - 50°C, when I looked at the water cooler connection with the processor it the thermal paste wasn't completely flattened, so I figured I would reseat it very tightly on the processor and after rebooting it ran at a steady 36°C - 46°C.

Now at the desktop the computer is steady at 40°C - 60°C while processes are updating and at a 30% load.

Thanks BadActor! I'm glad I solved the heat issues!