CPU overheating--any help appreciated!

amgraves08

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Hiya everyone!

I never used to have an issue, but after playing Overwatch a lot for several months, my computer now overheats whenever I try to play the game. Actually, it also overheats when I try to run my anti-virus software. I've tried everything I've read up on and thought of: thoroughly cleaning fans, cleaning old thermal paste and reapplying correctly, increasing fan speed, better cable management, etc etc. Nothing seems to work. :/

Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated, even if you tell me my parts are not the best for what I want to do.

AMD FX-8350
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
G.SKILL Ripjaws series 8GB (4x4GB)
Samsung 840 EVO SSD 250gb
Seagate Barracuda HDD 1TB
Sapphire Radeon R9270
XFX Pro 750 W PSU
Cooler Master HAF 932 case
Corsair Hydro Series H75 Water/Liquid Cooler
 
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Your liquid cooler may be dead. Do you hear the pump working in there? That seems like the only cause especially since it came out of the blue. Try swapping out your liquid cooler for a stock cooler or something and see if the issue is resolved.

Jwpanz

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Your liquid cooler may be dead. Do you hear the pump working in there? That seems like the only cause especially since it came out of the blue. Try swapping out your liquid cooler for a stock cooler or something and see if the issue is resolved.
 
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amgraves08

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Huh! You know, I don't think I have heard it recently. I'll have to try the stock cooler...