CPU all of a sudden stuck at 98+ degrees

whatsausername · Nov 5, 2017

Hi I built my computer about 6 months ago and it's been working perfectly fine since I built it, but I woke up today and turned it on and all of a sudden all the fans were going super hard (Checked and they were at 100%) so I was confused but I checked my cpu temp and it was at 98-100, even though i was at almost no load. I thought it could be dust but I've cleaned out all the dust I can see, can't think of what else could be the problem, any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I have a i7 7700k with a kraken x52 if that helps. Idk if it's something with my CPU, thermal paste, fans or what but yea

nathanstrainrocks · Nov 5, 2017

I would guess thermal paste.

cryoburner · Nov 5, 2017

Thermal paste doesn't disappear overnight. : P

Most likely, either the cooler somehow came loose from the motherboard, or its pump failed. You should be able to feel a vibration from the cooler's pump if it's running, otherwise you may need to send it in for replacement. Failing pumps seem to be a common occurrence on all-in-one coolers like that.

whatsausername · Nov 6, 2017

Thanks for the input guys, I was originally thinking thermal paste but then I saw temps drop from 99 to 70-80 and then all of a sudden it was back to normal (30-40)
but then 10 mins later it was back to 99 which makes me think it's not thermal paste for sure, so I was checking if the pump was vibrating etc, no vibrating as well as what I never noticed before was pump RPM was at 0, probably a dumb question but I assume this means it's 100% the pump failed right? Thanks in advance

cryoburner · Nov 6, 2017

It sounds like the pump could be failing, but you might want to make sure all the cords are plugged in securely. If the temperature started dropping, then the pump must have been working at that point, at least.

krells · Nov 6, 2017

whatsausername :

If the pump rpm is 0 then the pump is dead.

Zerk2012 · Nov 6, 2017

Yep dead pump, I would send it in for warranty bad thing is your PC is down till you get a new one back. This is the main reason I recomend air cooling their nothing to fail but the fan and in a pinch you can use a case fan and keep going.

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