Hi everyone,
I'm currently running into some issues with my new PC build. Here is my setup:
MB: Asus P9X79 Pro
CPU: i7-3820 3.6Ghz
Cooler: Corsair H80
RAM: Corsair dominator GT DDR3
Graphic card: Nvidia GTX-680
Upon the first boot, a ran into the "CPU over temperature" message. The two Fan of the H80 were running at full speed. So I disassembled the whole cooling unit again, cleaned the old thermal paste, added some new, and made sure that all screws were correctly tightened (as far as I can go without damaging the screws head), in the order specified in the manual. But the problem was still here at the next boot.
I decided to look into the BIOS to get at least an idea at which temperature/voltage the CPU was running. And here comes problem #2: I cannot get into the BIOS. Each time I try to open it (either by pressing "del" at system boot or by pressing F1 when the temperature warning shows up) I get a black screen, and all the leds of my keyboard go off as well. After maybe 40sec, the PC auto-shutdown (probably because of the heat)...
I've updated the BIOS to the latest available version... Without improvement.
I have to say that mounting the cooler seems considerably easier than what I was used to. Maybe I missed something... But still, if the temperature is so high that it shutdown automatically after less than a minute, couldn't this be a sign that the pump isn't working at all? As far as I can tell, the water conduit remains cold, and I could not hear any noise, or vibration, coming from the CPU cover, is that normal?
At the same time, I'm nearly sure that even without a working fan I should be able to enter the bios...
Currently I'm strongly considering returning under RMA the cooler and the motherboard... What do you think?
Any help much appreciated.
Marc H.
I'm currently running into some issues with my new PC build. Here is my setup:
MB: Asus P9X79 Pro
CPU: i7-3820 3.6Ghz
Cooler: Corsair H80
RAM: Corsair dominator GT DDR3
Graphic card: Nvidia GTX-680
Upon the first boot, a ran into the "CPU over temperature" message. The two Fan of the H80 were running at full speed. So I disassembled the whole cooling unit again, cleaned the old thermal paste, added some new, and made sure that all screws were correctly tightened (as far as I can go without damaging the screws head), in the order specified in the manual. But the problem was still here at the next boot.
I decided to look into the BIOS to get at least an idea at which temperature/voltage the CPU was running. And here comes problem #2: I cannot get into the BIOS. Each time I try to open it (either by pressing "del" at system boot or by pressing F1 when the temperature warning shows up) I get a black screen, and all the leds of my keyboard go off as well. After maybe 40sec, the PC auto-shutdown (probably because of the heat)...
I've updated the BIOS to the latest available version... Without improvement.
I have to say that mounting the cooler seems considerably easier than what I was used to. Maybe I missed something... But still, if the temperature is so high that it shutdown automatically after less than a minute, couldn't this be a sign that the pump isn't working at all? As far as I can tell, the water conduit remains cold, and I could not hear any noise, or vibration, coming from the CPU cover, is that normal?
At the same time, I'm nearly sure that even without a working fan I should be able to enter the bios...
Currently I'm strongly considering returning under RMA the cooler and the motherboard... What do you think?
Any help much appreciated.
Marc H.