Good morning all and thank you in advance for any light you may be able to shed on this situation. I am experiencing some overheating issues with my PC that I have had for 4 years. The main characteristics of the problem are:
I am inclined to think I don’t need to reapply the thermal paste; we use the Arctic MX-4 compound which the manufacturers say should last for 8 years before reapplication is needed. Are there any other solutions anyone might suggest? The pump and fans seem fine, pump tends to stay around 3150rpm, the fan around 1800rpm. I’ve noticed the air coming out of the top (where the heatsink is) feels quite cool, although I noticed that also during the last issue mentioned above, so maybe that’s normal.
Is the cooling system simply failing? If so, was the issue a year and a half ago likely just a coincidence?
Thanks so much for any help anyone might be able to provide and sorry for the barrage of information!
Steve
- The CPU temps seem to idle in the 40s
- Low load (<10%) causes temperatures in the 50s or even low 60s
- When I am playing games (even one that are not resource intensive), the temps will often by up in the 80s. Once CPU load goes over around 30-40%, I’m hitting 100c
- Most times I restart the computer I get a CPU overheat warning. If I need to restart, I have to switch it off and leave it for a few minutes
- The CPU is an Intel Core i7 6800K
- The cooling system is a Corsair H100i v2
- The PSU is a Corsair CS Series 650W
- The motherboard is an ASUS X99-A II
I am inclined to think I don’t need to reapply the thermal paste; we use the Arctic MX-4 compound which the manufacturers say should last for 8 years before reapplication is needed. Are there any other solutions anyone might suggest? The pump and fans seem fine, pump tends to stay around 3150rpm, the fan around 1800rpm. I’ve noticed the air coming out of the top (where the heatsink is) feels quite cool, although I noticed that also during the last issue mentioned above, so maybe that’s normal.
Is the cooling system simply failing? If so, was the issue a year and a half ago likely just a coincidence?
Thanks so much for any help anyone might be able to provide and sorry for the barrage of information!
Steve