vlad06

Hey, I took it all apart and discovered that the radiator underneath the fans was clogged with dust, looks like I overlooked this aspect when I regularly cleaned the PC. This time I removed the fans attached to the radiator. I'm going to assume that this is the reason.....

Thank you both. I will try both tips and report back. Much appreciated. In terms of upgrades and compatibility, will a new-age cooler such as the 'H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB' replace it easily, i.e., has the same fittings etc?

Hey all, I have an old build from 2015. I have a Corsair H100i cooler on an AMD FX 6300 4.4 GHz processor. Recently I have noticed my PC shutting down due to the CPU overheating. I have cleaned out all dust, and I have re-applied thermal paste, yet it still overheats from time to time. My fans all work fine still, and I can't visibly see anything wrong with the cooler. Problem is, I don't have any reliable software that can tell me if there is a fault with the cooler. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate (please don't judge me too harshly) and I have Corsair Link. Corsair Link doesn't let me do anything with my cooler other than to change the LEDs, which is useless to me in this situation. Before I go out and buy a new cooler, is there anything I can do to determine if it is indeed the cooler that is the problem? I suspect it is. Thank you