Hi everyone! Thank you for taking the time in reading my situation I am faced with Corsair Link.
I am reporting to have higher than usual temperature readings on my motherboard sensors. It appears that Temp #1, temp #6 and temp #11 are the ones reporting the highest temperatures while all the other temperatures are okay (my opinion).
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WImBZKKdqZ6QPfc9UfOcHTb4DVRGdffa?usp=sharing
Programs aiding me to believe something is wrong:
Corsair Link - Version: 4.9.9.3
iCUE – Version: 3.17.94
CPUID HWMonitor – Version: 1.40.0 Driver Version: 148
My computer specs are as followed:
Motherboard: Z170-Deluxe
BIOS/FW Version: American Megatrends INC. 3801, 3/14/2018
CPU: Intel i7-6700k LGA1151 Overclocked @ 4.6 with AI Suite 3 (5-way optimization)
Memory: Corsair 16 GB DDR4 Platinum 3200 MHz
HDD: Corsair Force LS Series 960 GB 2.5-Inch SSD
Monitor: ASUS MG MG278Q 27" Screen LED-Lit Monitor Connected via Display Port
Power Supply: RM 750x Fully Modular
Network/Lan: Version Fios 1Gb up/down via CAT 6 Cable
Other Hardware: Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
OS Version: Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Related Driver(s): GeForce Game Ready Driver: 431.60
I have had this computer running for almost 3 years with a GTX 970 graphics card hoping that eventually I would upgrade to a more dominant graphics card. Recently I did invest in a new card, EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra Gaming 11GB GDDR6. Installation was easy and smooth and no problems whatsoever. I at then wanted to know how my temperatures were doing and started noticing these drastic numbers compared to everything else. At the point I was uncertain if this had happened due to the new card installed… I have always had Corsair Link installed on my computer for the last 3 years and I would have identified the temperatures way before this…but I am now concern in keeping my motherboard healthy.
Please see Temps.png for my first time seeing these temperatures…which led me to install iCUE and CPUID for confirmation on temperatures.
I also have noticed that sometimes I do not see as many Temp sensors via Corsair Link…please view Temps 2.png
Update:
I also have noticed that when I exit out of Corsair Link I go from having:
13 Temp #down to 7
11 Fan # down to 6
I have already cleaned out the computer to make sure any dust particles are clear of the motherboard and made sure everything was connected properly and tightly.
I have taken out the graphics card and removed it from the computer and ran the computer with no graphics card and remained having drastic high numbers. (temp and number of fans/sensors).
I have reinstalled Corsair Link thinking that could be the cause of detecting faulty numbers. No changes detected.
I do use AI Suite 3 and have done the 5-way optimization…I have also set everything back to normal to see if temperatures would change…still drastic temperatures on the few sensors.
I am also attaching 3 pictures of my motherboard inside for you to see it is a clean setup and not just thrown together (my opinion of a clean setup). Please view IMG-5597.
In conclusion: I just want to ensure that everything in my computer is working well and not harming my computer. Any suggestions on programs to monitor my computers health correctly would be greatly appreciated. Thank you once again and I hope someone knows whats going on. Any other information I can provide about my PC, please ask and I will provide as soon as I can.
Bests,
Carlos.