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  1. If anyone is looking for an individual key workaround if they have fading gradient when individual keys are pushed, switching to Ripple with a 0.1 tail / 0.1 velocity gets you to the same place as pre-update.
  2. First and foremost, my case: Fractal R5 mid-tower, 1 stock intake mounted upper front, 1 stock exhaust mounted upper back, cooler mounted to top, case is filled with vents all around (front, top, bottom, rear), so air restriction is not a big issue. Case was cleaned, including vents, radiator, and dust filters, about a week ago (few days before I started this thread) to see if that would help. It did not. This took some time to try and get this as accurate as possible, but I ran three different load tests by using a thermometer that was placed both inside and outside of the case. My only caveat to this is in test #1 below, I had to rest it on the GPU plate which was warm and transferred heat merely by contact (whereas CPU + cooler are not touching GPU plate, and PSU is more neutral temp), but the results were in-line with the other tests. Here's what was done: Scenario #1: Evening / Case Closed Ambient Room Temp: 18.0C Idle Status: Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on PSU): 21.4C Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on GPU): 24.0C Cooler Temp: 27.7C 15 min CPU Stress Test Result: Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on PSU): 22.1C Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on GPU): 24.0C (no change) Cooler Temp: 39.0C Scenario #2: Morning / Case Closed Ambient Room Temp: 17.2C Idle: Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on PSU): 20.3C Cooler Temp: 26.9C 25 min CPU Stress Test Result: Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on PSU): 21.0C Cooler Temp: 40.2C Scenario #3: Afternoon / Case Open (side panel removed) Ambient Room Temp: 17.8C Idle: Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on PSU): 19.6C Cooler Temp: 26.6C 25 min CPU Stress Test Result: Internal Case Temp (thermometer resting on PSU): 19.3C Cooler Temp: 39.1C Takeaways: 1) In all tests, the internal case temp did not fluctuate much (no more than half a degree) while the Cooler temps ran up to 39-40C each time. 2) The move from 27C or 30C up to 39C was quick (~8-10 minutes), however the move from 39C to 40C took an additional 10-15 minutes to achieve. 2) GPU temp did not change in the 53C +/- 2C degrees territory, although this would contribute to additional internal case heating when activated during gaming. GPU was purposely left out of the equation to isolate problem to CPU cooling for this testing. 3) Cooler did remain about 1C lower with the side panel removed during the stress test, however was still considered high at 39C. I think it's safe to say the Cooler is working and still doing it's job, just not to the same degree as out of the box. It's like one of those used car parts that is showing signs of wear and needs replacing soon, but you could probably still get by for 6-12 months easy in current condition.
  3. Yes and no with respect to temp fluctuations. Good that it drops quickly when CPU is not under load, bad that it increases rapidly when CPU is under load. Absolutely no changes to the system or its environment since it was built 2.5 years ago. Ambient is up about 2 degrees from about a month ago, call it 20-21 degrees, but nowhere near 30+. GPU temps are not impacted by CPU load. Case is a very free-flowing Fractal R5 Mid-tower. Yes this is a CPU-isolated problem. Have a look at the attached, I just performed a quick test run of CPU load ONLY (no GPU activation). 1) Pre-CPU temp test (idle conditions) - Cooler 30 degrees / Core 1 CPU mid-30's / GPU 54 degrees 2) Put CPU under load at the 70-80% load level and hold at these levels for approximately 10 minutes. After the ~10 minutes, Cooler is now 39 degrees (quiet fans / quiet pump modes) / CPU 50 degrees / GPU holds 53-54 3) Return computer to idle conditions and after 3 minutes of idle, Cooler is 36 degrees / CPU 43 degrees / GPU holds 54-ish 4) Idle conditions continue and after 6 minutes since stopping CPU load, Cooler is 32 degrees / CPU back to mid-30's / GPU remains 54-ish What do you think DevBiker, is this consistent with early pump failure symptoms and potentially RMA-eligible? Thanks for your comments c-attack, I think the above quick test is ample support this is CPU-isolated and indicates a problem with the cooling abilities of the cooler at this point in time. Good to hear you and others have had success with another product line.
  4. Hi folks, I've noticed over the past couple of months, the effectiveness of my H100i v2 has started to slightly diminish. I have always run a quiet fan / quiet pump profile with a i5-6600K (stock voltage) without any issues over the past 2.5 years since I setup my build. Now over the past couple of months when my CPU is put under load (call it 70%+), quiet pump mode is no longer sufficient to dissipate heat and temps on the cooler will climb to 40-42 degrees, triggering full fan speed when cooler temps hit 40 degrees. The good news is when the CPU load reduces itself, the temps fall rather quickly back to around 30-32 degrees idle so the cooler is still doing its job, just at about 80% of what it used to when under load. Switching the pump to extreme mode provides sufficient cooling to maintain a pump temperature of 35-37 degrees (for now) under heavier CPU load, however I'm not sure how long this will last. I will also mention ambient room temperature is typically 18-20 degrees and my CPU temps remain around 65 degrees under load (no concerns there) even when the H100i v2 is at 40, so this is very much at the margin of not being handle load and only in quiet pump mode. When the system is idle, the cooler temp hovers around 30 degrees. Given the above, anyone experienced this before? Is this a sign my cooler is starting to lose its effectiveness and cooling properties after only 2.5 years, or could this be a simple case of thermal paste wear that needs re-applying? I've also attached a sample load chart showing the cooler at 40.5 degrees when the CPU was under heavier load for a few minutes (cooler pump in quiet profile). Appreciate your thoughts. Thanks
  5. I did the same testing tonight (2.5 hours straight) with a default fan curve (balanced) and had no issues with the sensor freezing / flatlining. It may be an issue with the way iCUE processes custom curves. Thanks for highlighting this Jay (and whoever else previously), custom fan curves seem to be the culprit.
  6. Awesome to see this has been acknowledged after many many months. I also use a custom fan curve so it'd be interesting to test one of the default fan profiles based on previous input. This has been a consistent issue in iCUE 3.X (no issues previously in iCUE 2.X and LINK combination). Attached is a screenshot of the flatline state, plus two sensor logs: 1) Post-flatline from the screenshot 2) Restarting iCUE, launching a game (Shadow of Tomb Raider), and showing how the sensors freeze up at a certain point and then no longer log. I don't have any error logs to report since iCUE is not generating any error logs associated with this problem. However the Sensor Logs randomly stop (I ran the game for about 3 hours, and it stopped logging 1-hour in). Cooler fans stay static speed when iCUE sensors freeze up and requires restart to remedy. I am sporting iCUE 3.14.104, a H100i v2, i5-6600K CPU (not overclocked at the moment), an Asus Z170 Mobo, and don't run any other software monitoring system hardware performance/temps. iCUE Sensor Log.zip
  7. Thanks for confirming a fix is on the way DevBiker. Yes my pump speed has always been that low on Quiet mode, usually around 1400RPM when not under load (as in the instance of the screenshot). If I switch to Extreme, it picks up to around 2000-2100RPM when not under load. As for the fans, 32 degrees seems to be around the magic number where the fans kick in. Below that, the default profiles will not activate it, but above they can start to come on. I read your FAQ and turned the CPU fan speed in the BIOS to Full. The pump now runs at ~2000RPM quiet / 3100RPM extreme. Fans run at 900-1200RPM on quiet.
  8. The flatline issue still exists in 3.9.93, any updates on this? Not running any other performance monitoring software other than iCUE.
  9. I noticed this a couple of days ago where the displayed temps freeze up and control of the pump is lost. Even though temp control and cooler regulation controls are lost, my RGB settings continue on (for Corsair keyboard and mouse) unless I close iCUE. This temperature monitoring and pump regulation issue persists with both Corsair LINK and iCUE. Just thought I'd confirm the issue must be with the actual Corsair Service process given it affects both of Corsair's monitoring software services (LINK & iCUE). Restarting the "CorsairService" gets it going again for both LINK and iCUE. The freezing happens randomly and my cooler is a H100i v2.
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