Santa85 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hello everyone, This is my first post on corsair forums and i am kinda new to this, so excuse my mistakes and language :) As the title says, i am having some problems with my temps. Last Xmass my brother got me an H80i and I installed it on my I7 3770k. For the past months it worked perfectly with the CPU OC at 4.4Mhz. Few days ago after a 3 days of non use of my PC, i booted up my PC and suddently Core temp and Corsair Link showed me really high temperatures in idle, around 55-65C. I started gaming a little bit and the temperature went up 90-95 degrees (Celsius). I immediately turned off my computer and start working on it. After reading many articles of same type of problem, i tried all solutions i could find on the internet,i reinstalled H80i from scratch and applied all the things i've read on the web 1 by 1 and nothing worked. I have an Asrock Z77 Extreme4, so i used washers on the blackplate, i used arctic MX-4 (a small pea sized in middle), i've cleaned my cpu and h80i everytime after an reinstall with arcticlean solution or with isopropyl alcohol ( tried both ), tightened the screws of the H80i as hard as i can, moved the 3pin of the pump , etc. Anyway, i don't know exactly what more info i can give but as a sum up, on my non-oc i7 3770k i have idle temps from 55-65C, if i start gaming or start loading the cpu the temp will go up to around 85-95C, if i start a prime95 it can reach 100C, i've put the stock coolers from H80i to quiet mode so i can hear the pump, tbh i didn't really hear anything, but i've touched the tubes and lets say i felt some vibrations so i guess the water is passing but, one tube is cold and the other is hot. I use a push/pull setup ( pulling air from inside/ pushing air outside of case) and the air that comes out of the case is ... kinda really cold. As the ambient temp, is around 23C. And btw, my coolant temp ( H80i Temp 1 in corsair link) it's around 50-56C. So yeah, can you guys pls help me with this. What can i do to try to fix it ? I feel like i tried everythng and nothing it's working. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Santa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 one hot tube and one cold indicates a circulation issue look in bios and make sure the pump is running ~2250 rpm you can also try lying the computer on its side and or tapping on the block to see if temps drop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangZone Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Could be an air bubble blocking the flow. Take the pump out and run it while tilting it side to side or lightly shaking it. I had this issue with an H80 (not the i) and this solved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa85 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 @wytnyt The pump is at 2290 and i already layed the case on the side, i saw no improvement in temps. @LangZone I don't understand what you mean by taking out the pump and run it. You mean removing it from the back of the case and turn on pc and try shaking it slowly ? Thanks for your help guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangZone Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Yes, you can just run it out side of the case with a psu (paper clip method). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa85 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 @LangZone So, i did the paperclip method with the psu and H80i, and my temps idd dropped now to 32-34C idle and with prime95 up to 80C and this is non-OC. So it was after all some bubbles of air but, aren't the temps a little high ? While i had the basic TIM from H80i i never passed 72C on full load even OC-ed to 4.4 and on idle it was around 28C. Now after fresh setup and new MX-4 on the cpu, i run a little bit higher . Should i wait few days for the mx-4 to kick in ? I know mx-4 needs around 2h to 8h for a good conduit, but those hours passed, so ... did i miss something ? And ofc, thanks for your help guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangZone Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Let it run for a few days and then check. The idle is fine but I agree the load is a little high. I don't think you missed anything, as long as you have good air flow in your case it shouldn't be that high. I also will assume that the H80i isn't clogged up with dust between the fans right? May seem like a silly question but figured I'd ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa85 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 I do have a good air flow in my case and i've cleaned before all this my case including the H80i :) , but right now i have the side case open and my room temp is around 23C. I OCed my cpu back to 4.4 and on prime95, the temps go past 100C ( idle are around the same as non-oc) Oo. Something is wrong for sure... maybe i failed with the TIM or mounting, but after many reinstalls, i always checked the TIM print on the CPU and it was always looking good. Any advice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangZone Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Sounds like you know whats up with installing the cooler without an issue. You can try to remount it with a small amount of TIM but at this point I'd look into an RMA, you shouldn't be getting these temps. It's possible the pump just isn't moving enough coolant. On the plus side Corsair's rma process is really great and generally sets them apart from other parts manufacturers. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa85 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 After some more tests, i get this temps : Non-OC Idle - 32-35C Prime95 - 100C Intel XTU - 90C Gaming 65-70C OC 4.4 Idle 42-45C Prime95 105C Intel XTU 94C Gaming - 70-78C So i guess, the temps are okish in idle for both cases but when i go to 100% they just explode in both cases. I never had this temps before this incident with the H80i. I guess i will RMA because for sure something happened, and i even used mx-4 compared to stock TIM. Thank you for your help guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I want to find out what it is with letting a machine sit for a few days without operating and then the temps go up the first time it's booted. This is becoming a trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa85 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 @Speed Interesting, i didn't know this became a problem for many pc users. Is it only happening to people using a watercooling or in general ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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