ChromeD2 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hello everyone! Starting a new thread about an issue I'm experiencing, with a clearer topic since the issue is somewhat narrowed down. A few days ago I finally upgraded my rig from AM3 (FX-8350 @ 4.7GHz, never went past 56C in roughly 1yr of H115i goodness) to AM4 (2700X). However, after quite a lot of testing, my results aren't the greatest. Simply put, the coolant temp won't rise more than ~2 degrees C. While using AMD's Ryzen Master to measure Package temps and Corsair Link to measure the coolant's temps, I've run a few stress tests and while Package temp sits at around 88-91C at 1.425V, 4200MHz, coolant temp just won't go past 33C. I've tried reseating the cooler over a dozen times with varying thermal paste (Arctic MX-4 and Prolimatech PK-1 in all the patterns I could think of), varying pressure (both the standoffs and the thumbscrews were tightened differently between attempts) I also noticed between attempts that the thermal paste was always scarce in the middle compared to the edges of the chip, which hints to a contact issue as well. I used the AM4 bracket for the H115i (CW-8960046). Anyone else using a similar enough setup that's had any issues? Any suggestions for solutions/things to try out? Thanks in advance for any attempt to help me out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChromeD2 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Solved: After much testing I RMA'd the H115i unit. Replacement came in today and.. it's no longer happening. I'm fairly sure it was indeed a contact issue due to a deformity, very likely caused by cooling the overclocked 8350 for 1yr'ish. Hope no one has similar issues but if you do.. RMA is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Glad you managed to sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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