gillmanjr
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Hey everyone. My build (below in my signature) is nearing 4 years old now (I built it around Nov-Dec 2018 timeframe) and the idle temperatures have gone up significantly from when it was new. For some additional background, I run the i7-9700k overclocked to 4.9 GHz and a Corsair H115i AIO cooler for it. This is the way its been since I built it, nothing has changed. I'm pretty sure when it was new my CPU was idling around 32-34C. It is now nudging 40C at idle.
I'm wondering if anyone might have some insight here. Do you think its the AIO wearing out? Losing fluid? This is my first AIO so I'm not familiar with their operational lifespans. I'm planning some upgrades this winter and am going to be doing a custom water cooling loop along with a water cooled RTX 3080, but I just want to make sure there is nothing going on with the CPU itself. I also wasn't really planning on doing this for another few months, but I don't like the temps I am seeing here. FYI I have no intention of upgrading my CPU unless I have to.
I'm wondering if anyone might have some insight here. Do you think its the AIO wearing out? Losing fluid? This is my first AIO so I'm not familiar with their operational lifespans. I'm planning some upgrades this winter and am going to be doing a custom water cooling loop along with a water cooled RTX 3080, but I just want to make sure there is nothing going on with the CPU itself. I also wasn't really planning on doing this for another few months, but I don't like the temps I am seeing here. FYI I have no intention of upgrading my CPU unless I have to.