Having serious overheating problems

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DrSlickDaddy

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I've had my computer for a few years now and I've had a few upgrades here and there but recently I have been experiencing some overheating problems. My CPU is idling at around 60C and gets to 80C under load until it inevitably blue screens. I dusted out the whole interior and ensured all fans and liquid cooling was functioning properly. Any ideas on what I could do here? Thank you very much

Spec:

NZXT Hades Mid Tower
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
GIGABYTE Radeon 6950 1GB
12 GB DDR3 RAM
Corsair 800W PSU
ASUS M4A87TD EVO Mobo
Windows 7 64bit
 
70/90% rubbing alcohol and coffee filters will clean off the old paste really easily.

I kinda feel like it might be more than just TM replacement. Can you verify that the pump in your liquid system is working? What cooler is it?
 
salvage-this said:
70/90% rubbing alcohol and coffee filters will clean off the old paste really easily.

I kinda feel like it might be more than just TM replacement. Can you verify that the pump in your liquid system is working? What cooler is it?
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Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System. How would I verify that it's functioning?
 
If that unit does has variable pump speed try changing it and seeing if you can feel any vibration change by holding your hand on the top of the cpu block. If you do not feel any vibration at all it might not be running. Check all cables to make sure that everything is powered correctly.

Probably the best way to test it is to power off the system overnight. Power it on in the morning and open a CPU temp program to see what the temperatures are. leave the program open and just watch the temps. I would guess that you CPU would be in the mid 30's on boot. If the temp keeps rising while the system is idling there is a good chance that there is a problem with the pump.
 
salvage-this said:
If that unit does has variable pump speed try changing it and seeing if you can feel any vibration change by holding your hand on the top of the cpu block. If you do not feel any vibration at all it might not be running. Check all cables to make sure that everything is powered correctly.

Probably the best way to test it is to power off the system overnight. Power it on in the morning and open a CPU temp program to see what the temperatures are. leave the program open and just watch the temps. I would guess that you CPU would be in the mid 30's on boot. If the temp keeps rising while the system is idling there is a good chance that there is a problem with the pump.
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Alright I did the overnight test and booted into BIOS in the morning and it started at 45C and gradually rose to 55. So it's likely a problem with the pump?
 
I build water cooled computers alot, and a big problem with the cheaper "closed" systems is the water pump, you can't monitor water pressure. once it stops or slows down, the cpu over heats, once a cpu has been run so hot it "blue screens" it's probably toast. If your a serious gamer buy a system with water pressure monitoring, I made my own, and it's still not reliable. I use it for seti@home bragging rights.
 
DrSlickDaddy said:
Alright I did the overnight test and booted into BIOS in the morning and it started at 45C and gradually rose to 55. So it's likely a problem with the pump?
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Likely to be a mix of thermal paste and your pump not working correctly. Replace your liquid system with the stock cooler and see what the temps are.
 
Okay I went out and bought a new cooler (Corsair H55) and I cannot for the life of me get the backplate off of the motherboard. It feels like it's super glued on there. As I result I cannot place a new cooler or the stock fan on there. I tried heating the adhesive with a blow dryer and (carefully) prying it off all to no avail. Any ideas? It's driving me crazy
 
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