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@travisdh1 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Water is more effective than air at thermal transfer, so the theory goes.

Got you!.. "Theory" of the Manufactures to charge more.. haha

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

That would be within the operating temp of the CPU and would be good for even gaming on.

OK, I may setup the Corsair software to shutdown when it his 60c to be on the safe side until I can get a replacement cooler in.

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

But it's still a "proxy cooling system".
Just get a large copper/aluminum heatsink and connect it directly to the board.
If you really want you can add additional case fans, but they likely aren't required.

Sorry, I'm lost, what do you mean by Proxy Cooling System?

I currently have 2 fans in the front pulling air front to back, and one fan in the rear pulling the air out.

I can add 1 or 2 to the top where the AIO unit is currently at. I still have the large fan (240 or 280) that came with the case for the top of the unit. This is his case.

From what I understand, water cooling isn't really that great. or at least AIO systems. I am guessing for the long term, since I will be moving old school heat sink will be the best since the current pump went out after 1.5 years.

Thanks for all your help guys.. Really appreciate it.. If I was in the other "community" I wouldn't be getting half the help, and would be getting so much crap for so many dumb questions..lol..

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

lol. . . why are you wanting to spend so much money on a Heatsink and fan?

since its RGB...lol.. why, is this considered a small heat sink? Do you have any RGB heatsink recommendations?

As long as I can keep temps under 50-60c or so, would it be safe enough to use as is for youtube and internet? or not worth the risk since pump is obviously dead.

So to get this back up and running, which cooler would you guys recommend (ignoring price)? I will most likely not over clock system again. Also, if going old school, should I put a fan at the top of the case?

Old School Cooler Master

or

New Corsair RGB Water Cooler

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Any DVR4 2666 ram will work fine in this unit. Why are you opting to purchase RAM for overclocking?

I was going to put the new one in and sell the old one.. But not sure I should do that. I'll have to think about it.. If i can sell the old ones for $250 then I will. This is the one in the system currently , so if anyone wants to buy it, make me an offer.. lol

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Any DVR4 2666 ram will work fine in this unit. Why are you opting to purchase RAM for overclocking?

Well I purchased the 3200 for it, but only reading at 2133. For gaming, wouldn't the faster memory be better.

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Assuming you are using a 2nd gen Ryzen CPU. If you're using an A-Gen you can't go above 2400 MHz.

First Gen, 1700x. From what I saw before 3200 should be fine, but looking it up on AMD site, its 2667.

Now to add something, I bought new RAM since the original ram is not being seen as 3200 by the bios, and is only seen at 2133 (since day 1).. No, its not on the QVL, neither is the ones i bought (as the list is over year old), so hoping one of the new ones work better, and just sell the ones in the current ones in the system now.

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Also I always recommend buying CPUs with provided heatsinks and fans as warranty covers them if they fail.

So better to use old school, proven to work, heat sinks over AIO/water cooling?

@scottalanmiller said in Gaming Rig Issues:

But why? AMD makes really great stuff, especially in this space.

Since he now uses it more for gaming than video editing, i was thinking Intel, but since its too much to buy, its out of the question.

@Pete-S said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Yes, correct.
The CPU should only be cooler if the water cooler is working. If it isn't circulating the temperatures shown are normal (very high).
Usually the CPU protects itself from thermal damage by lowering it's frequency.

I am hoping thats the case and CPU is ok

@scottalanmiller said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Overclocking voids your warranty options in almot every case.

Yeah, the term overclocking means going beyond the spec. While someone could in theory allow you to do so within warranty, absolutely no company ever actually will.

I did not mention this to Corsair in the ticket.. Hopefully they respond today.

Should I let him use it only for youtube and basic stuff? Get a temp cooler, or buy new one and sell the one the replace (if they replace it)? It seems stable enough doing that. I know not ideal..

It ran great for about a year OC..

Since I have to buy a new one (not sure how long they will take to replace, if they will).. Should i buy the new RGB model (with pretty lights to go with his other lights), which is $160, or purchase the 2700x with heat sink for $300.. I would say go Intel, but then I would have to buy a new board..

@scottalanmiller said in Gaming Rig Issues:

CPU might be damaged from being run so hot. But most likely it is just a failure of the cooling system.

Has anyone been able to get corsair (or similar) to pay for damaged CPU?

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

In looking at some of the reports on this CPU it maxes out at 75° C or 167° F considering this system wasn't under any major load for this time period I would think the unit is damaged.

so CPU possibly damaged? I am still waiting for Corsair to get back to me.. I'm thinking the AIO went out and only cooling by the metal on the heatsink.. That was my gut feeling from the begining.. FAWK

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

That's 165.2° F.
That's damn hot

Is 34 for idle too hot as well?

the log indicates "Liquid Temp" ranging from 36.5 idle, to 46.5 during testing

@dafyre said in Gaming Rig Issues:

What kind of temps did you hit? (and did it crash, or run to completion?)

I think it finished.. It was avg 74c I have the log if you want it. This was not over clocked.. It was in default / "load optimal settings" in BIOS. Idle was avg 35-40c

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Watching Now:

Full House with the kids on Hulu.

i love full house.. and fuller house to.. lol.. I miss TGIF!! lol.. damn i'm getting old..

So I ran it for an hour or so, using default settings in BIOS, no over clocking. I was able to log and export to xlsx if that would help anyone.

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/stress-test-cpu-pc-guide,5461.html

Running Prime95 now, while he is watching youtube.. I also plugged in the corsair cooler to the usb. current cpu readings during start is about 75c. I enabled logging and will report back after it finishes or crashes.. which ever comes first..

@coliver said in Gaming Rig Issues:

No product is without defects. Could be the pump is too slow (or too fast) or the fan isn't spinning as expected.

Totally agree..

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Any particular one i should try run? Anything I should look for?

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/stress-test-cpu-pc-guide,5461.html

sweet, ill take a look at that.. tnx

@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Running stress tests against the CPU would at least tell you if the CPU is defective at this point. But it would be beneficial to actually be there to see it run.

Any particular one i should try run? Anything I should look for?

@coliver said in Gaming Rig Issues:

Generally the life of the machine. Since they are closed loop coolers they will last longer then that CPU has life.

Thats what I figured. But I seen reviews plenty people have had problems. Of course it could be then did something to it..lol