Gaming Rig Issues
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
Directly on the CPU cooler there are 2 fans. Did you check that?
yea, the ones on the radiator are spinning. I am emailing corsair support as well to see what they say.
okay.
Can you get a $12 thermal gun and pull a heat read from the heatsink?
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
Can you get a $12 thermal gun and pull a heat read from the heatsink?
I could.. Prefer not to, but can.. its only $16 on amazon
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
Can you get a $12 thermal gun and pull a heat read from the heatsink?
I could.. Prefer not to, but can.. its only $16 on amazon
It would give you an indication if the heatsink is actually working as well as you can point it to other parts in the system and get a general idea how the entire system is being cooled.
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
It would give you an indication if the heatsink is actually working as well as you can point it to other parts in the system and get a general idea how the entire system is being cooled.
Just ordered one. Should have it Saturday. Also will see how Corsiar responds to my ticket.
What kind of cooler do you guys recommend if I gotta buy a new one? The one I got should be under warranty.
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
It would give you an indication if the heatsink is actually working as well as you can point it to other parts in the system and get a general idea how the entire system is being cooled.
Just ordered one. Should have it Saturday. Also will see how Corsiar responds to my ticket.
What kind of cooler do you guys recommend if I gotta buy a new one? The one I got should be under warranty.
If the cooler isn't working, your friend should want to replace the CPU and cooler. Not just the cooler.
So get whatever CPU matches the socket and a cooler for it.
Classic fans, while they make noise still work darn well.
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
If the cooler isn't working, your friend should want to replace the CPU and cooler. Not just the cooler.
So get whatever CPU matches the socket and a cooler for it.
Classic fans, while they make noise still work darn well.ouch..I will be paying for the repair since its my cousin and i built it. he still in high school. So water cooling is actually not as good as old school cooling?
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
If the cooler isn't working, your friend should want to replace the CPU and cooler. Not just the cooler.
So get whatever CPU matches the socket and a cooler for it.
Classic fans, while they make noise still work darn well.ouch..I will be paying for the repair since its my cousin and i built it. he still in high school. So water cooling is actually not as good as old school cooling?
It can be good, but a lot of these closed units can't cope with an extreme situation.
Have you run an CPU stress testing on this desktop and see if it croaks?
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
If the cooler isn't working, your friend should want to replace the CPU and cooler. Not just the cooler.
So get whatever CPU matches the socket and a cooler for it.
Classic fans, while they make noise still work darn well.If I gotta do that, might just upgrade it to a 2700x :loudly_crying_face:
https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-Processor-Wraith-Cooler/dp/B07B428M7F/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1548789306&sr=1-1&keywords=ryzen+7+2700x -
@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
It can be good, but a lot of these closed units can't cope with an extreme situation.
Have you run an CPU stress testing on this desktop and see if it croaks?nope.. I can remote in and run it from work, but wont be able to reboot once it croaks..lol
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
It can be good, but a lot of these closed units can't cope with an extreme situation.
Have you run an CPU stress testing on this desktop and see if it croaks?nope.. I can remote in and run it from work, but wont be able to reboot once it croaks..lol
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.
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
They last for quite a long time. Definitely more than a year.
Dumb question but can your buddy see if the fans are spinning on this unit at all?
Generally the life of the machine. Since they are closed loop coolers they will last longer then that CPU has life.
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@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
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@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
No product is without defects. Could be the pump is too slow (or too fast) or the fan isn't spinning as expected.
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@smartkid808 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
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@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
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@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..
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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.
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
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.
What kind of temps did you hit? (and did it crash, or run to completion?)
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@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
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@smartkid808 said in Gaming Rig Issues:
@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
That's 165.2° F.
That's damn hot
