Question 10900k temps randomly spiking incredibly high ?

[Vickers]

Specs

CPU: i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz
GPU: GTX 1060
RAM: 32GB G.skill DDR4-3200
MOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (WI-FI)
AIO: Lian Li 360mm Galahad
SSD: 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 19045.3208

I've been running this computer without problems for the past two years and have never had any overheating issues whatsoever. About 2 weeks ago, for whatever reason, running any type of game or program that might be the slightest bit CPU intensive cranks my temps up to 96°C-100°C. Other than an Armoury Crate/Aura Creator update that was installed (and promptly rolled back via system restore), nothing else has been installed/removed to my knowledge. It's especially noticeable when starting a game like FFXIV for example—at most, normally my temps would hover around the upper 60°C/mid 70°C range if I recall correctly. Now my case fans are in full throttle trying to keep up. Any ideas or troubleshooting tips I can use to figure out the reason behind this? I am not running any kind of overclocking.

 

[Phaaze88]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9J9XOzvqk


Replace it. That's all you can do about it.

 

[Misgar]

I tried to uninstall Armoury Crate back in December 2022 on a brand new PC, but encountered problems so I ended up leaving the software installed. I don't think I had the sense to create a Restore Point prior to installing Armoury Crate but it doesn't seem to affect my system. I've never used this software in earnest. Just opened it once, had a quick look, then exited.

Despite running System Restore, I suspect you might have to reinstall Windows from scratch.

 

[ilukey77]

arctic freezer ii 360 aio !! cheap ( not the prettiest ) but quiet and performance is 2nd to maybe the ek 360 which uses brute force to top the charts at a higher noise !!

 

[Vickers]

Just wanted to give an update. I RMA'd the Galahad AIO and received a replacement unit through Lian Li a few days ago and installed it earlier today. However, now even right after boot up, my temps are constantly at 96°C-100°C, as opposed to idling at 40°C-45°C and ramping up to about 98°C during gaming before I switched the unit. I even cleaned/reapplied paste and reseat the AIO to be sure and am still running into the same problem. Even when just in bios, my temps are ramping up to the mid 60° range. No idea what's going on.

 

[punkncat]

Can you verify that the BIOS is showing movement on the pump header?

 

[Vickers]

Can't confirm movement but something is obviously wrong. Noticed this after booting up to bios a few times:

 

[ilukey77]

have you connected all your cables correctly into the mother board eg: usb 2.0 , cpu pump header, aio pumo header..
are the fans spinning on the rad !!

 

[Vickers]

have you connected all your cables correctly into the mother board eg: usb 2.0 , cpu pump header, aio pumo header..
are the fans spinning on the rad !!

Can confirm - just rechecked the connections. All fans appear to be rotating (Lian li sl120 x9) and I'm able to adjust the speed. Even on full blast, the temps are skyrocketing. I thought perhaps that the fan hub for the unifans could be the culprit, but the software for the fans appears to be working properly. Also, the air they're pushing should be more than enough to keep it cool so I'm still not sure what's causing the problem.

 

[Vickers]

Fixed! The CPU pump header on the MOBO must have been fried. Had a backup mobo to use and confirmed that my temps are all within normal ranges now, even during gaming.