Question 9900K can't be cooled anymore

coKestar

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So I've had my 9900K build for about a 1.5 yrs; recently began having problems with temps climbing up steadily to 90C.
I suspected pump failure on my 240MM AIO so I replaced it with a brand new 360 with no effect.

Has the TIM degraded so much that I have to delid to get it to stay cool?
 

coKestar

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Should also mention that it's been a progressively worsening issue. Before the last few days I would just get temp spikes in gaming that would cause shutdowns. I bought the new AIO in response thinking the pump had failed