[SOLVED] Check if AIO is touching CPU?

[jerry2304]

I got a Corsair H80i v2 cooler for my i3 8100. I installed it and I'm not sure how to tell if it is contacting the CPU because my case is too cramped to see.

I ran this stress test and set the Power to 100% and Threads to 4. With this, my CPU showed 100% usage across all 4 cores and the temperature is around 45°C.

Does this confirm that my CPU is being cooled by this AIO? Thanks for any help.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Does this confirm that my CPU is being cooled by this AIO? Thanks for any help.

Definitely yes. You would not get those temps otherwise.

 

[DSzymborski]

I got a Corsair H80i v2 cooler for my i3 8100. I installed it and I'm not sure how to tell if it is contacting the CPU because my case is too cramped to see.

I ran this stress test and set the Power to 100% and Threads to 4. With this, my CPU showed 100% usage across all 4 cores and the temperature is around 45°C.

Does this confirm that my CPU is being cooled by this AIO? Thanks for any help.

If it wasn't actually touching, your PC would shut off to protect the uncooled CPU in a matter of seconds.

 

[jerry2304]

If it wasn't actually touching, your PC would shut off to protect the uncooled CPU in a matter of seconds.

Would it really? That's interesting, never knew that.

 

[DSzymborski]

Would it really? That's interesting, never knew that.

If the heat isn't removed from the CPU, the temperature will go up very quickly, much faster than any radiant cooling into the air around it. If it even gets into Windows -- depends on the CPU -- by the time you do anything you'll be throttling or worse. A cooler can work without a fan as long as there's a heatsink, but when an AIO isn't connected, there's no heatsink at all.