Computer gets absurdly hot

[steventotten]

Hey everyone! I need some serious help. I've built my first computer and i cannot get my processor to stay cool. The CPU in question is, of course, the fx 9590 from AMD. I thought it'd be really awesome, especially since I recently got the H110i GT to cool it, but it idles at 55C which is absurd. The question i'm asking is, why? Also I have a 750W power supply, the motherboard is an ASRock extreme 3 Im pretty sure. Help would be much appreciated.

 

[Karsten75]

Well, you might want to make sure you seated the heatsink correctly on the processor. And then confirm the precise model of the motherboard.

 

[steventotten]

Well, you might want to make sure you seated the heatsink correctly on the processor. And then confirm the precise model of the motherboard.

The motherboard is ASRock 970 extreme3 R2.0

 

[azaran]

Corsairs coolers can be something of a pain to seat correctly. Clean the heatsink/cpu, reapply the thermal compound and try reseating it first. Second make sure you're reading your temps right. Most people end up testing temps with something like HWmonitor, which isn't the right tool for AMD chips. Read up on this
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

 

[Terrorsquad1990]

Corsairs coolers can be something of a pain to seat correctly. Clean the heatsink/cpu, reapply the thermal compound and try reseating it first. Second make sure you're reading your temps right. Most people end up testing temps with something like HWmonitor, which isn't the right tool for AMD chips. Read up on this
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

Didn't know about that, thanks Still using a FX8350 on my AMD setup myself.

I can agree that Corsair H1xxx coolers are a pain at times. Sometimes mine doesn't even work (pump) untill 3-4mins later. My CPU can reach socket temps of 60-75°C because of it. Not sure if its the cooler or motherboard related, as the Corsair Link also shows the pump is not working (flashing red).

 

[azaran]

That sounds like a serious pump problem. Have you contacted Corsair about that? Hell if its still within the right time period I'd return it as defect and get something different.

 

[steventotten]

To see the temperature I'm using AsRock extreme tuner, it came with the mother board. I'm gonna try to refit the pump when I get home, and I'll post if it worked or not.