Cosair H75 "Mounting" fell off, what happend? xD

[Atekkusu]

So, when I took off the plastic that covers the pre-applied thermal compound the mounting thingy fell off. Here's some pictures

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Xt3uuke9jpOTJNRGMzWFFacURLSGpnV1hwR21xc2NZZVg0/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Xt3uuke9jpd3JrNDJlMHpEXzZwelgyNTNkbTNqLWxySi1j/view?usp=sharing



Man, this is kind of disappointing, help would be really great on how to re-mount this

 

[Atekkusu]

Where do I plug em in?

 

[weberdarren97]

Alright, I've plugged in all my case fans. However, I still have to plug in the pump and rad fan. I have CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT. And of course SYS_FAN

Take a moment and think about it. CPU_FAN is the fan for the CPU. You only have one fan for your CPU, and it's on your radiator. CPU_OPT is for optional CPU cooling devices. The only cooling device for your CPU (other than the fan) is your pump.

Radiator fan to CPU_FAN, pump to CPU_OPT.

 

[Atekkusu]

Oh okay, I thought in CPU_OPT, the OPT stood for optional

 

[Atekkusu]

mmm... well. I get 80 degrees max. when doing intel burn test @ 100% load. I probably mounted it wrong?

 

[Atekkusu]

The funny thing is a have a i7 4770 non-overclockable xD

 

[weberdarren97]

The funny thing is a have a i7 4770 non-overclockable xD

Even though it's not unlocked, it's still 84 watts. You have a really small radiator, those temps are normal for high wattage CPUs.

 

[Atekkusu]

Oh cool, thought I messed something up.

 

[weberdarren97]

Oh cool, thought I messed something up.

Nah, it's just a crappy cooler. How long did you test to get that 80C max temp?

 

[Atekkusu]

It instantly jumped to that temp... then rose to about 87. The processor is more than 3 years old, and I took it out of my old Alienware X51... if that has anything to do with it

 

[Atekkusu]

I'll probably end up remounting it if it's gets too bad. I'll tell you the temps while gaming, as I plan on doing some of that tonight

 

[Atekkusu]

Alright, so after a match of Battlefield 1 @ Max Settings @ 1080p I got 67 degrees at the hottest core. I don't think it would get much higher right?

 

[weberdarren97]

It instantly jumped to that temp... then rose to about 87. The processor is more than 3 years old, and I took it out of my old Alienware X51... if that has anything to do with it

The only main thing that can go wrong with CPUs as they age is electron migration. It takes much longer than 3 years for this to occur. The age of your CPU does not play a role here.

I'll probably end up remounting it if it's gets too bad. I'll tell you the temps while gaming, as I plan on doing some of that tonight

Gaming is not a stress test. It does not load up the memory controller unless it's using all available RAM 100% of the time. This means that games produce less heat from the CPU than stress tests do.

Alright, so after a match of Battlefield 1 @ Max Settings @ 1080p I got 67 degrees at the hottest core. I don't think it would get much higher right?

It'll get higher under workloads like video editing/rendering. Stress test for at least an hour to get an idea of maximum temps. 1 hour is more than long enough for your coolant to heat up. You'll notice temps will continuously rise slowly until they level off probably around 30-40 into the test. Whatever the highest temp is that you see, that's your max temp. If it's under 85C, you're doing fine.