Question CPU heating up to 115C on start up and idling

[MarauderX]

I've been trying to diagnose whether this CPU issue is the pump or contact degradation over time. On a cold start to BIOS it will ramp up to 115C (at a rate of about 0.5C per ~1-2 seconds). Any thoughts?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

On a cold start to BIOS it will ramp up to 115C (at a rate of about 0.5C per ~1-2 seconds)
That's a sign that your cooler is incapable of cooling the processor. You mentioned a pump, how is your watercooling loop's pump or AIO oriented in your build?

 

[Ralston18]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

Include PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition (original to build, new, refurbished, used)?

Disk drive(s): make, model, capacity, how full?

 

[MarauderX]

Apologies, makes sense, but can't keep the machine up long enough to get the info dump.