Cpu is overheating, fans are spinning though.

[ttg_Avenged]

Hello, i have a p8z68 mobo and an i5 2550k with an older H100 water cooler.

I dont know much about how the radiator works to cool the cpu, but two fans are running. I felt the tubes, water is 100% moving.

The motherboard gives me a CPU Fan error and i press f1 to get into bios. The bios detects my chassis fan not my cpu rad. Should i try the cpu_optional header?

The cpu fan header is plugged in for my h100. What can i do now? Cpu reaches 100 degrees in 2 mins.

Edit: wait a minute.. the cooler seems to be functioning, liquid flowing and fans spinning. Why would it overheat then.. all the 3 pin fan header does is tell the mobo the rpm and voltage, right? I dont care about the 3pin then, do i?

 

[InvalidError]

We have already listed the main things that can possibly go wrong, you may want to re-read the thread and consider those first.

 

[ttg_Avenged]

Reapply thermal paste ✓

Potentially blocked passageways in the tubes ✓ No solution I guess if this is the issue I will never know?

I guess I will make a new thread if you are out of ideas. Thanks for your help on this issue!

 

[Inkiad]

You can not open and clean closed loop liquid coolers AFAK. You will break the thing.