So my dad recently bought a motherboard, CPU and AIO cooler from eBay and there's a fair few issues to start with. Before I get into that, here are the system specs:
MB: ASUS X99-A
CPU: Intel i7-5820k
RAM: 4x4GB Crucial DDR4
So, upon starting the system, sometimes I'm greeted with an error stating the BIOS settings need to be recovered, I've reset to default, reset the CMOS and replaced the battery, but that still appears. When I load into the BIOS, everything seems fine except my CPU temperature rockets from 40°C all the way to 80°C in like 10 seconds.
At first, I thought it was the AIO cooler that came with the MB and CPU, as I could hear bubbling and thought air had gotten trapped and wouldn't cool the CPU properly. I've now replaced the AIO cooler with a dual radiator one, there's no bubbling but the CPU still reaches super high temps with seemingly no difference from the previous cooler.
I've contacted the seller and they're saying there's no way it's the CPU as they said everything worked fine before they sent it.
Thermal paste is 100% applied properly (I used to work for a computer repair shop so I reapplied thermal paste often).
I've bought another CPU to test if it's the CPU that is faulty and will then try and get a refund, but then there's still the issue of the BIOS settings seemingly needing to be recovered!
Does anybody have any idea on what could be making the CPU so hot? Or what might be wrong with the BIOS? As looking online only goes over the basics like reapplying thermal paste and things like that. Any help is really appreciated!
Also, the MB doesn't give any useful Q Codes on the LED panel.
EDIT: I've since tried another i7-5820k on the system, which was at 50°C for around a minute, before shooting up to 99°C. So I think the motherboard may be the issue.
MB: ASUS X99-A
CPU: Intel i7-5820k
RAM: 4x4GB Crucial DDR4
So, upon starting the system, sometimes I'm greeted with an error stating the BIOS settings need to be recovered, I've reset to default, reset the CMOS and replaced the battery, but that still appears. When I load into the BIOS, everything seems fine except my CPU temperature rockets from 40°C all the way to 80°C in like 10 seconds.
At first, I thought it was the AIO cooler that came with the MB and CPU, as I could hear bubbling and thought air had gotten trapped and wouldn't cool the CPU properly. I've now replaced the AIO cooler with a dual radiator one, there's no bubbling but the CPU still reaches super high temps with seemingly no difference from the previous cooler.
I've contacted the seller and they're saying there's no way it's the CPU as they said everything worked fine before they sent it.
Thermal paste is 100% applied properly (I used to work for a computer repair shop so I reapplied thermal paste often).
I've bought another CPU to test if it's the CPU that is faulty and will then try and get a refund, but then there's still the issue of the BIOS settings seemingly needing to be recovered!
Does anybody have any idea on what could be making the CPU so hot? Or what might be wrong with the BIOS? As looking online only goes over the basics like reapplying thermal paste and things like that. Any help is really appreciated!
Also, the MB doesn't give any useful Q Codes on the LED panel.
EDIT: I've since tried another i7-5820k on the system, which was at 50°C for around a minute, before shooting up to 99°C. So I think the motherboard may be the issue.
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