Question CPU still overheating after Troubleshooting

[VinceA]

Hello everyone,

My cpu started overheating and shutting down. I’ve tried troubleshooting it to the best of my abilities, but so far haven’t resolved this.

The system is about 5 years old.
CPU: Intel Core I7 4790k
Ram: 24gb DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte z97-HD3
Graphics: Intel onboard graphics 4600
NVIDIA geforce GTX970
120MM Closed-Loop Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler

This is a PC used mostly for Video Editing, and that’s when the overheating happens.

If I try editing a word or notepad doc, it shoots up to between 60-70 degrees, if I try browsing the internet it sometimes starts to get into the 80s or 90s, it will probably get even higher and shut down but I manually shutdown before that happens.

If I try editing a video, it immediately shoots up to 90+ degrees, and if I try to render out a video it overheats and shuts down.

I’m using CoreTemp and speccy to gauge temps

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

• Checked to make sure all my fans were working
• Cleaned out PC of dust
• Scanned for malware/virus/spyware
• Clean install
• Updated Bios
• Ran Intel Diagnostics Test - CPU Passed
• Reapplied Thermal Paste

I’m not sure what else I’m missing or what the problem could be.

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much

 

[Phaaze88]

120MM Closed-Loop Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler

Are you aware that the pumps inside these units don't last forever? They eventually fail, forcing you to replace the entire unit.

 

[VinceA]

Yes I am aware. I'm trying to make sure I've ruled out any other possibilities before replacing it.

 

[Phaaze88]

Okey-dokey! That's about the only other thing you haven't checked yet.

 

[Jason H.]

Yes I am aware. I'm trying to make sure I've ruled out any other possibilities before replacing it.

you have done everything else.

sounds like a bad pump.

 

[VinceA]

Thank you both for replying. Finished replacing it about 2 hours ago and it's working perfectly.

Thanks again