My 14-month-old Aio is suddenly failing to cool my CPU, with temps tickling 110c on idle at worst (all other components avg 25c). It's been (recently) set to 100% but dramatically fluctuates between 200-900RPM. It's been cleaned (as well as everything) and reseated multiple times, I've tried multiple radiator placements (I don't have alternative fans) & rooms in my house, setting/resetting bios, and even that trick where you let it sit out to settle air bubbles (which I could sometimes hear). Yet I've never been able to pull past 90c at idle with avgs at 100c. One pipe seems very hot while the other is room temp, which I've read are signs of blockage, but my bizarre troubleshooting seems to do nothing. Went ahead and ordered an air cooler after giving up (still not arrived). Today I decided to turn the tower sideways, and suddenly the aio is avging 70c idle, which is still not good but a big difference. What would this change tell me about the state of the aio? Does it need replacing or does more fiddling around seem promising?
Thanks for taking the time to read, unfortunately, I don't have the money to begin replacing multiple components, I must address what appears to be the most likely suspect based on what the symptoms are. I've already ordered an air fan for $45 but can return it if it doesn't look like it will help. I'd rather not have to chuck my aio but it seems like water cooling is an expensive investment and I have no other computers to test the poor thing out on. Also, my computer experience is about the same as a squirrel's, having only gathered most of my knowledge from trying to fix this issue.
Thanks for taking the time to read, unfortunately, I don't have the money to begin replacing multiple components, I must address what appears to be the most likely suspect based on what the symptoms are. I've already ordered an air fan for $45 but can return it if it doesn't look like it will help. I'd rather not have to chuck my aio but it seems like water cooling is an expensive investment and I have no other computers to test the poor thing out on. Also, my computer experience is about the same as a squirrel's, having only gathered most of my knowledge from trying to fix this issue.