So I bought a pc about 6 months ago and a few weeks ago i noticed that temps were very high while gaming for extended periods ( like in the high 80s)
I only have a 5600x so I was very confused as to how this 360mm AIO was failing to cool it.
I decided to rotate the radiator 180 degrees to have the tubes enter towards the front of the case (it is top-mounted).
That seemed to fix the problem for a while as I was getting around 60 degrees in the same games. However, over a few days the temps seemed to slowly increase until they were again at 70-80 degrees.
I then remounted the heatsink and, again, it temporarily solved the issue and, again, the temps slowly rose over time.
Yesterday I decided to re-apply some new thermal paste (I washed off the old stuff) and now no cooling is happening at all.
I am at a complete loss as to what has happened, the symptoms seem to suggest that the heatsink is only in slight contact with the cpu but i dont know how this is possible as I have remounted multiple times
The pump definitely working and I can feel some heat in the outgoing tube. I am currently considering just installing the stock cooler but it seems like a waste of the AIO (I understand a 360mm AIO for a 5600x is already waste lol.)
I only have a 5600x so I was very confused as to how this 360mm AIO was failing to cool it.
I decided to rotate the radiator 180 degrees to have the tubes enter towards the front of the case (it is top-mounted).
That seemed to fix the problem for a while as I was getting around 60 degrees in the same games. However, over a few days the temps seemed to slowly increase until they were again at 70-80 degrees.
I then remounted the heatsink and, again, it temporarily solved the issue and, again, the temps slowly rose over time.
Yesterday I decided to re-apply some new thermal paste (I washed off the old stuff) and now no cooling is happening at all.
I am at a complete loss as to what has happened, the symptoms seem to suggest that the heatsink is only in slight contact with the cpu but i dont know how this is possible as I have remounted multiple times
The pump definitely working and I can feel some heat in the outgoing tube. I am currently considering just installing the stock cooler but it seems like a waste of the AIO (I understand a 360mm AIO for a 5600x is already waste lol.)