Perranmarine
Member
Just wanted to get a second opinion before I buy new parts!
I bought this PC in 2012, it's seen heavy use so I'm not surprised something has failed.
I hadn't done any work inside the PC for months, no new parts or cleaning. Last thing I did with it before I went to bed was watch some Star Trek TNG (christ I'm such a cliche). The next day, after starting up, the fan is blowing hard and the performance gradually deteriorates (to the point desktop icons start glitching out and it takes 10 seconds for ctrl+alt+delete to show the task manager)
Sometimes, BIOS complains on startup about the temperature being too high, so I figured it was overheating.
I've cleaned out the metal grill component of the CPU fan, I've reseated the heat sink, and I've added more thermal paste.
After doing all of this, performance doesn't deteriorate to the point of the computer dragging to a halt, but the fan is still blowing heavily, and CPUID HWMonitor says the temperature is around 80 degrees, which seems pretty damn hot!
So I'm wondering: seems like the pump in the liquid cooling unit has died, right?
Specs:
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP (Special Offer)
1st Storage Drive
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (up to 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
CoolIT Eco II A.L.C Advanced Liquid CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
4G Module
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector + Auto Power Off Function
I bought this PC in 2012, it's seen heavy use so I'm not surprised something has failed.
I hadn't done any work inside the PC for months, no new parts or cleaning. Last thing I did with it before I went to bed was watch some Star Trek TNG (christ I'm such a cliche). The next day, after starting up, the fan is blowing hard and the performance gradually deteriorates (to the point desktop icons start glitching out and it takes 10 seconds for ctrl+alt+delete to show the task manager)
Sometimes, BIOS complains on startup about the temperature being too high, so I figured it was overheating.
I've cleaned out the metal grill component of the CPU fan, I've reseated the heat sink, and I've added more thermal paste.
After doing all of this, performance doesn't deteriorate to the point of the computer dragging to a halt, but the fan is still blowing heavily, and CPUID HWMonitor says the temperature is around 80 degrees, which seems pretty damn hot!
So I'm wondering: seems like the pump in the liquid cooling unit has died, right?
Specs:
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP (Special Offer)
1st Storage Drive
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (up to 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
CoolIT Eco II A.L.C Advanced Liquid CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
4G Module
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector + Auto Power Off Function
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