I recently bought a slightly used PC. Had to install the GPU myself, but no issues there. I was setting up Google and steam and all that and about 15-20 minutes in the fan goes crazy and the PC just shuts off. I start the PC again and it tells me that the CPU has apparently overheated. I let it rest for about an hour and turned it on again. This time I download some stuff that'll let me monitor CPU usage and temp, and I even scanned for malware. Suddenly about 10 minutes into my monitoring, the temperature starts absolutely rocketing. I checked the usage and it was at 2%, yet the temp had gone up to 90°C, which is when I shut it off again. What could be causing this?
#CPU overheating with very low usage
hollow walrus
I can send a spec list if needed
send specs
and also i have a feeling you either didnt apply thermal paste or you forgot to take the plastic sticker off of the cpu cooler
hello?
ornate bluff
and also i have a feeling you either didnt apply thermal paste or you forgot to ...
the PC is used. I just mounted the gpu
hollow walrus
the PC is used. I just mounted the gpu
so you bought a used pc from soneone?
ornate bluff
I recently bought a slightly used PC. Had to install the GPU myself, but no issu...
slightly used, yes. I think you should read this
Because the behavior is very weird
hollow walrus
well maybe the person who built the pc is an idiot and forgot to take the sticker off of the cpu cooler, assumed it was broken, and pawned it off to someone else
ornate bluff
It doesn't just start heating up slowly but surely after I boot it up. It'll have random spikes of cpu temp rocketing
hollow walrus
just remove the cpu cooler and check for yourself, thats the most likely issue as nothing else makes sense really
hollow walrus
i would say the motherboard could be overvolting the cpu but i doubt it
karmic beacon
Where even is the sticker?
under the cooler, between the cpu and the pump
hollow walrus
Where even is the sticker?
its on the cooler where it makes direct contact with the cpu
ornate bluff
i would say the motherboard could be overvolting the cpu but i doubt it
What does that mean?
hollow walrus
just unscrew it
karmic beacon
the thing that says nzxt
ornate bluff
lemme give it a go
hollow walrus
What does that mean?
means its sending too much voltage at once but it doesn tmake since if it were overvolted then the pc would just cut off immediately
karmic beacon
there are plenty of tutorials on that specific cooler if necessary
hollow walrus
and probably would be fried already
ornate bluff
nah it definitely still works
karmic beacon
how much did u pay for it?
hollow walrus
a 5600 and 3070 pc is worth around $800
ornate bluff
Not in Norway lol
hollow walrus
the person who had the build before you didnt make great choices when it come the components they chose
karmic beacon
yeah but if it was assumed to be broken it would prob be cheaper no?
hollow walrus
like why is the motherboard more than the cpu lmao
ornate bluff
Paid 12k nok. Woulda costed 20k if I bought each part individually
hollow walrus
they focuesed way too heavily on aesthetic and couldve gotten a similar looking build with specs that would yield 30-40% more performance
hollow walrus
Paid 12k nok. Woulda costed 20k if I bought each part individually
i really doubt that and i ll try to prove you wrong rn
ornate bluff
yeah but if it was assumed to be broken it would prob be cheaper no?
he told me he's selling it because he barely used it
karmic beacon
like why is the motherboard more than the cpu lmao
so i should pick a motherboard cheaper then the cpu i chose?
ornate bluff
i really doubt that and i ll try to prove you wrong rn
go for it
hollow walrus
for the meantime you should remove the cooler and check if he removed the cpu
karmic beacon
doesnt make much sense
hollow walrus
*sticker
ornate bluff
but I already checked each part at komplett.no
ornate bluff
for the meantime you should remove the cooler and check if he removed the cpu
on it
hollow walrus
but I already checked each part at komplett.no
pcpp is a better site for this really
hollow walrus
doesnt make much sense
it does tho
karmic beacon
it does tho
not if you are trying to future proof, which wouldn't make much sense with am4 since its discontinued
hollow walrus
only time you get a motherboard more expensive than your cpu is when youre already buying the highest end cpu and trying to achieve world record overclocks
karmic beacon
only time you get a motherboard more expensive than your cpu is when youre alrea...
yeah but a 10 euro difference?
if it were a 300 mb then yeah, i would agree
hollow walrus
yea but with how much they overspent on the mobo they couldve gone am5
well with how much they overspent overall
but since the budget isnt that fat they coudlve stayed am4 and gotten lower end mobo
karmic beacon
maybe it hadn't released when they built it?
hollow walrus
who knows
karmic beacon
yeah
could've gotten the non x version and a 6900xt
thats why i think this is an "older" build
hollow walrus
6900xt needs an 850w psu at least tho
hollow walrus
also the corsair vengence ram is ass
karmic beacon
???
hollow walrus
and it would bottleneck
only at 1080p it would which why would you spend more than $350 on a gpu when doing 1080p
karmic beacon
since when
ornate bluff
update
hollow walrus
???
ddr4 vengence ram has issues running at xmp
advertised speeds
quality control issue
hollow walrus
and also theres better cheaper alternatives
karmic beacon
ddr4 vengence ram has issues running at xmp
ive never seen anyone have any issues with it
ornate bluff
now I assume I just unscrew?
hollow walrus
remove the 4 screws around the cpu block
ornate bluff
on it
hollow walrus
ive never seen anyone have any issues with it
ive heard of so many issues you can check forums too
ornate bluff
I think I've gotta unplug this?
karmic beacon
yeah
hollow walrus
I think I've gotta unplug this?
how much ddi the build cost in KR
ornate bluff
alright unscrewed
ornate bluff
how much ddi the build cost in KR
from the reseller?
hollow walrus
from the reseller?
yea
ornate bluff
12000
karmic beacon
around 1000 dollars right?
karmic beacon
yeah, if you have it un screwed
ornate bluff
uhhh
karmic beacon
dont pull it hard if at first it doesnt ggo
hollow walrus
actually closer to around 1200 I think
https://no.pcpartpicker.com/list/3NmBQ6 guess you were right, not bad value aside from the 3070 (8gb of vram is meh nowdays)
ornate bluff
do I disconnect this wire too?
ornate bluff
https://no.pcpartpicker.com/list/3NmBQ6 guess you were right, not bad value asid...
not at all
hollow walrus
do I disconnect this wire too?
show us the side that the cooler was on the cpu
karmic beacon
not needed rn, just send a pic of the thermal paste on the cooler
karmic beacon
then yeah disconnect it
hollow walrus
because of the cable
unplug it
hollow walrus
i guess there isnt a sticker on it?
ornate bluff
welp
karmic beacon
maybe a deffective aio/cpu?
hollow walrus
if the temps are spiking then id probably blame the cpu
karmic beacon
do the fans do anything @ornate bluff
hollow walrus
he did say they would spin like crazy
karmic beacon
yeah, prob the cpu then
hollow walrus
guess one more thing he could try
well for starters just plug and screw everything back in
ornate bluff
do the fans do anything <@508624280146280458>
oh yeah for sure
they're definitely going off
karmic beacon
then the aio seems to be good
its probably the cpu then, but lets wait for captaine
ornate bluff
oh man
hollow walrus
then try booting the pc again and get into bios or use ryzen master to check the voltages on teh cpu
karmic beacon
do you have thermal paste?
ornate bluff
no unfortunately not
ornate bluff
then try booting the pc again and get into bios or use ryzen master to check the...
I believe it was normal when I checked
I'll screw everything back on hold on
karmic beacon
i recommend re pasting it.
hollow walrus
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/l7aeef/cpu_randomly_overheating/ im reading this rn, same cpu and mobo
also an aio
also the aio may be mouinted poorly, but ill ask the main chat
karmic beacon
yeah it is
karmic beacon
.
ornate bluff
fuck idk what that is
ornate bluff
oki
hollow walrus
fuck idk what that is
its the cpu cooler where the two fans are
ornate bluff
besides I don't think that's the main issue anyway lmao
hollow walrus
its just a bit lower than what it ideally should be
but no need to mess with it yet
ornate bluff
its the cpu cooler where the two fans are
the more I tinker with this thing the more likely it is I'm gonna break it istg
ornate bluff
but no need to mess with it yet
gotcha
karmic beacon
i do think its the cpu, i dont think the temp would spike up to shutdown even with that config on the aio
hollow walrus
the more I tinker with this thing the more likely it is I'm gonna break it istg
nah pc parts can take a beating, linus drops every gpu and cpu on the floor at least once when he builds a new pc
to be fair if you drop an amd cpu (minus the am5 ones) then you could be in trouble
and yea its probably a bad cpu
ornate bluff
nah pc parts can take a beating, linus drops every gpu and cpu on the floor at l...
I've definitely seen that lmfao
hollow walrus
most likely at least, though its not like you can get another one to test unless you wanna spend 20-30 bucks on a very old zen cpu
ornate bluff
i do think its the cpu, i dont think the temp would spike up to shutdown even wi...
man fuck
hollow walrus
to test it out
ornate bluff
am I gonna have to buy a new CPU?
hollow walrus
am I gonna have to buy a new CPU?
can you refund the build
karmic beacon
am I gonna have to buy a new CPU?
unless the current one has warranty
ornate bluff
nah too late for that unfortunately
hollow walrus
damn
maybe it has warrantly liek void said
they have a 3 year warranty
oh youre within warranty
ornate bluff
the cpu?
hollow walrus
they released nov 2020
hollow walrus
so you got warranty till this november
ornate bluff
the guy sent me all the papers and shit that he had
lemme check if anything is CPU related
I don't need to install the panels to test it, right?
karmic beacon
if you have proof of purchase then you can prob send it to amd
or even the store that sold it to the guy
karmic beacon
I don't need to install the panels to test it, right?
nah
hollow walrus
<@880086069566128208> you wanted me to check something earlier
?
ornate bluff
i don't remember what it was
karmic beacon
the config of the aio i think
hollow walrus
dw about the aio its most likely fine
unelss youre hearing a loud ass noise from the pump
karmic beacon
then try booting the pc again and get into bios or use ryzen master to check the...
nope, it was this
ornate bluff
unelss youre hearing a loud ass noise from the pump
I'm hearing a loud ass fan noise when the cpu starts overheating
karmic beacon
dw about the aio its most likely fine
yeah, 1 problem at a time
hollow walrus
well fan noise is fine
karmic beacon
I'm hearing a loud ass fan noise when the cpu starts overheating
thats expected
ornate bluff
I'd argue it's good lol
karmic beacon
definitely
karmic beacon
what do the papers say?
hollow walrus
btw I took this image earlier <@880086069566128208>
actually there is another thing you can try
since its corsair ram
try disabling xmp
karmic beacon
you could still email amd, not sure if they require proof of purchase
hollow walrus
and see how the temps work
ornate bluff
what's that?
hollow walrus
what's that?
extreme memory profile
karmic beacon
basically ram overclock
hollow walrus
i can see its enabled rn
ornate bluff
you could still email amd, not sure if they require proof of purchase
sure I'll do so, but I imagine they'd like to know when I bought the cpu lol
oh how do I disable it?
karmic beacon
sure I'll do so, but I imagine they'd like to know when I bought the cpu lol
oh yeah, forgot about that lol
ornate bluff
bios again?
hollow walrus
if you disable it it will run at stock 2666mhz or sum around there
ornate bluff
yuh but how
hollow walrus
yuh but how
boot up pc, spam the delete key to go into bios
on the left side of the screen you should see memory profiles or sum like that
it will say xmp profile 1 or something like that
3600mhz
hollow walrus
go to advanced and take a pic
hollow walrus
i guess another thing you can try
ornate bluff
but I do think we're on a timer here lol
hollow walrus
hold your hand on the tubes
hollow walrus
and see if you can feel it flowing or pumping
hollow walrus
isn't it this?
yea thats it
ornate bluff
and see if you can feel it flowing or pumping
I honestly have no idea lmao
oki done
hollow walrus
does it say 2666mhz now
ornate bluff
then try booting
booting?
hollow walrus
or 2400, anywehre around there
ornate bluff
I wish I had a friend who knew PCs for this shit
@hollow walrus I can switch it manually
which do I pick?
hollow walrus
2666mhz should do
ornate bluff
so why can't it handle 3600?
oh it still hasn't changed, but maybe I just need to update it
hollow walrus
so why can't it handle 3600?
cuz its corsair vengence ram
yea just exit and save all settings
when you do that it will restart the pc and take you into a normal bootup
ornate bluff
how
hollow walrus
go to the exit section
ornate bluff
oh lmao
grim fulcrum
in asus bios
yes, it's in the ai tweaker section of the bios
hollow walrus
yes, it's in the ai tweaker section of the bios
dw he got it
ornate bluff
save changes and reset?
hollow walrus
yea
grim fulcrum
you'd probably find it would do xmp but with the freq reduced to 3200mhz on the kit
ornate bluff
I just wanna mod Skyrim bro 😭
hollow walrus
I just wanna mod Skyrim bro 😭
i do modded skyrim vr, annoyingly enough i get issues the farther i get into the game
karmic beacon
cuz its corsair vengence ram
i got the exact ram and the non x version of the cpu and it works just fine
hollow walrus
did you enable xmp tho
hollow walrus
also just cuz you got the exact ram doesnt mean everything
not all 5600xs are made equally
same with teh ram
ornate bluff
why the fuck is there something called goodgame empire on my desktop
karmic beacon
every ram has its issues, sure one has more than the other but every ram brand has had issues
hollow walrus
why the fuck is there something called goodgame empire on my desktop
maybe the old dudes bloatware
grim fulcrum
an r5 5600 can do 3600mhz ram, but you'd have to be careful with corsair, as you go by the revision number to tell if it's a decent kit or not
karmic beacon
I completely wiped the pc
with windows or an actual format
ornate bluff
with windows or an actual format
uhhh idk the difference
hollow walrus
I completely wiped the pc
idk, it is a virus it seems
karmic beacon
uhhh idk the difference
did you use windows to erase the stuff or did you use a usb drive to erase everything
ornate bluff
windows
ornate bluff
how do I get rid of it?
karmic beacon
wait, rauko is typing
ornate bluff
it's not in my files or anything
grim fulcrum
uhhh idk the difference
windows has a reset feature built in, or did you do a clean re-install via widows installer usb drive
karmic beacon
try formatting the pc with a usb
like rauko said above
anyways i gotta go, good luck kurat
ornate bluff
windows has a reset feature built in, or did you do a clean re-install via widow...
didn't use a usb drive
used the built in one
ornate bluff
anyways i gotta go, good luck kurat
thanks man, have a good one
grim fulcrum
well that's not a wipe then tbh
ornate bluff
I really appreciate the help
ornate bluff
well that's not a wipe then tbh
man fuck
grim fulcrum
it is wise to always do a clean install/re-install via windows installer usb drive
and it's really easy to set up a windows installer drive, with the use of windows media creation tool
grim fulcrum
you just need an 8-16gb usb drive
ornate bluff
yuh I already got it installed
I'm afraid I've got malware or something
and that's the reason for the weird spikes and shut off
grim fulcrum
shouldn't be causing it at bios level tbh
ornate bluff
hmmm
grim fulcrum
usually that's a poor mounting/dead pump
nzxt doesn't have a great record in the long run for aio's
hollow walrus
nzxt doesn't have a great record in the long run for aio's
b-but theyre severely overpriced!
ornate bluff
again
hollow walrus
utilization also spikes for some reason
grim fulcrum
use hwinfo for measuring system temps, not coretemp
ornate bluff
did that guy plant a crypto mining thing in my gpu or something
ornate bluff
use hwinfo for measuring system temps, not coretemp
sure, what's the difference?
grim fulcrum
sure, what's the difference?
more readouts/higher accuracy
ornate bluff
as long as it's free
hollow walrus
as long as it's free
it is
grim fulcrum
it definitely is
ornate bluff
alright got it
grim fulcrum
sensors panel
ornate bluff
oh god so much info
hollow walrus
if the temps spike out of nowhere shouldnt it be a software issue?
ornate bluff
sensors panel
can't find it
hollow walrus
considering software issue is what would cuase stutters in games for me
grim fulcrum
can't find it
it's an option on hwinfo
grim fulcrum
click the X on the smaller summary panel
grim fulcrum
sensors
grim fulcrum
right on the bottom of sensors there is 2 buttons with arrows
ornate bluff
yep
grim fulcrum
one with the arrows pointing outwards, click on that
grim fulcrum
should make it look similar to this
grim fulcrum
right any program loading up will register as a small spike in temperature change normally
grim fulcrum
which would mean a background task loading up
ornate bluff
I barely managed to download Spotify and discord before it just randomly overheated and turned off
grim fulcrum
but for you to thermally shut down because of a spike would mean a possible deeper issue
ornate bluff
yeah I imagine it's something related to the hardware
or maybe it's both
maybe I've got malware + hardware issue
grim fulcrum
a quick way to test if the pump is actually working is to feel the pipes, you should feel a vibration of the coolant flowing through it
ornate bluff
it's actually been running around 30 for 20 minutes now, which is the longest time so far
ornate bluff
a quick way to test if the pump is actually working is to feel the pipes, you sh...
yeah so captain said the same thing
grim fulcrum
if you don't feel any vibration, then we're looking at a possible dead pump
ornate bluff
I have no idea if I'm feeling anything or if my brain is making me feel things that aren't there
is it a really obvious vibration
or subtle
grim fulcrum
should feel like when you run you hand under a tap
grim fulcrum
yup
you never held your hand under to check the water temp roughly as it flows out?
ornate bluff
I feel a slight vibration, but certainly not that
ornate bluff
you never held your hand under to check the water temp roughly as it flows out?
idk I just kinda put my hands on there
the tubes feel slightly warm
grim fulcrum
a slight vibration should be the coolant flowing
ornate bluff
a slight vibration should be the coolant flowing
probably fine then
grim fulcrum
something loaded up again in the background
ornate bluff
what the fuck
WHATS LOADING UP
I hate this lmao
is there a way to check or do you suggest just completely wiping with a flash drive like you mentioned earlier?
grim fulcrum
windows has a fair few background tasks that keeps it running, one of them being windows defender antivirus
ornate bluff
ah
grim fulcrum
a complete wipe and start from there, though if you got a spare second usb drive, i would use that to put all the drivers on from the mobo and gpu manufacturer's website
ornate bluff
oh btw off topic, but have you ever had steam just not letting you log in? I've literally reset my passwords three times and it still says something might be wrong
grim fulcrum
also update the bios
ornate bluff
a complete wipe and start from there, though if you got a spare second usb drive...
I've got like 100+ gb on my current USB drive
I have no idea what a mobo is
or what drivers are
nor do I know how to update the bios
Jesus Christ I feel so outta my depth
grim fulcrum
mobo= motherboard
ornate bluff
oh gotcha
alright so it's been running for 30m without overheating
so I think I'll go to bed for now
I'll leave an update tomorrow and if it overheats again, I'll wipe
Thank you all for the help!
small update: is 60% utilization normal for just downloading wallpaper engine?
void patrol
Sounds like a dodgy AIO pump to me, just because it's buzzing doesn't mean the pump is pushing any coolant. IMHO air coolers are cheaper and better in that there's so much less to go wrong
The rise in CPU usage in your screenshots looks to match with downloading updates as your network usage spikes at the same time.
grim fulcrum
also can be spikes caused by windows defender running a scan, let alone other background tasks running, still though he shouldn't be spiking to 90c and it thermally shutting down at that point tbh
ornate bluff
@grim fulcrum do you think maybe the cable that connects the pump to the heat sink might be loose?
grim fulcrum
it's possible, loose cable can cause a not working device, or have it intermitantly working
ornate bluff
it's possible, loose cable can cause a not working device, or have it intermitan...
I can't really find where the cable even is tho lmao
grim fulcrum
well the usb cable should go off to one of the usb 2.0 headers, and there should be a cable that splits into 2, one for power and one to go to a fan/pump header
jade cedar
I saw that the fans are running, but have or been checked that the pump in the AIO actually runs?
steady kernel
can I get a tl:dr of the thread so far?
grim fulcrum
can I get a tl:dr of the thread so far?
simply put the pc has shut down the moment it spikes to 90c
also the ram isn't holding it's speed
steady kernel
Troubleshooting steps taken so far?
Also here's the specs in user-friendly format.
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB CL18
SSD: Kingston NV2 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0X4 NVME
VIDEO: MSI GAMING Z TRIO GeForce RTX 3070 LHR 8GB
CASE: Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO ATX
PSU: Corsair RM750 80+ Gold Modular ATX
@ornate bluff
ornate bluff
oh hi I'm here
steady kernel
I'm trying to catch up but the thread is 400 messages long and I'm not about that.
grim fulcrum
well afaik, mounting being checked, a feel test of the tubes to feel if there is a flow rate going on inside the tubes
steady kernel
I can see the original.
I don't need a refresh.
More like, looking for a current affairs message.
grim fulcrum
i know the reason as to why the ram isn't holding it's speed
ornate bluff
More like, looking for a current affairs message.
Gotcha
grim fulcrum
it can be summed up as "it's corsair lpx's"
but it's more the ic's used for the specific kit he's using
ornate bluff
Yeah so I haven't turned it in since last night. I'm getting a new power cable in about 30 minutes to an hour
dawn solstice
Kinda nutty that the 3070 new is still $700+ and still only a 8gb card
ornate bluff
it can be summed up as "it's corsair lpx's"
I have no idea what this means
steady kernel
Makes you wonder if there's a collective effort going on to refuse to sell ram to Nvidia on the cheap :P
Since they're really, really skimping on it.
ornate bluff
I messaged the guy who sent me it and he believes there might be something wrong with the cooler, so he's sending me another one
he also sent me this
told me to download the nzxt software and I apparently should be able to test the pump
I haven't opened the back panel to check the cables yet
grim fulcrum
I have no idea what this means
your ram
ornate bluff
do you think the issue is the ram?
grim fulcrum
not for the overheating
ornate bluff
what for?
grim fulcrum
for the not holding it's speed stably for xmp
steady kernel
your ram
Cheers, someone's already quoting my text only specs :P I figured those would come handy.
ornate bluff
I didn't have any issues with xmp on
ornate bluff
Cheers, someone's already quoting my text only specs :P I figured those would co...
thank you for that btw!
grim fulcrum
the amount of tech help messages from when this used to be a chat and not threads that 9/10 was due to it being corsair ram
steady kernel
Now if we could somehow educate OPs to provide those, that'd be neat.
ornate bluff
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX ...
you wrote 3080 instead of 3070 btw
grim fulcrum
I didn't have any issues with xmp on
that's not what you said earlier
ornate bluff
everything else seems correct
steady kernel
you wrote 3080 instead of 3070 btw
I was wondering about that, lemme double check.
ornate bluff
that's not what you said earlier
No captain from yesterday told me to turn it off and thought that might be why there's overheating
So I did, but it still overheated
however it lasted longer before overheating than when xmp was on
about 10-15 minutes longer
steady kernel
you wrote 3080 instead of 3070 btw
Fixed to 3070, thanks.
ornate bluff
god I wish I understood this shit better so I could communicate things more clearly. I'm very sorry about that
grim fulcrum
about 10-15 minutes longer
then the ram is causing you some instabilities as the xmp profile is not working as stable as it should be for the ram
steady kernel
What's the primary problem?
grim fulcrum
and that is a separate issue along side the overheating
grim fulcrum
What's the primary problem?
the overheating tbh
ornate bluff
What's the primary problem?
Random overheating after 20-30 minutes of use
Literally spikes from 40c to 90c for seemingly no reason
grim fulcrum
90c spike that thermally shuts down
steady kernel
Okay so.. that's not something that has to do with thermal paste, or coolers or something. That's a software/hardware issue.
Something just smashes your cpu with a load it can't handle.
ornate bluff
huh
yeah so I'm gonna wipe the PC completely when I get my power cable
reinstall windows with a USB drive
see if that fixes anything
steady kernel
If it goes out of the blue from idle 40 temps to 90 and you can't figure out why.. that's a bit scary.
ornate bluff
if it doesn't, it's probably a hardware issue I imagine
ornate bluff
If it goes out of the blue from idle 40 temps to 90 and you can't figure out why...
it is indeed
steady kernel
Clean install sounds like a good way to start figuring this out.
steady kernel
Alright, you can ping me too, I don't mind those.
ornate bluff
Will do!
ornate bluff
same here yeah
steady kernel
oh, well then I might respond pretty quick :P
ornate bluff
I live in Norway, so CEST for me
steady kernel
Turku here, south coast of Finland.
ornate bluff
oh shit interesting
steady kernel
Anyhoo, good luck with the reinstall.
ornate bluff
Thanks, I'll let ya'll know
ornate bluff
alright I got the power cable
@steady kernel cloud reinstall or local reinstall?
@grim fulcrum
ornate bluff
Oh
Well then you're gonna have to walk me through it if you don't mind
I guess I'll just turn the PC off again?
grim fulcrum
thought you said you setup windows install on a usb drive>?
ornate bluff
no no opposite
you suggested doing with USB drive
But I did it through windows itself
grim fulcrum
then why you said you had that already on a usb drive when i asked last night?
ornate bluff
though I did download windows on a usb drive
ornate bluff
then why you said you had that already on a usb drive when i asked last night?
because I didn't know the difference between the two
I ended up not needing the USB drive for the method I used
But now I know they're two different things
So basically I have a USB drive with windows. How do I go about this now?
grim fulcrum
ornate bluff
yeah
again I didn't know the difference between the two methods
I assumed that the only way to reinstall windows was with a USB drive
grim fulcrum
did you run windows media creation tool to turn it into a windows installer drive?
ornate bluff
No
grim fulcrum
because if that hasn't been done then you don't have a windows installer drive
ornate bluff
I just installed windows media creation tool on the USB drive and installed a new PC setup or whatever it was called in the drive
ornate bluff
did you run windows media creation tool to turn it into a windows installer driv...
actually yes that's probably what I did
grim fulcrum
lets see a pic of it
ornate bluff
when I installed windows media creation tool on the USB drive, it asked if I wanted to create a new windows installer or whatever for a new pc
which is what I did
ornate bluff
lets see a pic of it
one sec
grim fulcrum
when you do that, it will wipe a usb drive into turning it into a windows installer drive
ornate bluff
btw can I just shut off the computer in this state?
grim fulcrum
which is part of why i said about needing an 8-16gb drive with it, and a second drive with drivers for gpu and mobo on
ornate bluff
ornate bluff
which is part of why i said about needing an 8-16gb drive with it, and a second ...
I just have one unfortunately
also weirdly enough the CPU of the PC is completely fine in this state. The fan isn't having those sound spikes, which tells me that there aren't any temp spikes happening
grim fulcrum
right, when you restart the pc, you need to go into bios, go to the exit page and click on load from efi
ornate bluff
okay so it's fine to shut it off in this state?
It's currently in the reset pc screen
grim fulcrum
yes
ornate bluff
the button doesn't work, so I'll have to shut it off from the backside
grim fulcrum
as you'll need to run the installer from the usb drive itself
ornate bluff
yeah plug it in right?
grim fulcrum
yeah, should be in before you start it up
grim fulcrum
nope
ornate bluff
Temp is at 75c for some reason
84
I gotta shut it off
fuck
@grim fulcrum how do I disable the secure boot option?
grim fulcrum
<@224518756964106242> how do I disable the secure boot option?
enable CSM on the boot tab
and restart it back into bios
ornate bluff
I literally can't check it's at 86c again
jade cedar
Fan menu
jade cedar
But after doing that just check and speed it up if it's slow or not running.
ornate bluff
sure
jade cedar
It should be in the fan menu
ornate bluff
where is the fan menu tho?
jade cedar
Qfan control menu maybe?
ornate bluff
the fans are definitely working btw. It's the pump I'm worried about
ornate bluff
Qfan control menu maybe?
oh gotcha I'll check
grim fulcrum
it's enabled already
hmm, check the secure boot option and see if it's set to windows, or other OS's
jade cedar
You made sure that the cable for the pump is connected to pump on the mobo right?
grim fulcrum
and yes Qfan is the main fan control though you can access the fans via monitor tab
jade cedar
On both sides if so then check bios.
I don't know about that specific mobo and AIO but maybe pump setting on PWM/DC is set to the wrong thing PWM is 4 pins used whole DC is 3. If it's wrong I am not sure what happens.
ornate bluff
You made sure that the cable for the pump is connected to pump on the mobo right...
no I don't think so
Jesus Christ temp went to 100c
I can't even turn the thing on
fucking hell
ornate bluff
You made sure that the cable for the pump is connected to pump on the mobo right...
I'm not sure how to check this
nvm I checked
it's definitely connected
that's the cable
the one on the right side
it's bent however on the backside
is that even safe?
looks like it might break like that
uhhhh idk what I just did, but
i mean I messed around with some cables
and now the cpu temp is somehow back to 30c
and the fans are quiet
jade cedar
Hard to know how that looks on the inside.
That is not the cable/wires itself bur rather a thing on the outside of it.
ornate bluff
oh shit the tubes are vibrating more than they did earlier
I can actually feel the liquid running through
ornate bluff
That is not the cable/wires itself bur rather a thing on the outside of it.
yeah ik
jade cedar
I can actually feel the liquid running through
You didnt before?
jade cedar
Pump should vibrate little bit yes.
jade cedar
maybe it was a cable issue, not sure, or yeah, maybe cable not pushed in.
ornate bluff
yuh
idk we'll see. I'll let it run for a bit and leave an update here if something happens again
i also clicked optimize fans in the bios btw
ornate bluff
right so I don't really know what I did
but it's been running for about an hour now
and the temp has been consistent
no random spikes
no shut down
a good 35c all the way, besides when I downloaded a game when it rose to around 45c
Which I'd assume is normal
I'll see if gaming on it will do anything
jade cedar
Nice
hollow walrus
guess the problem is fixed lol
nice lol
ornate bluff
Thank you guys for the help btw
hollow walrus
np
ornate bluff
Made me feel like I wasn't alone in figuring this out
hollow walrus
what fixed the problem anyhwa
ornate bluff
I was messing around with the cables making sure everything was properly plugged
Then I kinda just started the computer again and it worked
I also optimized the cooler in the bios
So the problem was either a loose cable or the cooler needed to be optimized
grim fulcrum
or both