Hi.
Well, I've had a H100i GTX for over a couple of years now and I am beginning to suspect it's slowing down and/or not working as it used to work.
My idle temperature for my i7 4790K used to be around 30 - 35 C maybe (or lower) for most of the time I've had the H100i GTX installed since the beginning.
Now, the usual idle temperature is above 40 C and usually higher, hovering near 50 C when there is nothing happening. When I watch a video or do something with an Adobe program, it will go up to 60 C or sometimes higher, up to 70. It didn't used to do that.
Also, on start up, from a cold start, I'm seeing temperature spikes into the 70s and 80s. Could be normal. I don't know. But I don't remember seeing that in the old days when I suspect the cooler worked better.
I've cleaned off the old thermal paste and applied new paste today, as well as carefully placed and tightened the cooler's copper plate over the CPU again to make sure the connection is good, which has helped a little, but not much. The higher temps still remain.
By the way, the fans on the rad are spinning just fine.
So, could it be that this pump is done? Should I just get a new one?
Anyone have any ideas?
Also, when I touch the Corsair logo bit, should I feel some sort of small vibration? I'm not sure I do, and I can't recall if I ever did in the past. Just wondering if the pump is working properly.
Any help would be appreciated.
FYI: I have a Maximus 7 Formula mobo.
Thanks.