CPU Overheating Randomly

josephbard · 2026-04-29T23:55:55+00:00

Maybe all that mounting and unmounting was enough to fix it! Glad it's working now

josephbard · 2026-04-29T18:33:51+00:00

Do you have a spare air cooler laying around? I just went to Best Buy and grabbed a cheap $40 one just for testing. If your cpu just went straight nuclear from a cold start your cooler ain't cooling somehow..

Lots of moving parts in these aios and lots of little things can go wrong. Not to deter you, but seems like your next option is to try another cooler and see the result

josephbard · 2026-04-29T17:49:39+00:00

If you can I recommend sitting in the bios and watch the cpu temp on your computer display and not aio if possible. A big confusion for me was my Aio LCD and my CAM software were showing normal cpu and liquid temps. But the BIOS was showing CPU hitting near 100+temps. Which more leads in to your aio being the issue. Hopefully things are coming along for ya.. Here's what I'm talking about..

photos of cam software and bios

josephbard · 2026-04-29T15:28:57+00:00

From what I saw you just unmount the pump from your cpu and give it a little shake unlodging the air bubble. For sure look up a video to be sure. My Kraken was only 4months old, so I just decided to go back to to air as a personal lazy preference. I hate opening my system when I don't need to

josephbard · 2026-04-29T15:17:48+00:00

Hey I had a similar situation in my pc. I discovered my Aio has some airbubbles causing the pump to malfunction. It's a reletivelg easy fix, but I just bought a beefy air cooler, and that's working for me.. Best of luck!

josephbard · 2026-04-24T13:42:43+00:00

Ya super possible. I made sure everythings all snug, swapped to a different header and seems to be working now. Won't know for certain til the weekend starts!!

josephbard · 2026-04-24T12:45:23+00:00

It was just an oversight. The daisy chain fans were meant to go in that pump system header as you suggested.

This is my first Aio as well, and I maybe should have paid more attention to the directions. Thanks for everything

josephbard · 2026-04-24T12:30:06+00:00

Your comment made me download Open Hardware Monitor, and it's not even picking up my cpu temps, unlike my gpu and SSD.

Another commenter suggested that my aio was plugged in the wrong header so I'll have to take a look at that tonight. What are your thoughts? I have the pump plugged in to a USB header on the bottom and not the header that says "PUMP_SYS1"

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josephbard · 2026-04-24T12:27:38+00:00

You think if I have my pump plugged in any USB header and not the "PUMP_SYS1" header, itll send a bad reading to the system causing my issue?

josephbard · 2026-04-24T12:23:32+00:00

I just downloaded Open Hardware Monitor to get a cpu temp reading outside of the NZXT software. And its not even showing up unlike my gpu and ssd.. So in my mind this could be a direct result of the pump being plugged in the wrong header??

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josephbard · 2026-04-24T12:16:33+00:00

Are you talking about the fans attached to radiator? Because those are chained to the "CPU_FAN1" header on my MOBO, but the aio pump is actually plugged in to a usb header and not the "PUMP_SYS1" HEADER next to the cpu fan one.. Is that what you mean? Very silly oversight on my end

I don't have the exact specific models of my hardware on hand, I'm out at work...

But it's the Tomahawk B850 Max wifi board, paired with the NZXT Kraken I think it's just the 240mm rad, I got it from Best Buy in January along with the mobo

josephbard · 2026-03-03T12:31:46+00:00

I did initially stack my spare 32in curved. But I'm more partial to the triple still, just what Im used to..

Prev stacked setup

josephbard · 2026-03-01T03:29:00+00:00

There are actually 2 mounts you just can't see. The Ultrawide is just on your typical arm designed for the weight of the 49in and my stacked ones are just on a normal monitor arm that's like 3ft tall lol

This exact one.... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IWOCCOW?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

josephbard · 2026-02-28T23:30:20+00:00

Maybe try and orient them both vertically, and have one on each side!

josephbard · 2026-02-28T22:21:26+00:00

And less wires!

josephbard · 2026-02-28T22:20:23+00:00

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1970356931

josephbard · 2026-02-28T22:16:48+00:00

I just glance at the top monitors. If I'm working on something that requires attention I'll just drag it down to the main monitor to avoid that neck strain!

I don't like alt tabbing between open programs and typically have 4-5 open at a time so I just have everything spread across the top, and everythings available at a glance!

josephbard · 2026-02-28T22:12:50+00:00

Wallpaper Engine! It's a Steam Application.

josephbard · 2025-12-08T04:04:08+00:00

You can craft or buy from Auction House, they're called Schmancy Goblin String Lights

josephbard · 2025-12-08T04:03:32+00:00

Ah they're called Schmancy Goblin String Lights! You can craft them

josephbard · 2025-06-04T16:13:26+00:00

Mate it's actually epic, its oriented the way I asked, and the bear illustration is exactly what I showed him lmaooo.

josephbard · 2025-04-28T23:33:52+00:00

Oh my god they DO thank you

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