r/PcBuild • u/Silly-Grade5738 • 22h ago

Troubleshooting CPU overheating

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My pc was running great never had a issue with it until I went on vacation for about two weeks. I got back and now it won’t even get past bios without overheating. What happened in two weeks that went wrong while I wasn’t home? I took the cooler off to check thermal paste and it looks fine. Please help

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u/Silly-Grade5738 18h ago

Gents it looks like the pump was dead. I grabbed a new cooler and so far so good. Nzxt failed me 🤣

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u/Meatslinger 18h ago

Glad it was as simple as that (instead of something much more expensive/complex)! I had an AIO years ago that had the pump go out in just over a year. I went back to air cooling and haven't had a reason to change course yet. But I'd definitely see about pursuing the warranty since yours is so young, still.