i9-10900k overheating with 280mm aio

Posted by Jag754@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 6 comments

Pretty much what the title said.

i9-10900k cpu cooled with Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280mm A AIO
temps hitting 90-100 degrees Celsius while gaming
temps 60-70 degrees while idling
Motherboard: z-490 a pro
GPU: RTX 3070
1000 watt psu

Thanks in advance.

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HydrationPlease@reddit

Have you tried adjusting the wattage? At default, that CPU can easily hit over 250W.

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curiosity6648@reddit

Unnecessary. I've used a 10900k on a 240mm and it doesn't do this bad.

Op, you have the wrong mounting screws, left the plastic on, or it's defective.

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Jag754@reddit (OP)

Will remount and double check system, thank you.

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First and foremost, you're just one user. Most people with the 10900k had issues with it hitting the high 90s even with an AIO. You can even look up all the complaints. One of the most common solutions is dropping the CPU wattage.

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curiosity6648@reddit

Again, I've used the product. It's not this big an issue if the aio is mounted right.

Something is wrong here, this is not common, especially the idle.

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Jag754@reddit (OP)

Will look into this, thank you.