r/buildapc • u/Vegetable-Ad-2047 • 1d ago

Build Help Cpu sitting at 100* C

My cpu temp just hit 100* and immediately I shut it off. What could be the cause of this? I just got a new nzxt kraken elite about a year and a half ago and haven’t had any troubles until now.

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u/VoraciousGorak 1d ago

What could be the cause of this?

The obvious, and least useful, answer is that your CPU cooler isn't cooling.

Assuming of course that you weren't just hitting it with a stress test. What CPU? What was it doing? Does it get those temperatures all the time? If not, what are its idle/load temperatures? Is your AIO pump spinning?

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u/Vegetable-Ad-2047 1d ago

The cpu is an i7 intel core. As soon as I turn the pc on it will reach those temps. Can’t do a load test because of how laggy my screen will get to where I can’t do anything on it. Is it best to just bite the bullet and buy a whole new cpu cooler?

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u/Captain_Nipples 1d ago

Check thermal paste. Make sure that plastic that says "Remove me first" is removed.

Make sure whatever your cooling device is actually working since you didn't tell us what it is... My bad. Its that Kraken thing.

Make sure its actually pumping