PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler

dominicmcafee

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I have had the PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler for about 3 years now but my PC has started shutting down when the temp goes about 105 degrees. I noticed that one of the pipes coming from the water block on the CPU is always warm to the touch. Is this my problem? I have clean the entire case of dust and it made no difference. Can anyone please help. I should also mention that my PC idles at about 70-80 degrees so as soon as I go to do anything on it it jumps above 100 degrees. Please help
 

SpyderTracks

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I have had the PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler for about 3 years now but my PC has started shutting down when the temp goes about 105 degrees. I noticed that one of the pipes coming from the water block on the CPU is always warm to the touch. Is this my problem? I have clean the entire case of dust and it made no difference. Can anyone please help. I should also mention that my PC idles at about 70-80 degrees so as soon as I go to do anything on it it jumps above 100 degrees. Please help
Can you post your full specs from the order page?
 

dominicmcafee

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Steveyg

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If only one tube is warm then this suggests that the pump has failed. We've actually seen a relatively high number of failures for this cooler one of the reasons we don't recommend it.

You need to contact PCS and explain to them that you're getting very high temperatures and that one of the tubes coming from the pump is really hot and the other cool. It's a pretty obvious tell that something is wrong with the pump and then take it from there

Personally I'd recommend a different cooler altogether
 

dominicmcafee

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Okay, listen, thank you all so much for the help. PCS was gonna charge me an arm and leg to replace this but I think I'm gonna attempt it myself. I need a second PC as you may remember @SpyderTracks but I will need to get that one first before I repair this one. Thanks again for all the help, I really appreciate it!
 

SpyderTracks

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Okay, listen, thank you all so much for the help. PCS was gonna charge me an arm and leg to replace this but I think I'm gonna attempt it myself. I need a second PC as you may remember @SpyderTracks but I will need to get that one first before I repair this one. Thanks again for all the help, I really appreciate it!
No problem, let us know if you need any help when you do replace the cooler. It’s actually far easier than you may imagine, the hardest part is actually getting the cables plugged in correctly.
 

Ekans2011

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Just to be clear, I never claimed that the thermal paste was the cause of the issue; I agree that the cooler is probably gone here.

I posed this question since there was a discrepancy between the cooler mentioned in the post and the one listed in the specs.
I assumed it had been changed without the paste being re-applied correctly.

Thermal paste, in any case, it's not something that last forever and will need to be replaced from time to time: even though high-end compounds can maintain efficacy up to 7 years, manufacturers generally recommend to remove any paste from CPU’s heat-spreader and CPU Cooler every 2-3 years to be on the safe side.
 
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