[Solved] I7 2600k 3.4GHZ running at a constant 207*F !!!

By which cooler i assume you are talking about the liquid cool, and i am not sure. The CPU seems to be mounted correctly one of the 4 screws that tightens down on the cpu was kinda loose but i tightened it just now. The fans on the top of the case One pulls air in and the other pushes air out. The one that pulls air in...it has two tubes that comes off of it and they go directly into the CPU to keep it cool is it possible that they can get clogged with dust? It seems that anything could get clogged with dust but would that be enough to cause this problem? Sorry....just thought of this.

Well I took what I guess is still called the heat sink off I was wanted to blow out those tubes I was referring to. When I pulled the heat sink off there wasn't a lot of paste on it but there was some. The heat sink has a copper plate which I tried to remove so I could blow out the tubes. Much to my surprise liquid began pouring from the heat sink. now I really don't know what to do. I am having a bit of trouble getting the copper plate seated back so that it won't leak.

Have you turned the computer on while the cpu had no heatsink on it?

Ok, i have come to the conclusion that i am an idiot. Those "tubes" are liquid cool tubes. They are coming off of a reservoir that holds the liquid i am now trying to figure out how to get the reservoir off so i can refill it with distilled water unless someone can recommend something better. I am then going to apply some more thermal paste to the heat sink and see how it goes.

No, No liquid on the MB...That would have been horrible. I would have some real problems then I like that i am learning more about this pc and pc's in general but this is just bad timing too much *** to do. Oh well.

sounds like you may have just opened a closed circuit water cooler

does it say corsair on it?

if so these are pre-filled and sealed and dont need topping up--the tubes wont fill up with dust but the radiator that

the fans attach to can get clogged with dust

how about a picture of the cooler so we can see what we are dealing with

Are you powering the cooler? Looks like it might be broken.

You may be right muffin. Yeah it had power to it and i have never had a bit of trouble with it then all of a sudden 208 degree max. Thanks mcnumpty! At least now i know it can be done, and you showed me where to find it. I might end up buying the h100 if the eco still wont do the trick.

Ordered the 100h. My Computer hit 208 degrees in about 4 minutes. Is there any chance of permanent damage to the CPU or MB? Thank you everyone for your help. I really hope the 100h will solve the problem. If not...

208 F = 97.8 C which is the max temp for SB and at that point the cpu should cut back/off to protect it self.

How high of an OC are you planning on. If only a mild OC and or your House is NOT kept at a High ambient temp, You do Not need water cooling. My I5-2500k OCed to 4.2 does NOT exceed 60 C (140F) under heavy Load (Running prime95).

I installed the 100h and the CPU has yet to go over 100 F. I really wanted to keep the computer liquid cooled just because it really is an incredible machine and i haven't had time to take full advantage of all of its features such as double liquid cooled graphics cards. Plus the computer is built to be OCed it even has an OC button on the case. 4 Hard drives (6TB). Anyway i have yet to see the computers full potential but i would like to be prepared. Thanks again everyone! Is there a "solved" button...lol

Yeah you are right. My BIOS makes it easy to overclock the machine. I just change multiplier. Yeah i know if only it were that easy to actually understand what i was doing instead of just pushing a button i would be set. I will definitely need to make some time for that especially since i am already set up for it.