Corsair H60 cooler pump failed?

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I just found my PC in an off state, and turned it back on only for it to complain (via Asus AI suite) that the CPU temp is over 70 deg and rising.

I opened it up, blow out the small amount of dust, and powered it back up. This time BIOS was complaining about over CPU over temp but I could see the extractor fan on the radiator was turning ok, and powered off. This time left it for 10 mins to cool down.

Powered on again, temps are 50 deg and rising. AI suite says that CHA_FAN3 (where pump is connected) is at 0 RPM. I figured the pump must not be working, and powered off to move it to another fan connector (went for CPU_OPT as it was nearest).

Left it to cool, and powered back on. Temp is 50+ deg and rising, and CPU_OPT is at 0 RPM.

Guessing that the pump has died, I've raised an RMA to PCS for replacement.

The cooler is Corsair H60 Hydro series
 

steaky360

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It does sound like that might be the issue, does the light come on (I think the corsair logo lights up? although it might not to be honest). Worth checking is all, and are the fans (connected to the radiator but I assume plugged into the pump/cooler) still spinning?

Might be worth grounding yourself and just seeing if you can feel the pump working (or not as the case may be) as it might just need re-seating as opposed to replacing. Only do this if you're comfortable inside the PC though.
 

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There's no lit up logo, though not sure it does as you say. I checked the BIOS monitor, it has the fan speed for the pump as "N/A" which according to the manual means 'disconnected'.
 

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New H60 arrived today - fitted fine and all's good. Showing healthy RPM from pump and idle CPU temp around 32 deg. Looks like my diagnosis was right :)
 
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