So today I was just playing some COD, Arma Reforger, and Warframe, nothing too crazy and my cpu hit 98.6C (ambient temperature in the room when HWMonitor metrics were gathered was 86F) . I recently reapplied thermal paste because of the high temps, so that shouldn't be a problem, and have been trying to get support from Arctic about my AIO CPU cooler and they cant even provide support without me sending it in. This is my first AIO so I am not sure how to tell if the pump is even working since it is so quiet in the first place. I am just reaching out to the community as I don't think these temps are normal and would like some reassurance as to what is going on here and if these temps are harmful to my computer. Here is a link to my build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WhwWmD, and below are screenshots from HWMonitor:
It appears that your fan speeds are not increasing with temperature? Are your fans PWM controlled? How is the AIO pump connected? You should definitely hear the pump speed increase with temperature.
As you have a Gigabyte motherboard I suggest you download and install GCC.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X670-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10-12/support#support-dl-utility
This will give you control of each fan header from Windows instead of BIOS and allow you to monitor pump and fan speed, as well as set custom fan curves. There is no reason to run fans at max speed all the time to the point you can't hear because of how loud they are.
