PC Processors

[tehchad]

Hi, I have a Ryxen 7 3700x CPU 3.6GHz 8Core. I've used the stock cooler since I built my rig in December 2019. I haven't had any cooling issues at all. My temp logs hold consistently at 60°C/140°F. I noticed tonight that the paint on the inside of the cooler behind the illuminated ring is like bubbling up? I'm not sure whats going on. It's either an oil leak from the fan bearing or a bad factory paint job that's changing due to heat? It seems to be primarily a cosmetic issue. Should I just ignore it? Or is this a sign that i may have temperature issues that haven't got bad yet?

If you at the bottom center you'll see the "bubble". If you look around the inside of my Wraith Spire cooler's ring you see many smaller bubbles around the ring.

Edit: (A few days later)  If you look at my cooler today the "bubbles" have disappeared. While I don't see the bubbles I see what one would liken to what you see on a napkin after you let a potato chip sit on it for a few hours. Something that looks like it was wet and is drying. There's no liquid puddles (or bubbles) anywhere else besides whatever residue is on the ring. The top of my sapphire video card (technically the underside of my video card) still looks pristine and if it was a fluid leak you would expect a puddle or drops to have fallen on my video card and collected. But there's no sign of that at all. 

[elstaci]

Can you post an image of the bubbling or oil on the CPU Cooler fan?

If it is oil, then most likely the seal around the Fan's ball bearings in the center of the hub has a leak.

If the CPU Cooler came bundled with the Ryzen 7 3700X which includes the Wraith Prism RGB CPU Cooler, first see if you still have a Warranty with the Retailer/Vendor you purchased the Wraith from and see if they will replace it if it is oil from the fan.

If the Retailer's Warranty has expired then open an AMD Warranty Request and see if they believe your Wraith CPU Cooler needs to be replaced from here: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/warranty-information/rma-form 

Another recent User here at AMD Forums also had the same happen to him. He posted an image showing a tiny puddle of oil at the bottom of the Fan blades: https://community.amd.com/thread/252034 

[chessur]

Hi, since I have similar problem, I'll ask here instead of creating a new topic.

So, recently I found a small drop of something I believe is an oil, inside my Wraith Prism. 

Since google gives me two options - 1. leaking bearing and it's a problem or 2. extend amount of oil and it's normal,

I contacted vendor from whom I bought the PC ( still on warranty ). They told me there is nothing to worry about, but let's say I'm not convinced. 

Any suggestion what to do with this? 

Thanks.

[jazz41jazz04]

Hi Chessur, 

I too have the same issue and I am beginning to think that ryzen wraith prism coolers that came with my 3700x or any 3700x and upward processor from AMD have excess bearing oil from the factory.

Mine is 2 weeks old btw.

Here I found a reddit article about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/endg2k/why_does_my_wraith_prism_look_like_it_is_leaking/ 

And here is another guy that has the same issue: https://community.amd.com/thread/252034 

Makes 4 of us.

I have cleaned it with some tissue and qtips with alcohol. Let's see if it comes back again.

Let's see if this happens again.

Any updates on yours? Many thanks!