i think my pc's temp is going up too high. right now my room is like a sauna, anything i could do to cool it off? have 2 shitty fans and a stock heatsink

Take off the side of the tower case and get at least 8 inches on the sides, my old one did it all the time and that was the simplest fix for me

Your power supply is running too high.

Holy F*CK clean that desktop!

I know, right??! My desktop has two icons on it "My Computer" and the Recycle Bin - everything else that I use is in the quick launch.

fixed, im sure we all have it :D

I wish we had a forum for these kinda of posts. Maybe someone should set up a Tech Support section...Oh Wait


But cereal, thats alot of shit on your desktop

im thinking of getting it water cooled, anyone have that?

hell yes. Water cooled is awesome. I have a corsair H100 and over clocked my comp from 2.66 ghz to 3.5 ghz and it runs lower than your comp is running now. LOL

If you want a temporary fix for a little until then.
Grab a bucket of ice and put it infront of the intake fan. It works better than nothing.

what processor? guessing amd, any cores unlocked?

spend 20 bucks on a cooler master hyper 212, F*CK I probably have one if I ever was to dig through shit.

couple of my computers are water cooled. Really, now a days the all in one units works fine, so like a corsair h100 or whatever they are called are easy as F*CK and perform pretty well. But truth be told, unless you are going apeshit and building a custom water loop, just buy the hyper 212 and never worry about it again.

im really buying into the water cooled systems hype. do you really think the hyper212 would get the job done?

your temps are still in what i consider the "normal range" with stock cooling and limited fans i would say there is not a whole lot you can do. I would suggest investing in more fans Or if your case does nto support them i would buy a new case with more fan support. Also taking the side panel off can help but only a bit. Also if you have not cleaned it out it might be a good time to get a can of Pc duster and spray all the dust out. The other option is to install a liquid cooling system but once again that will be costly and likely require a case upgrade aswell. and if your one of those people that has the computer on 24/7 i would say shut that F*CKER off when its not being used.


ON THE SIDE NOTE PLEASE USE THE APPROPRIATE FORUMS (we have a tech section for a reason)

Who the F*CK looks all the way down there??! You would get more of a response doing it the way he's doing it.

YEAH MAN WRONG F*CKING FORUM. WTF.

My processor (I7) is watercooled and have no problems with temps. But I also have a pretty good case with lots of fans. Got 2 on the front, 2 on the side and 1 on the back. The top is where my liquid cooled unit is mounted with 2 120mm fans. It is also very quiet.

well, I run an fx6300 @ 4.6ghz as my daily use machine and it has a hyper212 on it. I can't imagine your processor working up more heat than mine does. My house temp right now is 82 degrees:

watercooling is not necessary. It takes too much wattage from your powersupply. sometimes you need a separate powersupply for that shit. Simply buy 2-3 more fans and increase the airflow. Dangerous computer temps are 75+ degrees Celsius. More than 50 is degrading to the processor over time but other than that you are fine. I have a 120mm fan that came stock with my case and that shit is boss.

If that just started happening:
1) check the CPU utilization and what processes are running in the background
2) get the Dust-Off and clean your PC

If it's a permanent situation:
1) thermal grease might not be correctly applied
2) get better heat sink and fans. I put these in my PC and so far I'm happy.
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835220033 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835553002 on my CPU
- 2 x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835553005 in my front panel
- 1 x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835553002 in back panel