Is this bad?

StrickenHAWK? · February 9, 2009

hi guys,

my pc is really got, i started to wonder about the heat and if it was bad, because i can feel the heat coming out of it. at idle it was running at that temp, in the pic below.

please tell me if this is bad.

SLRRR · February 9, 2009

hi guys,

my pc is really got, i started to wonder about the heat and if it was bad, because i can feel the heat coming out of it. at idle it was running at that temp, in the pic below.

please tell me if this is bad.

It isnt that bad. If you want to make it cooler, clean out your case and fans. What temps do you get when running Crysis ?

ScaR · February 9, 2009

For your CPU and GPU both idling that is REALLY bad. Have you ever taken the heat sink/fan off the CPU? If so, you should have placed some heat transfer solution on the cpu, otherwise the heat sink will fail to cool it properly.

As for the GPU, make sure it has good airflow around it, as it probably doesn't. One way to uh make sure of this is by clearing away all dust, preferably with an air compressor/air in a can, and keep the sides on your case as this will prevent airflow disruption.

StrickenHAWK? · February 9, 2009

ill post a pic of the surroundings of the pc, i dont have the case on it, and havnt had it on for weeks, probably months :cheeky:

StrickenHAWK? · February 9, 2009

while on TDU.

macd79 · February 9, 2009

62 degrees on an E8400 :O mine runs at 52 at 100% load and thats at 4ghz you need to either re-seat your cooler or get a better case with more airflow.

whats your full rig including case and amount of fans ?

StrickenHAWK? · February 10, 2009

its:

Intel E8400 processor 3.0 ghz core 2 duo

EN9600GT Nvidia ASUS 1gb DDR3 video card

2GB kingston ram

Asus P5E motherboard

the case doesnt have a name, all i know of is its a shaw..

StrickenHAWK? · February 10, 2009

this is it:

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww112/TicTac_08/P1010507.jpg

ScaR · February 10, 2009

Uh well for starters having the side off the case probably detracts from the cooling of the case as it does not have particular points to draw the air from, and therefore the air is probably getting trapped in there.