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#81

Yup, double post :3

It wasn’t really that dirty, but it was basically a big slab of dust that wasn’t even very thick on the heatsink, holding back a lot of the air.

Here you go:

Both case fans are exhaust, CPU and GPU are intake.
So you’re saying I should turn around the side case fan? It was like that originally, but I got better results for my CPU this way. Haven’t really checked out the effect on the GPU.

My fans are both 120mm, if I’m not mistaken. I might add another fan at the front, I think I can take one from an old computer anyway.

#82

I had a similar problem a while ago… I checked my machine several times, cleaned it up, dusted out the fans and stuff, but it was still getting hot. Took me a while to figure out that slab of dust between my CPU fan and the heatsink…

#83

Yeah, I’m glad I decided to check the heatsink.

I made the side panel fan an intake now, and my GPU dropped ~15°C :slight_smile: Thanks again for the help.

#84

Something similair happened to me once, a hard disk check fixed it.

#85

Different issue than mine though :slight_smile:

#86

That fan on the CPU, the one actually ON the CPU with the heat-sinks, should be pushing air out so should be exhausting air away from the heat-sink which dissipates heat. (theoretically) but some people have results that INTAKE on CPU is slightly cooler,

Your best bet is to buy a nice CPU cooler you’ll be looking anywhere from 12-18+ drop in centigrade measurements.

This cpu cooler is new, just to give you an idea :

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&tool=3

Cheap and good.

#87

Well, I’m quite satisfied with my current temps, and I don’t want to spend much more than about €10 (~£8 ) at the moment. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever feel like I could use a good temperature drop though, thanks.

The CPU fan was on intake when I got my computer though, so I think I’ll just leave it as it is. For now, at least. The GPU cooler is also on intake, by the way.

#88

Yeah, well since the start of this thread it seems you’ve already made significant drops doing small things.

but yeah. when cash is a bit more available, itd be a good idea mate. :slight_smile:

first post 31-1-10 - problems resolved now? this threads been around for ages! :slight_smile:

#89

It’s not really that I can’t afford it, but at the moment it’s not worth the money for me, as I don’t really game that often anymore.

Haha has it been that long? I can’t believe I’ve lived with this problem for over four months :fffuuu: :3
Yeah, seems like it’s fixed. Haven’t had any lag spikes any more, neither in CoD2 nor in CoD4.

Thanks for the help again, especially Mango Assassin and Batz.

#90

Thats what were here for :slight_smile:

#91

cheers

#92

Good to hear the temps dropped so much, and you are very welcome for the help. Side note - CRAZY cable nest in that case haha.

Like Mango said, a vertical HSF setup would be optimum, as would a front 120mm intake fan. Your side fan should definitely be intake; my suggestion to make it an exhaust fan was an experiment which veritably failed :stuck_out_tongue: . If you find yourself with an extra $8US and start gaming more, grab an Antec Tri-Cool or something.

Anyways, cheers for getting to the bottom of it and let us know when you encounter your next issue :slight_smile:

#93

Yeah, the cables are pretty crazy :smiley: It would be a lot of work for little gain to organize them a bit better though. It’s pretty condensed, so it has little effect outside of that area I think. I had to be creative to get it like this though, I used tape and rubber bands :3

I should’ve asked before, but what’s a vertical HSF? I’m guessing it has something to do with the direction the air is blown in?
I think I’ll get an 80mm fan from an old computer, as that one’s only used for watching videos and such now. 80mm should suffice for now, I think (mainly to spare me the effort of going to the shop :3).

My pleasure, and I certainly will, you’ve been very helpful :slight_smile:

Edit: oh wait, I get it. The fan Assassin linked is mounted vertically.
Am I right in thinking that I’d have to reapply thermal paste? Yeah, you said that before didn’t you :stuck_out_tongue:

#94

It took you 4 months to figure out that your computer is overheating due to dust bunnies blocking the airflow in the heatsinks? :stuck_out_tongue:

#95

Better than 4 years.

#96

it’s not like i was really trying to fix it :frowning: until a few days ago, that is

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