After some overclocking of my new CPU, it's getting kinda hot. Originally it was like 78C, but I added a fan to drop it to about 54C. That's still a little hot for my liking. I'd like to lower it down to around 40-45 degrees C. I don't want to use water cooling as a method, because if any thing goes wrong, I don't wanna pork over hundereds of dollars to replace the parts. I'd like like to cool every thing down in general.
2007-01-06 10:37:58 · 12 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
For those of you are saying "Shut it off and wait a couple of hours", that is like saying "Smoke pours out of your car after 5 minutes of running? Stop the engine and wait 2 hours".
The most thing is to make sure that you have proper ventilation. Generally, the front of the case should intake air, and the back should exhaust it. You can do the reverse, but the most important thing is to pick a direction and stick with it; you don't want two fans working against each other. Most people do front-intake back-exhaust.
If you have a spot for a fan in the back, utilize it; exhaust the air.
If you have one in the front (less common) definitely use it, and have it blow air towards the back. By having front and back fans, you don't let hot air stick around and you get nice cool air in. This lowered my temperatures running by 20C (70C to 50C) and 10C idle (40C to 30C).
Another heat producer is the graphics card. If you can do so, they make some great PCI fans that exhaust air. If you put one 2 slots under your graphics card, it can work wonders for ambient temperatures. In a friends PC, running GC temperature went down 25C (75C to 50C), and running case temperature 15C (55C to 40C).
The Broken Planet had success with this PCI fan (he is a few answers above me)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835888112
Other stuff:
-Memory coolers are useless for temps but look cool. Consider if you have a few bucks and a windowed case.
-Lapping heatsinks is a hit or a miss, and results are debatable. I haven't tried it myself, but you can get 15C out of some coolers (or so a good friend of mine says)
http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/heatsinklappingguide.php
Hope this helps!
2007-01-06 11:24:10 · answer #1 · answered by JC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you buy a retail box CPU, it comes with a heatsink fan. If you buy an OEM processor, then you only get the CPU not a heatsink fan... Really the factory heatsinks are plenty for general builds. Download a free program called SPEEDFAN and keep an eye on your CPU temps after you get it built and you can always buy an aftermarket later down the road. Anything below 50C is acceptable under load. Get yoruself some artic silver 5 and apply to the CPU and clean off all that factory gunk that they apply to the heatsink with alcohol and cotton swabs. All you need is a think layer on the CPU die smoothed out with a razor blade or credit card, then apply your heatsink...
2016-05-23 00:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Arctic Silver 2 + as a cooling compound between the CPU and the heat sink (10C lower than white silicon compound), use as many fans as the case can handle.
For real super cooling consider a Peltier cooler, which is a solid state refrigeration unit.
http://www.customthermoelectric.com/tecs.html
http://www.ferrotec.com/products/thermal/modules/?gclid=CObZ4af8zIkCFQEoYQodbFcYuw
http://www.overclockers.com/tips45/
2007-01-06 10:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree wirth the more fans the better.
If u have it in an enclose airconditioned room that gathers no dust then u can open the cover
you can also cut out a nice neat hole on the top of the tower and install another fan .
In addition there is a cooling gel that they apply to the heatsink.
2007-01-06 10:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by Purpleheart100 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know this'll sound a little strange but it is also logical.
The company that used to service all the computer systems for my firm had a neet little cooling secret.
They took the sides off all there PC's and they never over heated. Just be aware that you may have to blow and vacuum the computers every couple of weeks and as they warned me with the sides off never put the tower on the floor......dustiest place in the house---keep it at least a third of a metre off the floor and if you have KIDS or PETS a opensided computer can KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-06 11:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Since when is 45 degrees too hot? What processor are you talking about? Heck, if your air conditioner goes out in the summer, the entire room could get to 40-45 degrees C. In short, that's about as cool as you can get it without resorting to water cooling or something more extreme.
2007-01-06 10:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
I've had some good success with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835888112
as it did a very nice job of increasing the air circulation in the case.
2007-01-06 10:42:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
more / better fans. Air flow through the computer is critical. Otherwise, you just need to reduce the clock. There are not many options here.
2007-01-06 10:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Shut it down then unplug it for a couple hours.
2007-01-06 10:39:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
turn it off then jus leave it till it cools down
2007-01-06 10:40:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋