Best way to prevent Overheating

Henry4560

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Hey guys, I'm really paranoid about overheating my new gaming pc that I just built. I had at least 4 laptops/computer in the past and they all died due to overheating. So I figured I invest in a gaming pc that will perform on higher end games that I play.
My specs are:
- Thermalake aserIII super tower
- A10-6800K Processor, AMD HD8670D inegrated graphics
- Asrock fm2a75-itx
- 120gb seagate 7200rpm hdd
- Corshair gs800 Power supply

I'm not serious in needing high-end graphic/visual desires, I rather playing on the lowest settings. More gameplay critic than visual. The Case itself has 7 80mm fans, with the corshair power supply fan, and of course a stock cpu fan. The fan covers every 3 dimensional section of the case except the bottom and the air current blows inward with the exception of one fan blowing outward. I only keep the computer on for at the most 4 hours a day. Also its station next to my ac unit. Is this good enough to keep it from overheating? the case is made of aluminum if that matters.
Also, my case has a temperature reading LED and it stays from 37.8-9c, please tell me whats the ballpark temperature I should be in. Many thanks!




 
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Do not be overly worried about heat. If a cpu or graphics card gets too hot, it will throttle down or shut itself off for protection. Your parts are not very heat generating.

One thing you can do is to keep the case clear of dust.

Look with skepticism at any temperature reading. In absolute terms, they are not likely to be accurate. But, just note if there is a change for the worse; that will let you know that something is amiss.
Do not be overly worried about heat. If a cpu or graphics card gets too hot, it will throttle down or shut itself off for protection. Your parts are not very heat generating.

One thing you can do is to keep the case clear of dust.

Look with skepticism at any temperature reading. In absolute terms, they are not likely to be accurate. But, just note if there is a change for the worse; that will let you know that something is amiss.
 
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