So I have an issue with heat in my PC. I have a AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE and its been reaching high temperatures lately. My idle is 35c-40c and when I play Battlefield 3 (at full load) my temperatures shoot up to 52c-60c, nearly reaching its Tj. Max (70c).
I built my computer a few months ago so I'm assuming its because of the dust build-up. I was wondering if I should:
1) Dust out my stock AMD heatsink and fan and apply an after market thermal paste
2) Buy a new CPU Cooler (thinking about getting Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO)
If I were to do Option 1, then I would add a fan to the side panel mount of my case (Using a Rosewill Challenger) facing the CPU for extra cool air. As for Option 2, I cannot do this because the fan will not fit there due to the height of the cooler.
ALSO:
I'm NOT overclocking! Is it worth it to spend $40 on CM 212 or stay with the stock cooler? I heard the stock cooler is fine if you are staying at stock clocks.
Sorry that this is a long post. I just wanted to be informative about my situation so that I can find the best solution. I appreciate any answers
I built my computer a few months ago so I'm assuming its because of the dust build-up. I was wondering if I should:
1) Dust out my stock AMD heatsink and fan and apply an after market thermal paste
2) Buy a new CPU Cooler (thinking about getting Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO)
If I were to do Option 1, then I would add a fan to the side panel mount of my case (Using a Rosewill Challenger) facing the CPU for extra cool air. As for Option 2, I cannot do this because the fan will not fit there due to the height of the cooler.
ALSO:
I'm NOT overclocking! Is it worth it to spend $40 on CM 212 or stay with the stock cooler? I heard the stock cooler is fine if you are staying at stock clocks.
Sorry that this is a long post. I just wanted to be informative about my situation so that I can find the best solution. I appreciate any answers