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Slee1324

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I just completed my PC the other day and got everything loaded on and set up. I looked around and saw where it would be a good idea to run something such as RealTemp to be sure my PC is running efficiently. The only problem is i dont know what im looking at or what i need to change my setting too while checking these figures.
If anyone could help me out and walk me through using an application to set my computer temps up to not run to hot and run better.
Im new to doing all this obviously but it wasnt a problem to put together all the parts and everything is running good i just think it may be able to run better.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
 
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The GPU can look after itself as it has default fan speed profiles. The same applies for the stock intel cooler but it might get a bit loud and not provide sufficient cooling. You might want to look at getting a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 CPU cooler to decrease CPU temperatures.

Try to run Prime95 and report the temperature of the hottest core from RealTemp. Anything under 70 degrees is usually fine. Lower is obviously better.

Do you have enough fans on your case? You want at least one intake fan and one exhaust fan.
 
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Typically motherboard manufactures have utilities you can download or install from the driver cd that let you play with power settings. ASUS for example has AI suite which lets you change the power settings to downclock the CPU and make it run cooler. I believe ASRock has something similar. You really don't need to worry about using RealTemp unless you're overclocking or having problems. My guess is that you are using the stock fan which should cool the CPU just fine as long as you aren't overclocking.

There's really no sense in lowering the voltage or clock speed of the processor to get lower temperatures because it's really not going to make it run any more or less efficiently. There's also not any magical application that will lower your temperatures, you either have to use better fans/liquid cooling, or lower the ambient temperature in the room.
 
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