Is it normal for a cd drive to get hot?

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After playing on World of Warcraft( on ultra graphics settings) for about an hour i noticed a lot of heat coming from the front of my pc.

After opening the case i noticed the psu was a little warm and the graphics card was running at about 71*c(according the afterburner) but the cd drive was really hot(even though its not being used).

my pc is
Power Supply : Cosair vs650 watt Power Supply

Motherboard : Gigabyte H81M-S2PV

CPU : Intel I7 4th Gen 4770 Quad Core 3.4Ghz (turbo 3.9Ghz) CPU

Hard Drive : 1tb Sata3 7200 RPM Hard Drive

Memory : 16gb DDR3 1600mhz Memory

Graphics Card : Nvidia GTX 770 2gb DDR5 TRIPLE OUTPUT

Optical Drive : 24x Dual Layer DVD Writer- Atapi ihas124

Is there a fault with the cd drive or does it just need some cooling?
 
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Well, hot air rises, and it sounds like it is building at the top of the case AKA cd drive area.

Do yourself a favor and buy a couple case fans before you cook something. I recommend 2 intakes in the front, 1 exhaust at the top rear - at a bare minimum.

If you are worried about sound then get some quiet fans. I have some corsair fans that came with my corsair case, and I barely notice the sound and the PC sits right next to my right ear.
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my case is http://www.ebuyer.com/414620-cooler-master-k-series-k380-usb3-0-atx-case-side-window-rc-k380-kwn1,
it has only 1 fan which is located at the bottom front of case. when im just using it for desktop purposes there is barely any heat coming from anything in the case. the backend of the graphics card is near the cd drive but the cd drive is running way hotter than the graphics card. Air flow is not that good as the case is in an inclosed part of my desk.
 
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Well, hot air rises, and it sounds like it is building at the top of the case AKA cd drive area.

Do yourself a favor and buy a couple case fans before you cook something. I recommend 2 intakes in the front, 1 exhaust at the top rear - at a bare minimum.

If you are worried about sound then get some quiet fans. I have some corsair fans that came with my corsair case, and I barely notice the sound and the PC sits right next to my right ear.
 
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Ok thanks for the help
 
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Ive put 2 fans in now and theres no change in the amount of heat coming out the front of the case, ive moved the cd drive up 2 slots so its away from the graphics card, but hot air rises so its still getting hot but not as bad as it was.

Im getting really concerned about the heat as im in a small room (6m x4m) and the pc is literaly heating the room up, even with the window open and 2 fans going.
 
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Well I'm glad the fans helped somewhat.

Modern gaming PCs run hot, period. The 770 and the CPU will both produce a substantial amount of heat. I have a similar setup, where my little "office niche" is by a window on the corner of the apartment where the central air conditioner doesn't reach and it's 100° F outside.

My solution was one of these :

http://www.air-n-water.com/product/ac-10100e.htm

While maybe not my ideal scenario, I have one of these pumping conditioned air right into the front of my PC. And now my little office is the coldest spot in the house when I want it to be.

The little portable AC units are noisy and not very efficient, but will work in a pinch. If I build or buy a house in the future, I will be installing a more permanent Fujitsu "mini-split" air conditioning system which are excellent - quiet and extremely efficient and will literally make you cold in a matter of minutes if you want them to albeit they are quite expensive ($2000-5000$ USD range).
 
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P.S. Just FYI both your CPU and GPU are designed to run at relatively high temperatures for extended periods of time (under 80° C is OK for your GTX 770). If you are worrying about damaging computer parts, install some temperature monitor programs and see where you are at. Core Temp is a good one for the CPU, I would just use overclocking software that should come with your GPU to monitor it.

I would be more concerned with getting hot yourself in a small room with the PC. That's why I bought the AC - I was tired of coming home after work and being hot.
 
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Ive tried afterburner and core temp and the results didnt seem that bad ( gpu running at 60*c and cores at a max of 71*c while running world of warcraft).

I guess theres always gonna be heat generating in the case and with the fans i guess the heat has gotta go somewhere, ie my little room.

After working 12 hours a day with machines that run at 250*c the last thing i need is to sit in front of my warm pc.

Thanks again for your help and advise.
 
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You welcome, glad I could help. And just to be clear I'm not recommending the crappy portable A/C unit I bought. Window units are better, and Mini-Split types are far better that that.

Sounds like your PC is running fine. Your CPU is a little hotter than I'd like to see it, but considering it's haswell and your hot ambient temperatures, it's within reason. That PC will certainly generate heat over time in a confined space.
 
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