First Computer Build - CPU Temp Question

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Deawgong

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So, I just recently finished my first ever PC build with the following main components:
Motherboard : Gigabyte ga990xa UD3 Rev.3
Processor: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6 Core [Stock Cooler]
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Nitro 4GB
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB 7200RPM
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Edition (1xStock Fan)
RAM: 2x8GB CrucialBallistixSport DDR3 1.5V 1600MHz

Thermal Margin Idle: 48-52c
Thermal Margin (Moving Mouse/Typing): 35-45c

Now the problem seem to be that simply having 3-4 pages up (Youtube/Forum/Google/Spotify) puts the CPU's temp to 58-64c which really freaks me out since I've heard you're likely to damage your components by running it too hot (65+).

What can I do to lower the temp to be able to run heavier programs without having to worry about the temps? (Planning on using 3D Animation/Game Engines/Video Editing)

Planning on buying the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo as I've heard it's a pretty good PCU-Cooler when you're on a budget - Thoughts?

 
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The Hyper 212 Evo will help quite a bit. Especially when paired with some quality thermal paste (I like Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme), I would avoid "liquid metal" style compounds as they are conductive, and will only help by a couple of degrees C.

There is an article here at toms rating various thermal compounds:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-18.html

Stock coolers are designed to be "just enough" yet for higher intensity tasks, sometimes stock coolers are simply not enough.

Good luck!
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The Hyper 212 Evo will help quite a bit. Especially when paired with some quality thermal paste (I like Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme), I would avoid "liquid metal" style compounds as they are conductive, and will only help by a couple of degrees C.

There is an article here at toms rating various thermal compounds:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-18.html

Stock coolers are designed to be "just enough" yet for higher intensity tasks, sometimes stock coolers are simply not enough.

Good luck!
 
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BrandonYoung

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If your computer case allows for it, you might further reduce temperatures by adding more case fans. With no airflow, your computer case effectively turns into an oven. No matter how fast a fan spins, or how large your heatsink is, if your internal case temperature is high, your CPU temps can't be lower than ambient (case) temperature.

You could also try pulling the side panel off the case and leaving it off to allow heat to escape. In extreme cases, I have popped the side off my tower and ran a large fan blowing nice cool air into the case.

Truly, this could be the root of your high temps.
 
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I opened my side case too adn put a big fan towards it, it resulted into 3 dead fans. The air that was coming from the fan was forcing my case and cpu fans and cause them to fail, because they both push air to eachother.

 
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BrandonYoung

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If the big fan is interfering with case/cpu fans, I would guess your external fan is too much, or too close. The idea is to just help push some of that hot air out of the case.

You could also turn the case on the side and let the hot air escape upwards through the removed side panel.

Go Go Gadget Convection.

On a side note, if blowing a room-fan on your computer destroyed 3 computer fans, they were garbage anyway (and probably the problem) assuming they were even working in the first place...

Best of luck.
 
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