So I have an i5 4690k overclocked with a hyper 212 cooler, R9 390, and a Fractal Define R4 case with two 120 mm intake/exhaust fans. The air around my PC is just getting way too hot for my comfort. I am pretty sensitive to heat and sweat A LOT on summer days or when working out, so when I am playing a very system demanding game that gets my GPU temps into the 70C range, I start to feel the intense heat around my face, and it makes me start sweating bullets. The problem is not the room temperature but just the intensity of the heat coming from the PC. I have the door wide open and the thermostat in the room will be at 65 F, but I'm still getting too hot. I think the problem is that the exhaust fan on the R4 is not pushing enough of the hot air out the back, and too much of it is coming out the side by me. I need something that will dilute the air coming out. I thought about installing a side fan to blow om the GPU but the R4 only supports 140mm fans. Do you think I should get a case that supports bigger fans like the 200mm that comes with the Carbide 500R? Would a water cooler for the CPU help?
PC is making me too hot while gaming!
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Sapphire Thunder
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Well, any higher performance cooler would help to even out/slow down the temperature output.
You will still be getting the same amount of heat, but it will be dissipated faster.
So AIO liquid-cooler/high performance aircooler would help.
For gpu, you can't really do anything. That's just normal Radeon for you.
They get up to and over 70C while NVidia stays at 60-65.
You will still be getting the same amount of heat, but it will be dissipated faster.
So AIO liquid-cooler/high performance aircooler would help.
For gpu, you can't really do anything. That's just normal Radeon for you.
They get up to and over 70C while NVidia stays at 60-65.
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Nothing you spoke of will 'help'.
The system is generating heat. The CPU and GPU.
This heat is being removed by whatever cooler and fans you have. Changing to a different cooler (liquid) simply means the heat exchange happens slightly differently.
The exact same heat is being created by the CPU and GPU.
What I think is happening is that the side vent is pointed at you. Warm air is coming out of that, blowing directly on oyu.
Rotate the case 90 degrees so that it doesn't blow on you.
The system is generating heat. The CPU and GPU.
This heat is being removed by whatever cooler and fans you have. Changing to a different cooler (liquid) simply means the heat exchange happens slightly differently.
The exact same heat is being created by the CPU and GPU.
What I think is happening is that the side vent is pointed at you. Warm air is coming out of that, blowing directly on oyu.
Rotate the case 90 degrees so that it doesn't blow on you.
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The R9 cards get their performance by being overclocked. They are power hungry and do generate heat.
You could block off the top vents so that all of the exit air goes out the rear openings.
Put a big book on top and see if that helps.
If you need more cooling,
I think the solution is to concentrate more on intake capability.
Your case can have two 140mm intake fans in front.
If they run at sufficiently high rpm, the intake air will need to exit somewhere .
A water cooler for either the cpu or the graphics card is not going to help. The same amount of heat will need to be dissipated.
If you have a window in the room, preferably near the rear of the case, open that so the hot air can exit the room.
Another idea:
Put the case far away from you and buy much longer monitor and keyboard/mouse cables.
You could block off the top vents so that all of the exit air goes out the rear openings.
Put a big book on top and see if that helps.
If you need more cooling,
I think the solution is to concentrate more on intake capability.
Your case can have two 140mm intake fans in front.
If they run at sufficiently high rpm, the intake air will need to exit somewhere .
A water cooler for either the cpu or the graphics card is not going to help. The same amount of heat will need to be dissipated.
If you have a window in the room, preferably near the rear of the case, open that so the hot air can exit the room.
Another idea:
Put the case far away from you and buy much longer monitor and keyboard/mouse cables.
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