I am completely new to PC building, and have received an old Advent QC7003 which needs a lot of work, but is better than my laptop so I feel it's worth it.
I have cleaned out the PC using a can of compressed air, and when I ran some tests it would run at around 90 degrees Celsius, and has had a history of random freezes.
I am thinking that a new CPU fan will fix the problem. The current setup with the case it came in has an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 with an LGA775 socket, and a DG45ID motherboard. It originally came with a small, top-down Cooler Master CPU fan which is surrounded by a plastic tube that leads to a vent on the side.
There is a fan in the PSU which is situated at the top at the back of the case, and below that is a case fan with vents at the rear also.
The current CPU fan, which I am planning to replace, is a top-down one. I want to use the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, but since it is a tower-like model I am unsure of how to place it in my case. If you have any ideas on how I should place it, or any recommendations for excellent top-down CPU fans, please let me know.
I have been doing a bit of research into replacing CPU fans, but any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
EDIT: This PC is old, from the Windows Vista era. We have upgraded to a new computer, and I thought I'd try and fix up the old one as a project. It's been having problems for quite a while.
I have cleaned out the PC using a can of compressed air, and when I ran some tests it would run at around 90 degrees Celsius, and has had a history of random freezes.
I am thinking that a new CPU fan will fix the problem. The current setup with the case it came in has an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 with an LGA775 socket, and a DG45ID motherboard. It originally came with a small, top-down Cooler Master CPU fan which is surrounded by a plastic tube that leads to a vent on the side.
There is a fan in the PSU which is situated at the top at the back of the case, and below that is a case fan with vents at the rear also.
The current CPU fan, which I am planning to replace, is a top-down one. I want to use the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, but since it is a tower-like model I am unsure of how to place it in my case. If you have any ideas on how I should place it, or any recommendations for excellent top-down CPU fans, please let me know.
I have been doing a bit of research into replacing CPU fans, but any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
EDIT: This PC is old, from the Windows Vista era. We have upgraded to a new computer, and I thought I'd try and fix up the old one as a project. It's been having problems for quite a while.
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