I'm getting high temps & frame drops/choppy frame rates on games as summer started to hit.

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shuvodeep

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I'm getting high temps & frame drops/choppy frame rates on games as summer started to hit.

My room temp is 32~35C. My CPU runs on 60C while idle/web browsing & 70C while game. On winter (20C room temp) my system used to run smoothly on around 25~30C(idle) & 55~60C on gaming. Nothing in my rig is changed & I'm having issues as soon as the room temp started to rise. FYI I clean my case every month & thermal paste is just about 1 month old.

BTW I'm never getting over 55C on my GPU even on summer. HDD stays at 40C.

I need suggestions. Should I change cooling system(currently on stock cooler)? or should I change case cooling system? Currently I have 2 sickleflow 120mm, 1 on front (intake) & 1 back (exhaust). If I need a CPU cooler, would a sealed liquid cooling give me noticeable benefit over a air cooler?

Thanks in advance. Please help me out guys.

Here's my system configuration:
CPU: Intel Core i3 - 4150 @ 3.5GHz (Stock cooler)
GPU: STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC
RAM: Twinmos 4GBx2
HDD: Toshiba 500GB + 1TB
MOBO: ASUS B85M - Gamer
PSU: Thermaltake Litepower 450
CASE: Armageddon Nanotron T1x
 
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Your overheating problem doesn't make sense.
My CPU runs about 57°C above room temperature on full load
Your CPU has only 2 cores, so with the stock cooler at full load, you should only be 30°C above room temperature...
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lodders

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Your i3 should run a lot cooler than that. I am running a slightly overclocked i5 on the stock cooler without problems, admittedly in a room that is only at 18C
Two case fans is plenty for your CPU and GPU
I suspect that you didn't clip the cooler completely into your motherboard a month ago - those clips are pretty fiddly.
BTW, thermal paste lasts years and years, and the expensive brands of paste perform almost the same as the standard stuff.
 
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shuvodeep

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Thank you for your response but the clips are okay. I rechecked it just now.

just like you, I used to run the system just fine when my room temp was 18~20'C. I'm only having problems when my room temp raised up to 33'C.
I'm thinking if a CPU cooler will help but worrying about how much difference it will make as the outside already pretty hot.
Do you have any possible solution?
 
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Your overheating problem doesn't make sense.
My CPU runs about 57°C above room temperature on full load
Your CPU has only 2 cores, so with the stock cooler at full load, you should only be 30°C above room temperature. Therefore your temperatures when gaming in winter were only a little over what I expected, and you should still be OK in summer.
The dead giveaway is the idle temperature. You should be only a little above room temperature at idle. 60C at idle means your cooler is not working properly. This is why I assumed you had made a mistake when fitting it... Other possibilities are incorrectly applied thermal paste or a defective CPU!
 
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