Cpu getting too hot?

Gibbbbby

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Recently my pc has been turning off randomly. I thought it was the power supply and went ahead and upgraded it to a much higher psu. It is still happening so I checked my cpu and gpu temps. My cpu when not under load is 18c but when under heavy load is 85c. My gpu under heavy load is 65c. Am I running too hot? Is that why the force shut down is happening?
 
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How many pins your fan connector has, you can put a 3pin on a 4 pin connection on your motherboard, and the fan will work, but the other way around won't work. The number of pins you need depends on your mb, I would just disconnect the fans and check what you have now. And your case uses 120mm fans stock, I don't know if you can fit 140mm that could give you some more airflow. Won't be enough fix your overheating problem tho... if you don't need to push the air through radiators/hdd bays I would focus on high airflow fans. If your front is quite full the you could use a static pressure fan in front and an airflow fan in back. I like to have more air in then out, you can check the cfm per fan to have an indication on what to get.

Gibbbbby

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I cleaned it out yesterday. Where do I get thermal paste and where exactly is it applied? I only have my stock 2 fans as well.
 

Mister-E

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Thermal paste is under the fan, if you dismount it, you van see the old paste, remove it, then apply new paste and remount. You can buy paste at most online pc component shops. Instruction videos are everywhere on YouTube.
 

Mister-E

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We need more specifications to answer your questions, like... what size, 3 pin or 4 pin, what is your case (and setup). Is your cable management good, or is is it a mess. Because that can screw up your airflow through the case.
 

Gibbbbby

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229619

That's what I have aside from what I've already upgraded and replaced. Cable management is pretty good. As for pins.. I'm not sure what you mean. Maybe the link can help out with that.
 

Mister-E

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How many pins your fan connector has, you can put a 3pin on a 4 pin connection on your motherboard, and the fan will work, but the other way around won't work. The number of pins you need depends on your mb, I would just disconnect the fans and check what you have now. And your case uses 120mm fans stock, I don't know if you can fit 140mm that could give you some more airflow. Won't be enough fix your overheating problem tho... if you don't need to push the air through radiators/hdd bays I would focus on high airflow fans. If your front is quite full the you could use a static pressure fan in front and an airflow fan in back. I like to have more air in then out, you can check the cfm per fan to have an indication on what to get.
 
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