So I have a fairly off the shelf computer, I built it myself but nothing special, just standard stuff...
(CPU = AMD a8-3870 @3ghz; MB=MSI A75A-G55; Graphics=AMD Radeon HD 6550D). The case is some standard model, nothing fancy.
Can't figure out why it won't stay cool.
To start with, my PC was running in the 40-50°C range while idle, no good. So i opened her up, vacuumed everything, took apart CPU fan/sink, put on some new high quality paste, put a new larger CPU fan, added two case fans....and after all that, still running 30-40°C at idle. Hmm.
So I opened the entire case, put my personal room fan literally face down on top of the PC blowing into the guts...now, at least, at idle, no programs, it runs at about 7-15° C.
Fine. Then if I open one firefox browser window, boom, right to 30° C in seconds. OK. If I have a bunch of windows open, maybe a movie playing too, up to 50-55°C, still hmm but OK. Now if I shut everything off, and I'm back down to 10°C, now I run a video conversion (Handbrake, AutoGK or whatever), and within a minute the temp goes 30...40....50...60...70°....boom, the PC shuts off from overheat. This is with the case open, the room AC on and a room fan blowing directly into the guts. There's plenty of room around the PC for air dissipation.
I'm stumped. Short of installing liquid nitrogen or moving to Alaska, what am I doing wrong here?
Thanks all in advance.
(CPU = AMD a8-3870 @3ghz; MB=MSI A75A-G55; Graphics=AMD Radeon HD 6550D). The case is some standard model, nothing fancy.
Can't figure out why it won't stay cool.
To start with, my PC was running in the 40-50°C range while idle, no good. So i opened her up, vacuumed everything, took apart CPU fan/sink, put on some new high quality paste, put a new larger CPU fan, added two case fans....and after all that, still running 30-40°C at idle. Hmm.
So I opened the entire case, put my personal room fan literally face down on top of the PC blowing into the guts...now, at least, at idle, no programs, it runs at about 7-15° C.
Fine. Then if I open one firefox browser window, boom, right to 30° C in seconds. OK. If I have a bunch of windows open, maybe a movie playing too, up to 50-55°C, still hmm but OK. Now if I shut everything off, and I'm back down to 10°C, now I run a video conversion (Handbrake, AutoGK or whatever), and within a minute the temp goes 30...40....50...60...70°....boom, the PC shuts off from overheat. This is with the case open, the room AC on and a room fan blowing directly into the guts. There's plenty of room around the PC for air dissipation.
I'm stumped. Short of installing liquid nitrogen or moving to Alaska, what am I doing wrong here?
Thanks all in advance.
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