In need of advice regarding heat issues

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anzelmoalex

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I'm in need of some advice for all the tech geniuses out there.

I am fairly new about building PCs and I had just finished building my own gaming PC. Lately I have noticed my CPU is getting rather hot and making my case very hot to the touch.

My first guess was that the thermal paste I had originally gotten was too cheap and not very reliable so I ordered some Innovation cooling diamond thermal paste from amazon but it did not make too much of a difference. In games my CPU averages at 77 degrees Celsius (used to be 78-79 with the other thermal paste) and idling averages about 34-36 degrees celsius so I went a step further and ordered the Corsair Hydro H50 liquid cooling CPU cooler. If this does not keep it cool and it still gets warm, what should my next approach be? Any advice?

Basic system specs:
MSI 970 gaming motherboard
GTX Asus 970 GPU
8GB DD2
Amd FX 8320 8 core processor
 
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I think the cooler you have on the way will help the situation - which way will you mount the radiator/fan? Rear exhaust or Top Exhaust would be best.

Make sure your cpu cooler's fan is plugged into CPU_FAN header on the motherboard

Be mindful of how each of your case fans are working (front two should be intake, anything at the back or top should be exhaust. It may benefit you to put an intake fan in the bottom of the case.

I would recommend checking what your case fan settings are and maybe crank them up to higher rpm (whether through software i.e. MSI afterburner or motherboard software, or you can also check in the BIOS if not controlled by software).
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Can't be sure but I suspect that your case airflow might be an issue or you have dust build up. The thermal paste will not cause the CPU to generate more heat, it will just interfere with it be withdrawn from the CPU. The fact that the case gets hot suggest that the heat is not being removed from the case.

If things look dirty in there get a can of compressed air and blow everything clean. Make sure to get the fins on the CPU cooler.

The one nice thing about liquid coolers is that they transport the heat to the system periphery so it can be exhausted out. It might be the solution you are looking for.

One question here, what temperature are you reporting and how are you getting it? The max core temp for an 8320 is 62 degrees celcius so if you are above that you could be damaging your CPU.
 
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What case do you have? I would also suspect airflow is the issue as noted above. At a minimum, you should have one front case fan (intake) and one rear case fan (exhaust).

Maybe need to turn the fan rpm up, do you have software you use for this (or manual fan controller on your case)?

 
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anzelmoalex

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I downloaded a software online that reports what the CPU, GPU, ect temperatures are and I just benchmark it from there. Idling I get around 30 degrees celsius and then when I've got a game open the CPU temperature rises to about 77-78.
 
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anzelmoalex

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I have a Thermaltake N21 Snow edition Full ATX case with 3 Thermaltake Riing fans. One in the back, two in the front. Will post pictures if needed
 
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I think the cooler you have on the way will help the situation - which way will you mount the radiator/fan? Rear exhaust or Top Exhaust would be best.

Make sure your cpu cooler's fan is plugged into CPU_FAN header on the motherboard

Be mindful of how each of your case fans are working (front two should be intake, anything at the back or top should be exhaust. It may benefit you to put an intake fan in the bottom of the case.

I would recommend checking what your case fan settings are and maybe crank them up to higher rpm (whether through software i.e. MSI afterburner or motherboard software, or you can also check in the BIOS if not controlled by software).
 
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anzelmoalex

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thanks for the advice and the help. the part should be arriving in the mail shortly and I will keep this in mind when I put it in. I will see about mounting everything when installing it
 
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Looks like you have a compartment on top of your case that is meant for a radiator / radiator fans. I would put it there if possible - may have to put the radiator in that compartment, with the fan mounted underneath, or vice versa depending on how it will fit and what the directions say.

My case has similar compartment on top which is where my 240mm radiator sits, while the fans are mounted underneath (inside the case). Note: the directions may tell you to use the fan as 'intake' which will make your CPU temp a couple degrees cooler, but for the overall airflow/temps in your case it is best to set it to 'exhaust' (blows the air out the top or back)

Hope this helps
 
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