PC pumping out heat - can you see a problem in the data?

FranztheFish · May 24, 2017

Hi, my PC has been pumping out a lot of heat recently, can anyone see anything on this report below that would highlight something I can fix to reduce the heat generated by the PC?

temp report

Makentox · May 24, 2017

Nothing is wrong
If you want to lower your temperature try to decrease voltage.

Zerk2012 · May 24, 2017

Everything looks good to me. I would say working as intended.
If it dont put the heat out of the case then it stays inside and overheats your parts.

Endre555 · May 24, 2017

That seems okay to me, nothing is causing a lot of heat.

13thmonkey · May 24, 2017

What GPU results?

Yamitime · May 24, 2017

FranztheFish :

There is no way your cpu fan can spin that fast > suggest cpu check fan is installed correctly wiring etc.

Makentox · May 24, 2017

Yamitime :

Its just software issue...

Yamitime · May 24, 2017

Makentox :

Yamitime :

Its just software issue...

I would hope so as it should be taking off and leaving home at 56000 rpm.

bicycle_repair_man · May 24, 2017

When is it pumping out heat? Whilst gaming? At idle? The results don't tell us much if we don't know what the computer is doing at the time.

How many intake and exhaust fans does the case have? Have you overclocked the CPU or GPU? What CPU cooler are you using?

FranztheFish · May 24, 2017

Here are the GPU temperatures

Zerk2012 · May 24, 2017

FranztheFish :

You could replace the old power hungrey video card.
A RX 470 gives a lot better performance and uses almost 1/2 the watts so less heat.

FranztheFish · May 24, 2017

bicycle_repair_man :

I don't use it for gaming, but I have a habit of leaving maybe 60+ chrome tabs open! and maybe Photoshop and other apps. Not a lot might be happening other than running those apps.

There seems to be a power supply fan and an exhaust fan

Not overclocked. Not sure about the CPU cooler.

FranztheFish · May 24, 2017

Zerk2012 :

Interesting thanks! Is there a way I can find out what cards are compatible with my system?

bicycle_repair_man · May 25, 2017

FranztheFish :

With the GPU temperatures reaching that high, a single exhaust fan and no intake fans at all, it's no surprise the computer's pumping out heat.

As Zerk2012 said, you could replace the GPU for something far more efficient, like a GTX 1050. You're unlikely to notice a performance deficit either as Photoshop tends to hit the CPU harder than the GPU. Besides that, and if your case supports it, I'd highly recommend that you buy at least one intake fan for the front of the case. Ideally, you'd have two at the front to bring air in and one at the rear and one at the top to exhaust air out.

FranztheFish · May 25, 2017

bicycle_repair_man :

Thanks bicycle_repair_man, I've now relooked. There's one fan at the front and a fan at the back. I don't think the chassis can handle a fan at the top by the looks of it on this photo, though not sure. And by the looks of the photo, I don't think there's space for another fan at the front (you can see the existing fan at the bottom right of this photo).

Is it best to just replace the graphics card?

Ironsounds · May 25, 2017

Hello... ya that GPU series is pretty dated and will produce the most heat in your Rig... a modern card will not have to work so hard and use that much energy for what you do.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+6950

bicycle_repair_man · May 25, 2017

Any front fans you install will be blocked by the drive bays, so yes, your best course of action is to replace the GPU for a more efficient model.

FranztheFish · May 25, 2017

bicycle_repair_man :

Thank you, I'm happy with how the HD 6900 series card has been performing - how can I find a modern efficient equivalent which will still work with the mother board? I don't do much gaming, but do some video editing, have two displays and Photoshop work. The RX 470 is £200 - is this the best equivelent? Or could a cheaper model do the job? Any ideas?

bicycle_repair_man · May 25, 2017

Without knowing which specific HD 69xx series card you have, it's difficult to draw comparisons. That said, it's an irrelevance anyway as GPU architecture has improved massively and newer models always have better drivers.

An RX 460 or GTX 1050 is all you'd need. Photoshop is mostly CPU-driven and only a handful of features require a dedicated GPU.

13thmonkey · May 25, 2017

I know lightroom makes good use of CUDA, making nvidia a better choice, not sure how much PS uses it.

FranztheFish · May 25, 2017

bicycle_repair_man :

Great thanks so much for your help. I've now bought an RX 460 - we'll see how we get on. Hopefully slightly cooler.

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