Having issues playing games on PC

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PC specs: AMD FX 8320 CPU
ASUS Strix 380 4GB GPU
EVGA 500 Watt PSU
ASUS M5A97X R2.0 MOBO
8GB G SKILL RAM
256GB A-DATA SSD
1TB HARD DRIVE
CPU COOLER DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 200 WITH EXTRA FAN
I usually use this PC to record for YouTube such as elgato to record PS4 and Webcam works perfectly fine never any issues but when I start playing pc games such as Rainbow Six Siege I can play for maybe half hour and then it turns off; so I know its overheating from something possibly the CPU? could it be not enough ram? also I play in my bedroom which doesn't have the best ventilation could that be also the issue?
 
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Out of curiosity how many fans does your case support and what's there placement? What make/RPM?
For example one fan at the front to 'pull' air in and one fan at the rear to 'push' air out is usually enough for most components ( Unless you're overclocking )...
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It does sound like an overheating issue. You can verify this by running a game in windowed mode and running a temperature monitor along side it so you can see what temp it's getting too (I use CPUID Hardware Monitor). This is most likely a CPU heating issue as if it was a video card, then it would just be a graphical shutdown or distortion. The Motherboard is configured at default (in most cases) to shutdown the computer if the processor gets too hot.

For a resolution, remove the fan and heatsink, clean off any existing thermal paste and clean any dust out of the heatsink and fan. Apply new thermal paste then replace the heatsink and fan.

As far as a lack of ventilation in your room, this can contribute to an overheating issue by not allowing cool enough air to pass through the system, but won't be the sole cause and you can't resolve it by cooling down your room unless you're sitting outside in the arctic.
 
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I would remove the fan heatsink and clean off the exhisting thermal paste and dust out the fan/heatsink but I dont know how to put together a computer. I am going to try and play the game in the basement which is very cold; so ideal for the pc. Forgot to mention I dusted the computer out in compressed air can from canada computers just yesterday and cleaned the fan with q tips yesterday. I use specy to monitor temps and it showed it was running around 60 something temps not near 70 at all just cant remember at the moment but will check the temps again
 
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After moving the computer to the basement I played for a solid hour maybe longer and the computer ran fine with no issues. I mean the basement is very cold down there; CPU got to around 68C and didnt shut down at all. Think I might remodel my room to add air curculation would putting the computer on top of a dresser help it alot more? Cause my pc right now was near a wall hand length away from it and it near the corner of my room as well. Thanks, suggestions would be great
 
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Out of curiosity how many fans does your case support and what's there placement? What make/RPM?
For example one fan at the front to 'pull' air in and one fan at the rear to 'push' air out is usually enough for most components ( Unless you're overclocking ).

Room wise I can only suggest the obvious really, make sure windows and doors are open for ventilation. Make sure you're not blocking any fans etc - Do you have a fan lying around? You could always set it up to blow cool air towards your PC and see how it runs then.


As others have suggested, I don't know how you got the computer e.g if you built it yourself etc but perhaps replace the paste with some new muck. Poor contact between paste and heatsink can spike temps easily so it could be worth checking. If your heatsink isn't mounted just right either you could be looking at poor temps..

One idea which just popped in to my head - I have the same GPU as you and with the stock fan settings myn can idle and reach a good 40-50 degrees before the fans kick in, so I'm wondering if the heat your GPU is kicking off could be flooding the case? Just an idea but perhaps go into AMD settings and set the fans to 40/50% always, myn never really goes over 35 on idle or 58 on gaming with those settings.

I doubt it's the cause but might be worth a try.

Let us know if you get anywhere when you return it to your room or if you have any more problems !
 
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Hey guys, everything works fine regarding the pc. Just got onto the account and forgot to say everything is all clear and works bright as day. Thank you to the community for helping out, seriously you guys always giving solutions make me happy.

Thank you,
Josh
 
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