PC keeps overheating

[FriedPet]

Hello

I bought my computer beginning of 2012. Around November it started overheating and I sent it back in and they 'repaired' it. Whatever they did didn't help and it kept on overheating.
This means I never close the side of my PC anymore, and during warmer days I'll put another fan close by blowing into my case.

I'm doing this at the moment, but can barely play 5 minutes of Bioshock before my CPU reaches 85 degrees and my pc shuts down.

There's not too much dust in my case...

Why? All my fans are working - CPU fan running at 3300 rpm, chassis fan 1 running at 1000 rpm and chassis fan 2 running at 950 rpm.

Here's my specs:

PC Case: NZXT M59 Gaming Case
Power Supply: Corsair 500CX Builder Series 80+ Power Supply
Processor: AMD FX 8120 Eight Core Bulldozer CPU
Heatsink & CPU Fan: Standard Heatsink & CPU Fan
Motherboard: ASUS M5A970 970GX AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 MB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz High Performance RAM
PCI-E Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB 192bit DDR5 Overclocked Card
Sound Card: Integrated 8 Channel HD Audio
Primary Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA3 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Secondary Hard Drive: 2TB Hard Drive

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Hello

I bought my computer beginning of 2012. Around November it started overheating and I sent it back in and they 'repaired' it. Whatever they did didn't help and it kept on overheating.
This means I never close the side of my PC anymore, and during warmer days I'll put another fan close by blowing into my case.

I'm doing this at the moment, but can barely play 5 minutes of Bioshock before my CPU reaches 85 degrees and my pc shuts down.

There's not too much dust in my case...

Why? All my fans are working - CPU fan running at 3300 rpm, chassis fan 1 running at 1000 rpm and chassis fan 2 running at 950 rpm.

Here's my specs:

PC Case: NZXT M59 Gaming Case
Power Supply: Corsair 500CX Builder Series 80+ Power Supply
Processor: AMD FX 8120 Eight Core Bulldozer CPU
Heatsink & CPU Fan: Standard Heatsink & CPU Fan
Motherboard: ASUS M5A970 970GX AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 MB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz High Performance RAM
PCI-E Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB 192bit DDR5 Overclocked Card
Sound Card: Integrated 8 Channel HD Audio
Primary Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA3 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Secondary Hard Drive: 2TB Hard Drive

How are you checking the temp?
It may be software issue?
If you have a crash report that might be helpful...

[rootworm41]

Have you checked if there is correct contact between the cooler and the CPU. Also try get new thermal paste, this can help a huge amount (More than 15 degrees sometimes) - and don't skimp on the paste.

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How are you checking the temp?
It may be software issue?
If you have a crash report that might be helpful...

That is definitely not software. Crash report won't help much because we know the problem is temperature.

[FriedPet]

How are you checking the temp?
It may be software issue?
If you have a crash report that might be helpful...

Checking it in BIOS after restarting.

Have you checked if there is correct contact between the cooler and the CPU. Also try get new thermal paste, this can help a huge amount (More than 15 degrees sometimes) - and don't skimp on the paste.

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That is definitely not software. Crash report won't help much because we know the problem is temperature.

Where can I get thermal paste?

[rootworm41]

Checking it in BIOS after restarting.



Where can I get thermal paste?

Loot.co.za (That is all I can remember...) I'll check for you...

[Ike_009]

Try this http://titan-ice.co.za/index.php?cPa...aqbu3njiadm2n7

[Crzwaco]

Seems this is a problem with this cpu and I am reading that the only way is to reseat the heatsink or just get a non stock cooler

[B1nary]

get paste any kind is fine your not an enthusiast overclocker, remove heat-sink and cpu, clean all the thermal paste off both you can use a soft tissue, put a pea sized amount or a stripe across the cpu (Google it people differ on what works best).

Whats your idle temp in windows ? Try this tool i love the gadget and it doesn't require an install http://openhardwaremonitor.org/

[Roomys]

Zalman and thermaltake make the most cost effective / efficient aftermarket coolers

[FriedPet]

get paste any kind is fine your not an enthusiast overclocker, remove heat-sink and cpu, clean all the thermal paste off both you can use a soft tissue, put a pea sized amount or a stripe across the cpu (Google it people differ on what works best).

Whats your idle temp in windows ? Try this tool i love the gadget and it doesn't require an install http://openhardwaremonitor.org/

It's running between 48.5-55.0 degrees at the moment.

Loot.co.za (That is all I can remember...) I'll check for you...

Try this http://titan-ice.co.za/index.php?cPa...aqbu3njiadm2n7

Seems this is a problem with this cpu and I am reading that the only way is to reseat the heatsink or just get a non stock cooler

Suppose I'll do this then. Thanks.

***ventures of into unknown territory***