{"id":108123,"date":"2016-10-14T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=108123"},"modified":"2016-10-14T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:07:09","slug":"how-to-tell-if-your-pc-is-getting-too-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/108123-how-to-tell-if-your-pc-is-getting-too-hot","title":{"rendered":"How to tell if your PC is getting too hot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When your fans kick on because your PC is tackling a particularly arduous task, most PC gamers will stick their\u00a0hand against the chassis\u00a0to make sure things aren&#8217;t running a bit too hot.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a much more scientific way to determine if your PC is overheating however, specifically by installing monitoring software, like <strong><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpuid.com\/softwares\/hwmonitor-pro.html\" target=\"_blank\">HWMonitor.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From here you can monitor the exact temperature of your PC and whether the issue is isolated to your CPU and\/or GPU.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/cpu-temperature-overheat\/\" target=\"_blank\">PC Gamer<\/a><\/strong> has provided a handy guide as to which temperature ranges are ideal for your processor:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Under 60\u00b0C<\/strong>: You\u2019re golden. Nothing to see here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>60-70\u00b0C<\/strong>: Running okay, but perhaps a bit warm for stock (check fans\/dust)<\/li>\n<li><strong>70-80\u00b0C<\/strong>: Maybe okay if you\u2019re overclocking and trying to eke out the last 100MHz, otherwise check cooling fans, dust, and maybe back off the voltage or overclock (if applicable)<\/li>\n<li><strong>80-90\u00b0C<\/strong>: Potential for throttling to occur, and about as far as we\u2019d ever want to push a CPU<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over 90\u00b0C<\/strong>: Almost certainly throttling, and combined with high voltages could kill a CPU within months to a year or so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next step is figuring out why your PC is getting so hot.<\/p>\n<p>Usually this is as easy as jumping into Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL) and monitoring system usage.<\/p>\n<p>If something is hogging up your system resources it will begin to throttle your PC&#8217;s performance and cause the temperatures to rise as the PC battles to continue with its other normal functions.<\/p>\n<p>If this still doesn&#8217;t fix the issues, it may be a case of getting the dust bunnies out of your case and making sure fresh cool air is getting in.<\/p>\n<p>Check if your CPU cooler is correctly mounted and re-apply thermal paste. It is also important to maintain a healthy airflow in order to move the hot air outside of your chassis.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t determine the issue from there, it might be a bigger issue such as hardware malfunction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Does your graphics card support HDR gaming?\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/107851-does-your-graphics-card-support-hdr-gaming.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Does your graphics card support HDR gaming?<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans kicking into overdrive? 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