The Gaming PC Building/Upgrade Thread

[Venji]

yum123 said:

my computer sounds like a damn hair dryer everytime I run any kind of game its so annoying and i run that core temp gadget on windows 7 and whenever i start up a game even a ds emulator it says the 4 cores of my cpu are at max temperature like dangeroues but my system can easily handle it . heres my system can anyone tell me if its the case (which I think it is or the phenom II standard cpu fan

GIGABYTE 880GM-UD2H

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Black Edition

2x 2g kinston ddr3-1333

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5" internal SATA 16MB Cach 7200 RPM (ST3500418AS)
650W "Aywun" MEGA POWER ECO Series A1-650E Power Supply, Peak Power 650W

LG 22x sata dvd writer

sapphire Radeon HD5670 HDMI 1GB GDDR5
Gigayte gaming case

here is a link to my case

http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=372250

I had the same problem - so I bought this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002G392ZI/ref=oss_product

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler 

It was a bit of squeeze to install as it touches my Motherboards heatsink as it's pretty big, but my CPU has gone from running at 93c down to 58c on full load and is almost silent compared to the turbo jet engine it was before.

It's good idea is to keep your Heat sink dust free by cleaning your system with compressed air every few weeks, also make sure your case has plenty of ventilation.