Guild Wars 2

Quick rundown on my specs before I start: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NPBkYJ

I am active all over the game and would really like to keep the activity of my system to a solid state. Yet when running through the monitoring of my specs, I notice that a lot of my processing power/temperature rises on just GW2 alone.

@ idle: My computer is rather quiet and free of load. (As it should) https://i.gyazo.com/5a58105b4089e6f1daf3162448630b23.png

@ “Normal Day”: This is me running GW2 with NVidia-recognized “optimal” settings. https://i.gyazo.com/262ad40d2cc02d78623ff6bf932b4fed.jpg

CPU is not over-clocked and I do not have a cooling system. Currently the case is next to my stool, a bit tucked in a corner but enough room for the fans to breathe. I am still relatively new to computers and the upkeep of them.

I have taken my build apart to give it a good dusting/cleaning but I still peak at 95 Celsius. So I really turn to the more tech savvy to key me in on things I might be missing to take less stress of my PC.

I would run it without the side panel and see if that drastically drops temperatures first.
Yours are way too high. It sounds like it might be an airflow issue.

How far apart did you take it to clean it?

Just for the record, you shouldn’t need to worry about keeping your stuff not under max load (theoretically the cooling should be capable of handling it; for example, my GPU maxes out at ~75 under 100% load).

Assuming you built that recently (or at least moderately recently) you should be fine, but you’re clearly not. How many case fans do you have and in what configuration? Can you give us a picture of where your computer is so we can actually see how closed in it is?

No One.3716:

I would run it without the side panel and see if that drastically drops temperatures first.
Yours are way too high. It sounds like it might be an airflow issue.

How far apart did you take it to clean it?

Just took the side panel off, good call, though I gotta keep an eye on dust now.

As for cleaning it, I took it all the way apart. Down to the copper cooling tubes inside my 770.

Fermi.2409:

Just for the record, you shouldn’t need to worry about keeping your stuff not under max load (theoretically the cooling should be capable of handling it; for example, my GPU maxes out at ~75 under 100% load).

Assuming you built that recently (or at least moderately recently) you should be fine, but you’re clearly not. How many case fans do you have and in what configuration? Can you give us a picture of where your computer is so we can actually see how closed in it is?

My build is new-ish. Being about 2 years old.

I have 3 case fans. 2 in front covered by the front panel. And 1 rear. For basic picture, the front is tucked against my bed with the rear 4 1/2 inches from my desk. There is 2 feet of space that’s my leg room for the hot air to dissipate.

first i would advice you to go to the nearest shop and buy new cooling because that 100 degrees are not normal you have to aim for the 70-75 spot your cpu is overheating and will probably soon start to throttlilng.

If running it without the side panel results in significantly cooler temps, then you need to turn up your case fans, clean the case dust filters (if you haven’t already), add fans, or generally just get more airflow inside the case.
If it doesn’t substantially lower temps, then you’re most likely looking at a loose cooler or lack of (or too much) thermal compound.

Did you remove the coolers from the cpu and/or vid card?
Is your computer next to or in the blast of a heater?
Is your psu fan facing upward? That would compete with your video card for cooling air.

Don’t go with the “optimal” settings Nvidia gives you, adjust it till your game runs smoothly, even in highly populated areas without sacrificing visuals too much. I’d suggest lowering the character density, turning off shadows, and lowering reflections.

If that doesn’t help, then you may want to invest a few $$$ into your rig. a Coolermaster 212 EVO is around $27 and it does a good job of cooling your CPU for that price point. Adding another intake located at the bottom (because your GPU’s fan is a blower fan that sucks air in, and blows it out the back of your PC), and an exhaust at the top can also help with your airflow. The twin pack for Corsair SP120 is around $25-$27, depending on where you shop.

You also might want to move your PC. Keeping it in an enclosed space is a sure fire way to kill the airflow, even i there is allowance. Also try to have “positive” airflow in your case, meaning more air coming in than going out. This allows for less dust to accumulate, and it helps your GPU’s blower fan cool your GPU off.

First off leave the panel on. Taking it off generally is bad for air flow, the front fans will push the air forward and the heat will rise naturally then out the rear fan.

Secondly set nvidia to default and gw2 to performance. Spend ~2hours to see if it gets as hot, if it does close gw2. Sometimes the NVIDIA optimized settings may bring you to 4k downsized resolution.

Third, get a CPU water cooler, if your pc case has a top vents, get a dual fan cooler, if not get single and put it on rear.

From there see where it gets you. For cooler I suggest Corsair, they have some good ones.