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Posted by: Alvys.8043

Alvys.8043

Hello there!
I think this fact has been treated a lot of time:

Here my PC stats:
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Intel Core I7-4770k
CPU @3.50 GHz,
8 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

I don’t think i have a “bad” pc for GW2, and i don’t understand WHY just for these game the CPU goes crazy, touching the temperature over 75°C

It happend twice that the game dropped the fps to 5-6, forcing me to restart the PC in order to have “everything working normally”, and this scared me a bit :/

What can i do to avoid the overheating?

Thanks for any anwser,
Alvys

PS: Sorry, english isn’t my mothertongue.

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Posted by: onevstheworld.2419

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Heat issues can be due to a heatsink that’s not properly seated, poor thermal compound or very poor airflow in your case.

I’m assuming you have a normal sized case, so it’s probably one of the first 2 problems. The solution for both are the same…. take off your heatsink, clean it, put new thermal compound on, and re-install. While you’re at it, if you are using the stock Intel heatsink, replace it with something better… even a cheap one like a Coolermaster 212 evo is better than the crappy stock one.

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Posted by: revox.8273

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if u have stock cooler, just upgrade it to 212 evo as stated above, its a great performer that costs nothing
i7’s offload tonz of heat so stock cooler is there only to give you something untill you upgrade the cooler
if u are under 80°C its safe but i bet your cooler makes alot of noise

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Posted by: MrFayth.3546

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Agreed with the two above, except I’d go as far as to state that the Evo 212 is an EXCELLENT air cooler, especially for the price. There’s very few who out-perform it and none who do for under $70 last I knew.

Since that CPU is pushing 3 years old I would also put money on the heatsink fins being filled with dust and/or the thermal paste being dried up and not conducting heat anymore.

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Posted by: No One.3716

No One.3716

Another plus one for the 212 evo.
As to what you can do to avoid overheating; make it a routine to inspect and clean whatever cpu heatsink you have, and also look over and clean your gpu heatsink and any case fans while you’re at it; from at minimum once a year to as frequently as once a month depending on your inside environment (more dusty = more frequently needed)

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Posted by: Fermi.2409

Fermi.2409

Agreed with the two above, except I’d go as far as to state that the Evo 212 is an EXCELLENT air cooler, especially for the price. There’s very few who out-perform it and none who do for under $70 last I knew.

Yeah, your best bet is generally to buy a 212 Evo or aim higher and just get a Noctua NH-D15 or Corsair H100i. The only bad thing about the 212 Evo is that it sucks nuts to mount.

Clean out your PC, make sure the airflow through the case and around the case is good, and get a 212 Evo if you want.

I’m surprised that your computer has heat issues, especially if it’s only hitting 75C; that’s pretty hot, but not so hot that I’d expect to see thermal throttling (unless something major changed between Ivy Bridge and Haswell).

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Posted by: Loli Ruri.8307

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I use the Noctua NH-U14S for my Intel Core i7 4790K. Doing 4.5 GHz at around 60c on normal days. Works perfectly fine, mounted really easily, has plenty of clearance over high profile RAM, and easy to mount 120mm to 140mm fans onto it, and easy to use clamps to hold down the fans to the air cooler. However if you use the 140mm fans, you need to use ones that have 120mm holes. If you look up the product, you will know what I mean. Lemme see if I can get a picture for you.

http://oi64.tinypic.com/2enmfm9.jpg

That reminds me, I was going to get around to reattaching those rubber bumpers onto the fan. I still have them.

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Posted by: Feirlista Xv.1425

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When was the last time you have opened up the case, dust buildup is a common problem with airflow even in the cleanest of houses there are issues. Computers are dust magnets, get a can of air take your computer outside, do not do this in the same room the computer is in and blow the dust out, also if this has been an on going problem the chances are your thermal paste is dried out you will need to replace it.

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