What cheap cooling solutions do you recommend?

[noahgrice]

Hi, I am in search of a new set of fans for my computer. I desperately need to beef up my cooling because of an incident I had while rendering in Cinema 4D today. I started the render and my current single exhaust fan kicked in on high, as expected. I normally open Piriform Speccy to check my temperature and make sure it's not getting ridiculous. I know this is really bad but my CPU and motherboard temperatures idle at 40-55°C, and when I render, it can get as high as 75°-ish. When I went to check the temperatures, my CPU was at 82°C. I'm genuinely concerned about the life of my CPU from this day forward without changing my cooling setup. My i7 2600 sandybridge has held up since early 2011 with no problems until today, and I'm afraid it might die sometime soon without change. Thermal paste replacement would be a good start, but I don't want to have issues like today ever again.

 

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Current specs:

i7 2600 Sandybridge @ 3.4GHz

16GB DDR3 665.1MHz RAM

Dell 0Y2MRG Motherboard (Stock with this model of XPS)

Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 7200RPM HDD with 1863 GB storage

ATI AMD Radeon HD 5770 (Released in October of 2009, it's really old, I know.)

 

Some of the standard parts like the installed RAM amount and storage were upgraded manually by my dad a few years after we bought it in 2011.

https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-xps-8300-core-i7-2600-3-4-ghz-monitor-none-series/specs/

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I am currently saving for a new computer, but that won't be for a long time; I estimate about 4-6 months before I have the required funds to purchase all the parts and get building. If you're interested in the part list, here is the build on PCPartPicker. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z9dGxY

 

My friend recommended that CPU cooler, and I'm most likely going to replace the ghastly brown and tan stock Noctua fan with something more appealing.

 

The reason I'm coming to the forum to ask this instead of buying some random Corsair or Noctua fans to get my by until the new PC is being built is because I don't want to have to purchase new fans after I upgrade, I'd much prefer to hold on to the ones I buy now for my future build. That would require the fans to consist of a stylish appeal (my current case does not have a side window but the case I will get does have one), correct size for both cases (my current case and the new case) and preferably some fans with controllable RGB lighting built-in. The new PC build will include an NZXT Hue+, but I want the fans to have RGB capabilities as well to up the ante. My current computer is a 2011 Dell XPS 8300 desktop, and I am unsure on the exact width and height sizes for the fan slots, although I'm fairly certain they're just a standard 120mm. The new case is the Phanteks Enthoo Evolve TG.

 

Once again, the reason I ask to recommend some fans instead of me picking myself is because I am unsure that the ones I might pick are compatible with both cases.

 

Thanks in advance!

[LogicalDrm]

81C is fine for CPU temps. Its toasty, but you are giving CPU very heavy load and using only stock cooler.

 

As for new build. If you plan to change fans on Noctua, just don't get Noctua cooler. The reason why they are so good is that cooler and fans work as single unit. If you change fans, you will loose some of performance. There are other good dual towers. Like Phanteks, Cryorig and be Quiet! which have "better" coloring with fans. Since you have already chosen low profile RAM, you can pick any cooler you like.

[WoodenMarker]

Your temps are fine. Unless the noise bothers you, just keep it as is.