help hot system when gaming

[Billy(C4)]

do this, but with just one fan at the bottom

how are the fans held on ?

[Jumper118]

how are the fans held on ?

They are screwed in the front with standard fan screws.

[Billy(C4)]

They are screwed in the front with standard fan screws.

i cant do this because its where my hard drives are

[Jumper118]

i cant do this because its where my hard drives are

Well unless you have loads of hardrives then you can just cut the bottom bays out. Thats what i did

[Billy(C4)]

Well unless you have loads of hardrives then you can just cut the bottom bays out. Thats what i did

well as you can see in these pics 

hps have a shitty desiign for the hdds so there is no physical way of doing that 

[Jumper118]

well as you can see in these pics 

 

hps have a shitty desiign for the hdds so there is no physical way of doing that

 

 

ok that is a weird mounting position. i think the best thing would be to get a 92 or 120mm fan on the side panel above the cpu that will intake air. you could either drill some holes or use the existing holes to put screws to the fan and hold it on.  alternatively you could cut the hdd bay out and move it above where the cpu is and bolt the bay to the bottom of the case using a few m3 or m4 nuts and bolts then mount a 120mm fan in the front, this would require a bit more modding though. the final option is to remove the hdd bays completely and get a 5'25" to 3'5" bays adapter so the hdd is in the second optical bay which again would allow you to put a fan in the front. the first option is easiest but i think the last option would give the best airflow.  

[LogicalDrm]

 

well as you can see in these pics 

 

hps have a shitty desiign for the hdds so there is no physical way of doing that 

 

 

I agree with @Jumper118. Add one intake on side panel. Those holes will fit normal fan screws.

[Billy(C4)]

 

 

 

 

ok that is a weird mounting position. i think the best thing would be to get a 92 or 120mm fan on the side panel above the cpu that will intake air. you could either drill some holes or use the existing holes to put screws to the fan and hold it on.  alternatively you could cut the hdd bay out and move it above where the cpu is and bolt the bay to the bottom of the case using a few m3 or m4 nuts and bolts then mount a 120mm fan in the front, this would require a bit more modding though. the final option is to remove the hdd bays completely and get a 5'25" to 3'5" bays adapter so the hdd is in the second optical bay which again would allow you to put a fan in the front. the first option is easiest but i think the last option would give the best airflow.  

 

yup i see what you mean but i think the best thing is to rebuild in a new case like the arc mini r2 because i have 2 hdd and the psu wires are hiden in the 5 1/4 bay

[hadesjoy72]

hi im new to the forums 

my system specs are in the link below

 

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i have upgraded my gpu to the diamond hd 7750 oc

i am using realtemp 3.70 to monitor my temperatures and i noticed that my cpu was reaching 65 degrees celcius(maximum) while playing bf3 so i decided to replace the thermal paste. i thouht i applyied a little too much because when i played bf3 (after replacing the thermal paste for the first time) i was reaching about 75-78 degrees celsius and when i ran prime95(large FFT) after about 20 seconds the computer would just shut down. so after about a 2-3 weeks i found time to try replacing the thermal paste i found that i had used waaayyyy too much thermal paste. it over flouted all over the pace so i cleaned it with tissue paper and 99% rubbing alcohol in the process of cleaning the cpu i took it out of the motherboard and after cleaning everything up i noticed that i managed to get thermal paste on the gold connectors at the bottom of the cpu. i tryed cleaning it with no luck. i applyed thermal paste just a little this time but when i play bf3 or bf4 i still get 65 to 73 degrees celcius and frame rate(in bf4) is unstable 50-80 fps low settings and once in a while it huccups to 8-10 for a couple of seconds. please help do you think the thermal paste on the gold connectors could be causing problems? 

Wow....that sucks....first get another case or start modding your existing one for better airflow/fan placement.  If you decide on new, should be plenty of mid towers for a good price. Dont think you screwed the CPU, and 65 is not bad, especially on stock cooler.  Upgrade cooler and use quality TIM such as Artic Silver, Icy Diamond (personal favorite for both CPU and GPU), or whatever you decide.  BF4 is well, rought right now....and using a 7750, don't believe your gonna be hitting high FPS.  Third, when cleaning a CPU of paste, use coffee filters (no lint) and a quality cleaner specific for the task.  Iso alcohol is good alternate, but no tissue please....thing is take your time when inside your PC...not worth rushing and doing damage to components.