Window fans?

[shamus_ftw]

I have an overheating PC and my only decent cooling option is two mid-size window fans blowing directly into the case. Will this cause any hardware issues?

[W-L]

I have an overheating PC and my only decent cooling option is two mid-size window fans blowing directly into the case. Will this cause any hardware issues?

 

Well what cooling solution do you currently have in place, if it's a simple matter of needing a new cooler or replacing the thermal paste it would be a lot less work.

[shamus_ftw]

Well what cooling solution do you currently have in place, if it's a simple matter of needing a new cooler or replacing the thermal paste it would be a lot less work.

The stock cooler on my FX-6300 cpu and the stock cooler on my GTX 770. For some reason it still overheats.

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The stock cooler on my FX-6300 cpu and the stock cooler on my GTX 770. For some reason it still overheats.

 

What temps are you getting for both of them and is the case very restrictive to airflow?

[shamus_ftw]

What temps are you getting for both of them and is the case very restrictive to airflow?

I don't know how to find out my temps. Sorry. The case is a Cooler Master Storm Enforcer with two gigantic fans mounted in it.

[shamus_ftw]

What temps are you getting for both of them and is the case very restrictive to airflow?

Sorry I'm really new to this sort of tech stuff.

[W-L]

Sorry I'm really new to this sort of tech stuff.

 

Use something like HWmonitor it will tell you all the temps you need on the system, how can you tell if it's overheating if you don't know your temps.

[shamus_ftw]

Use something like HWmonitor it will tell you all the temps you need on the system, how can you tell if it's overheating if you don't know your temps.

Because it starts to smell like melting plastic and then the entire PC acts like it loses power and crashes. It only happens after several hours of me working on different programs.

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Because it starts to smell like melting plastic and then the entire PC acts like it loses power and crashes. It only happens after several hours of me working on different programs.

 

Check with HWmonitor and a stress test to see what temps you have first, if they are not unreasonably high it may be something else in the system.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

[shamus_ftw]

Check with HWmonitor and a stress test to see what temps you have first, if they are not unreasonably high it may be something else in the system.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

I put the temps in the original post. Do they look okay? I haven't stress tested yet. Do you know any good tests?

[W-L]

I put the temps in the original post. Do they look okay? I haven't stress tested yet. Do you know any good tests?

 

For idle temps they all look good, try doing a stress test with adia 64 or intel XTU to see what the load temps are, the avg CPU should be <80C, similar for the GPU at around <85C.

[shamus_ftw]

For idle temps they all look good, try doing a stress test with adia 64 or intel XTU to see what the load temps are, the avg CPU should be <80C, similar for the GPU at around <85C.

Is it okay to use the intel one even though I have an AMD chip?

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Is it okay to use the intel one even though I have an AMD chip?

 

Yes it's just a stress test tool so it wouldn't affect if differently from my knowledge, prime 95 also is fine on AMD chips.