CPU Cooler Modding

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

5 hours ago, Jasun said:

Right now, the temperature is around 77 degrees but during the summer, it usually goes up to around 80 degrees because I usually don't have A/C on.

 

fahrenheit or degrees? is that you room temp or the computers temp?

[Jasun]

4 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

fahrenheit or degrees? is that you room temp or the computers temp?

Room temp and it's degrees Fahrenheit. 

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

all i can say about the inside of your case is it looks like you have old fans. are they noisy? 

there also might be dust inside the cpu heatsink, take the cpu fan off and have a look

[Jasun]

13 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

all i can say about the inside of your case is it looks like you have old fans. are they noisy? 

there also might be dust inside the cpu heatsink, take the cpu fan off and have a look

They are pretty old (7 years) but they aren't that noisy. I cleaned out the heatsink/fan as well as I could because Dell made it so you cannot take the heatsink off the fan. I don't think the dust is the problem; it's the heatsink because it's not big enough so it doesn't dissipate the heat and the old heatsink is made fully out of aluminum which is not as good as copper. I guess i'll have to buy/find something to fix that problem.  

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

8 minutes ago, Jasun said:

They are pretty old (7 years) but they aren't that noisy. I cleaned out the heatsink/fan as well as I could because Dell made it so you cannot take the heatsink off the fan. I don't think the dust is the problem; it's the heatsink because it's not big enough so it doesn't dissipate the heat and the old heatsink is made fully out of aluminum which is not as good as copper. I guess i'll have to buy/find something to fix that problem.  

not many fans last 7 years.

try buying some thermal paste, take the heatsink off and give it a solid clean and re-seat the cooler with new paste.

When you take the cooler off you might also see a way to remove the fan

[Jasun]

4 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

not many fans last 7 years.

try buying some thermal paste, take the heatsink off and give it a solid clean and re-seat the cooler with new paste.

When you take the cooler off you might also see a way to remove the fan

I have thermal paste but they're not the "high end" types and I have taken off the heatsink and cleaned it thoroughly many times but same results.  

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

4 hours ago, Jasun said:

I have thermal paste but they're not the "high end" types and I have taken off the heatsink and cleaned it thoroughly many times but same results.  

 it is a very small heatsink. looks like its small form factor case? i can't see if you have an input fan. your exhaust fan looks 80mm and doesn't look like you have many options with that case. I wonder if you can put a fan in the side panel or cut out a hole in the side panel for an extra fan

[DragonTamer1]

If you need a cooler for cheap and can't find one in the trash then see if there is a computer repair shop around. A lot of times if they can't fix a systme they wull just throw it out. See if they have a cooler for cheap. You may be able to get one for $5 or less if it is the trash pile and you are willing to negotiate.

[Jasun]

14 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

 it is a very small heatsink. looks like its small form factor case? i can't see if you have an input fan. your exhaust fan looks 80mm and doesn't look like you have many options with that case. I wonder if you can put a fan in the side panel or cut out a hole in the side panel for an extra fan

Yes, the "s" stands for slim. There isn't an input fan but the exhaust doesn't do much, I tried re-positioning it but the exhaust just doesn't do enough. I need a better heatsink because the one I have doesn't have a copper core and the heatsink is small so it's a double no no.  The only choice for me is to buy a new cooler. I might be able to get one sometime next month but it's gonna be a bad one because I'm not gonna get anymore than 5 dollars.