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Flyken27
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I have an i7-3770 with an i3-3240 stock cooler, it does the job so far but heats up rapidly and dangerously when I try to play a game, I've heard of people hardwiring 12V to the fan and having it run at that 24/7, but I'm not willing to mod my motherboard without a worthy backup, I'm getting a new cooler but was wondering if I could somehow with a program or something make my CPU fan go faster than what its supposed to, so it can properly cool my i7.

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The i3 stock cooler isn't built for the tpw of the 3770. There is no "I have heard that" get a cooler that is suited for an i7. No buts.

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Just now, Anghammarad said:

The i3 stock cooler isn't built for the tpw of the 3770. There is no "I have heard that" get a cooler that is suited for an i7. No buts.

so i can't make it run faster? :l 

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Just now, Flyken27 said:

so i can't make it run faster? :l 

making it run faster won't help. the whole structure of that cooler isn't built for the i7. 

 

Intel stock coolers are designed for exactly the cpu they come with. The "smaller" CPUs have an all aluminium cooler and are quite small, while the more potent CPUs come with higher stock coolers with copper cores. The whole heat dissipation system is designed differently.

 

 An exaggerated example, you won't cool a threadripper with only a 40 mm fan without heatsink... But this is in kind what you try with your i7.

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22 minutes ago, Flyken27 said:

so i can't make it run faster? :l 

Technically, you can by overvolting the fan. That being said, you likely won't see any significant gains in performance since the cooler is mainly limited by the heatsink size.

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2 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Technically, you can by overvolting the fan. That being said, you likely won't see any significant gains in performance since the cooler is mainly limited by the heatsink size.

how do you overvolt it?

 

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1 minute ago, Flyken27 said:

how do you overvolt it?

You just need higher voltage which you won't find in a standard desktop and it could damage the fan. It would probably require rigging together something custom that would cost more than getting a better cooler in the first place.

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12 hours ago, Flyken27 said:

how do you overvolt it?

 

With external power source. Word of warning, and suggestion. It comes cheaper to get proper heatsink for as low as $25. You will lower fans lifetime and make even more noise. Seriously, getting another heatsink is better idea.

 

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