Overheating?

[siroofsalot]

My alienware is getting 99c under stress test, dell tech said it is fine but i said no, should i waste 200$ dollars for the upgraded cpu cooler and new psu or build my new pc.

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[jiyeon]

2 minutes ago, siroofsalot said:

My alienware is getting 99c under stress test, dell tech said it is fine

Well, that just about sums up Alienware in a single sentence.

[siroofsalot]

2 minutes ago, seoz said:

Well, that just about sums up Alienware in a single sentence.

lol ikr i really want to sell but is it worth it?

[jiyeon]

On a serious note, your build plan is great. The thing I would change is getting Arctic MX-4 and not the Arctic Silver 5, I've used both and the MX-4 is far superior.

It would be a great choice to sell your Alienware and buy a new system.

[siroofsalot]

3 minutes ago, seoz said:

On a serious note, your build plan is great. The thing I would change is getting Arctic MX-4 and not the Arctic Silver 5, I've used both and the MX-4 is far superior.

It would be a great choice to sell your Alienware and buy a new system.

ok i will possibly depending on how much on ebay i could get, new is 1900 but i am looking to sell 1700-1600

[WoodenMarker]

What are your specs? Why replace the psu?

[LogicalDrm]

They aren't meant for running stress tests. It probably has stock cooler combined with bad airflow.

[siroofsalot]

it is stock air cooling 460 watt psu nvidia 1080 intel i78700

 

[Shrepto]

I don't have the exact details on the Windforce card but I'm pretty sure Gamers Nexus had it pretty unfavorable for thermals.  EVGA 1080 cards are going for just about the same price right now.  Just my $0.02.

[WoodenMarker]

8 hours ago, siroofsalot said:

it is stock air cooling 460 watt psu nvidia 1080 intel i78700

Stock intel cooler or stock cooler that came with the prebuilt? Have you tried cleaning the cooler of dust?

What's the system model name?

Why replace the psu?

 

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[LogicalDrm]

8 hours ago, siroofsalot said:

it is stock air cooling 460 watt psu nvidia 1080 intel i78700

 

And there's your problem. 8700 has some voltage issues, so it probably uses way too high voltage when you stress it. There's easy fix by setting manual voltage. This can be done on locked chip as its only multiplier which is locked. You could even do some OCing with locked chip by manipulating base clock.