PC Heat Problem.

[XCombat]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and just hope to get this solved...
I'm running on a home built computer atm which I've had for over 5 months:
Mainboard : Asus M2N-SLI DELUXE nVidia nForce 570 SLI
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3000 MHz
RAM : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
Powersupply: Thermaltake purepower 600w
OS: Windows XP SP3
Fans/cooling:
I have one 120mm fan in the front, two 80mm fans on the left side, one 80mm fan on the right side, one 120mm fan in the back, a pci bay slot fan, the cpu fan, and I even replaced the crappy EVGA heatsink/fan on my 8800 with a Zalman VGA cooler and Arctive Silver 5.

And its all wrapped up in a Raidmax Smilidon Mid size tower case.

Anyways, I've got major heat issues... My idle temperatures are approximately:

Mobo: 44��°C (111.2°F)
Processor Core 1: 50°C (120°F)
Processor Core 2: 51°C (123°F)
GPU Temp: 59°C (138.2°F)
GPU Diode: 62°C (143.8°F)
Harddrive: 42°C (106°F)

This seems extremely hot to me. Although I haven't had any system failures or blue screens nor has any hardware been fried.

While playing AoC, CoD4, WoW, and Mass Effect My temps jump to approximately:

Mobo: 44��°C (111.2°F)
Processor Core 1: 57°C (135°F)
Processor Core 2: 60°C (140°F)
GPU Temp: 62°C (142°F)
GPU Diode: 66°C (148.8°F)
Harddrive: 42°C (106°F)

My room while I'm playing any games gets to be about 85°F to 90°F. This is extremely irritating, being constantly sweaty while playing a game for hours on end. Its hot, and unbearable sometimes.

Before I got my computer my room was still a little bit hot and the central air never seems to fully get up to my room. So this may be an environmental issues I'm facing, not a computer issue.

I have one 120mm fan in the front, two 80mm fans on the left side, one 80mm fan on the right side, one 120mm fan in the back, a pci bay slot fan, and I even replaced the crappy EVGA heatsink/fan on my 8800 with a Zalman VGA cooler and Arctive Silver 5.

I haven't tried it just yet, but I'm thinking that maybe my PCI bay fan is blowing in an opposite direction than the fan on my graphics card, since their both right next to each other it might null their air flow to nothing. I could be wrong though.

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know right away, its getting really hot, lol.

[Heartborne]

I would consider these minor temp issues. If your computer isn't crashing, you haven't got major heat issues. These temps are slightly higher than normal and they are all quite safe.

If you want to drop a few degrees, get a can of compressed air and blow out all of the dust inside the case and the fans. If you're still convinced it's too warm in there, verify that all of your fans are connected and that they are spinning. Verify that the cpu heatsink/fan is installed properly and that it doesn't wiggle if you grab it and try to move it.

The VGA slot pci cooler shouldn't be able to face the wrong way.
Your GPU temp, by the way, is actually totally normal. CPU is a little high, motherboard is normal.

[jlreich]

So this may be an environmental issues I'm facing, not a computer issue.
Yes I think you hit it right on the head. An ambient room temperature of 85-90 is too hot for a computer. I also agree with Heartborne that the temps are not outrageous. The CPU temp is definitely on the high side but not so bad it's going to fry things.

I had this same problem in my computer room. Upstairs where the central air doesn't get to it very good. Not to mention it's on the side of the house where the sun bakes it all through the day. Add to that it's the smallest room in the house with four system running 24/7. Get three or more people in there within three or four feet from each other all working on the computer and you just sit there and drip sweat while the downstairs is nice and cool.

There are two possible solutions. Water cooling, or get a small window AC unit. I opted for the small window AC. Which has the great benefit of helping to keep the entire upstairs cooler. I hated to do it. Yes it does add about $20 a month to my electric bill during the summer, but my systems are much happier and it is much more comfortable to everyone to sleep at night with the entire upstairs being cooler so it is well worth it.

I went from temps is the range of yours to idle temps of CPU at 33c, GPU 45c, hard drives at around 30c, and NB at 28c. :cool:

My oldest daughter just moved her system into her room a few days ago and quickly started having overheating issues where it was just fine in the computer room. Now she has had to resort to taking the cover off and pointing a house fan into the system to use Adobe Premier. :(

[XCombat]

alright thanks guys! i appreciate all the suggestions and im going to try to rearrange my room and possible get a window ac cooler. ill let ya'll know how it works out