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desktop computer temp problems!!

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by ziggyrob

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i have built myself a nice computer mainly for playing games and video editing now when i am playing a game or dealing with editing but more with games after about an hour and a half the game starts clipping so now that it is winter i take the nice cold michigan air from outside which has been really cold right into the case i might get about 4 hours of game time and i get temps of about 150F CPU and about 120F memory what am i doing wrong can you help??

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by older mycroft

So you are NOT doing anything wrong.

What do mean [i]"the game starts clipping"[/i] ?

I'm also interested to know just how you [i]"take the nice cold michigan air from outside which has been really cold right into the case."[/i] ?

by ziggyrob

when i first off start playing the game it runs smooth and looks great now when i play for a bit the game starts to clip its like it skips a few frames and freezes for a split second to try to catch up then is ok for a few seconds then clips again now when i let the computer sit for a bit and then i g to play again and its fine. any ideas??

i took some dryer vent duct and ran it in the side vent of the computer which has a fan that sucks air in, then the other end i put right onto a plexi-glass plate(so i can close the window) that has a fan mounted on to it that blows air in from outside with filters on both ends

by oh smeg

But I would say that you are running into Heat Related Problems here. Start off with the basics what type of Case is involved here and what is being used to pump air through it?

Have you checked that the Heatsink for the CPU is correctly fitted and that the Thermal Paste is in Good Condition making a proper connection with the CPU?

I had to recently replace the Thermal Paste on the CPU's Heatsink on a unit which had just had a M'Board Replacement because it was no doing the job it was originally fitted to do and causing he CPU to shut down after about 39 minutes on the first occasion and then every few minutes after that till it was allowed to cool down properly.

So check the CPU Fan as well as any Case Fans Fitted do not forget the Fan in the Power Supply here and then look at the way you have Air Flow working . Ideally it should come in the front of the case and out the back. If you have Case Fans set to suck in the back of the case they will be sucking in Hot Air from the Power Supply and not allowing the unit to run as cool as it should.

Personally because I use Filtered Cases I like to have more sucked in than is pumped out but people who do not use Filtered Cases like to have more Air Sucked out of the case than is pumped in to maintain the correct Air Flow over the Hot Parts of the computer.

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by ziggyrob

ill have to take a look at the cpu setting im sure it is ok but ill have to look at it.

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