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What to do about my computer overheating? My computer can games like dying light and far cry 4 but when i do play those games, my computer overheats and eventually shuts down and bluescreens. My pentium g3258 is overclocked to 4.2 ghz and my r9 280 is not overclocked but i do go into msi afterburner and turn the fan to max when i play games. What can i do to fix this. If i need fans what are the cheapest most effective fans i can get.
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What part is overheating exactly. There are several fixes depending on the part.
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Potion wrote What part is overheating exactly. There are several fixes depending on the part.

The CPU and the GPU are overheating....
Would these fans work for this case?
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I suggest changing thermal paste it dropped my second pc's Athlon X2 240 by 10 degrees celsius. I used Arctic Silver 5
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MoodSlappe wrote I suggest changing thermal paste it dropped my second pc's Athlon X2 240 by 10 degrees celsius. I used Arctic Silver 5

I got the computer for last Christmas would the thermal paste be bad already?
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MoodSlappe wrote I suggest changing thermal paste it dropped my second pc's Athlon X2 240 by 10 degrees celsius. I used Arctic Silver 5

I got the computer for last Christmas would the thermal paste be bad already?


I could be bad if you used the pre-applied paste, they use cheap thermal paste i would recommend replacing the thermal paste on your CPU and getting a few fans to increase airflow. Also keep in mind that you might need to buy some fan adapters if your motherboard doesn't have enough fan ports.
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MoodSlappe wrote I suggest changing thermal paste it dropped my second pc's Athlon X2 240 by 10 degrees celsius. I used Arctic Silver 5

I got the computer for last Christmas would the thermal paste be bad already?


I could be bad if you used the pre-applied paste, they use cheap thermal paste i would recommend replacing the thermal paste on your CPU and getting a few fans to increase airflow. Also keep in mind that you might need to buy some fan adapters if your motherboard doesn't have enough fan ports.

And what should i do about the GPU, just get more fans.
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So hold on a second.. You've overclocked your CPU without an aftermarket cooler and you're wondering why it's overheating?

Mate..
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Gigahertz wrote So hold on a second.. You've overclocked your CPU without an aftermarket cooler and you're wondering why it's overheating?

Mate..

Ya i understand that part, but what about the GPU.
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Gigahertz wrote So hold on a second.. You've overclocked your CPU without an aftermarket cooler and you're wondering why it's overheating?

Mate..

Ya i understand that part, but what about the GPU.

The GPU.. Hmm.. Your case really isn't the best for cooling. Show us a pic of your hardware config. Take the side panel off and give us a snap.
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