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Answer» First of all, here are my computer specs: PC specs: clean it. The purpose of a heatsink is to radiate heat, which is accomplished by airflow over the heatsink. if there is too much dust clogging it up then it won't cool effectively. Would this completely solve the problem, or should I just get a new heatsink? I'm not sure, I've always been told that standard heatsinks are garbage and you should replace them, I've just always been too cheap to replace that. I said the same about my PSU and it set on fire. So I'm not sure, do you think I need a new one or should I just keep this one? Also, would watercooling help keep the temp low for the entire pc or just the CPU?Cleaning it is free, why not try it? Stock coolers are fine if you aren't overclocking and don't MIND the slightly increased noise. Quote from: camerongray on July 02, 2015, 06:38:40 AM Cleaning it is free, why not try it? Thank you all for your feedback. How would I go about cleaning it? Also, how effective is overclocking it? I may think about doing that.Best method is using a can of compressed air....use a Q-Tip to hold all fan blades in place when blasting it... Quote from: Insanemuch on July 02, 2015, 06:22:24 AM Would this completely solve the problem, or should I just get a new heatsink?When you spill something on your shirt, do you buy a new shirt, or clean the one you already have- of course you clean the one you have. Would it solve the problem? I can't say 100% this will fix it. Because I'm not there- I can't see it. But cleaning the heatsink would be the first thing to try before replacing it. Quote I've always been told that standard heatsinks are garbage and you should replace themThe people telling you this know very little about CPUs and heatsinks. Manufacturers are not in business of selling their CPU paired with a heatsink that will cause the consumer to have to use their warranty, that would be foolish. At some point "Aftermarket CPU Cooler" BECAME some sort of expected build component. The biggest reason I can think of is that aftermarket Coolers are sometimes easier to install than the stock cooler. IMO Aftermarket cooling is about the same as adding "Turbo" to a car. It's a relatively pointless upgrade typically only done by enthusiasts. Unless you plan to overclock, you'll be fine with the stock heatsink. I've never used a aftermarket CPU Cooler myself, and I've yet to have any overheating issue. Looking at your original post, some questions do come to mind, though- you said the CPU smoked (a previous CPU)- this could indicate a motherboard problem or failure as well (or a misconfiguration in the BIOS). If the Power circuitry is sending voltages that are higher than normal than you can expect higher temperatures. Make sure to reset your CMOS Settings to fail-safe defaults. Quote Also, how effective is overclocking it? I may think about doing that.Your computer has already caught fire and.or smoked twice. You might want to hold off on overclocking until your computer stops having hot flashes. Quote from: patio on July 02, 2015, 07:51:46 AM Best method is using a can of compressed air....use a Q-Tip to hold all fan blades in place when blasting it... Okay, I'll definitely try cleaning it, thank you! Will I need anything like one of those de-stat bracelets or something? Or will I be fine? I panic about this stuff. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 02, 2015, 08:03:18 AM Looking at your original post, some questions do come to mind, though- you said the CPU smoked (a previous CPU)- this could indicate a motherboard problem or failure as well (or a misconfiguration in the BIOS). My CPU wasn't what smoked, it was my PSU because it was a *censored* cheap one that I'd owned for like 20 months and I simply replaced it and it worked. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 02, 2015, 08:03:18 AM Make sure to reset your CMOS Settings to fail-safe defaults. Would you still recommend doing this, however? Thank you all for the feedback Quote from: Insanemuch on July 02, 2015, 09:25:14 AM My CPU wasn't what smoked, it was my PSU because it was a *censored* cheap one that I'd owned for like 20 months and I simply replaced it and it worked. Oh OK. To be fair you did say "the cpu literally smoked" Fail-safe defaults are pretty much never a bad idea. It's possible that the Power Supply that failed may have caused failures in the Motherboard as well from out-of-range power input. In addition to making sure there is plenty of airflow (eg dusting with compressed air and cleaning out the heatsink, make sure all the fans are working, especially the CPU Fan etc.) you could verify the voltages using a hardware monitor Program. (ideally, you would use a multimeter on voltage POINTS on the motherboard but software is the next best thing)Speaking of things with questionable reputation, here is a document from eBay of interest to home builders who buy stuff from eBay. Buying Guide for Motherboards and CPUs One of the things they warn about is buying a motherboard and a CPU from different sources. The vendor should help you find out what mobo and CPU go together. Irrelevant...sorry. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 02, 2015, 10:58:23 AM Oh OK. To be fair you did say "the cpu literally smoked" Sorry I must have mistyped. How would I go about cleaning it then? What are the different tools that I need? |
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