I'm guessing i'm overheating, What to get?

[CreateNPlay]

So yeah first off...

What shall i get to cool this.

CPU has a stock 775 Heatsink fan.

Mobo is G41MT-S2P

GPU is Zotac 260 2

.. Help me! (Please)

 

[Surveyor]

Apologies in advance.

 

[CreateNPlay]

It's been like this nigh on 2 years

 

[Surveyor]

What case are you using and what cooling fans does it have?

Are those idle temperatures?

 

[CreateNPlay]

Case.. uhh hangon getting camera.. Ok here

1 More case space free on the back. But the mobo has no PCI/PCI-e slots free now.

As for fans i have the CPU Stock one, 1 cheap back one which goes into my only SYS_FAN, and 2 other cheapy ones connected via MOLEX.

 

[Justintime]

Clean fins, reapply TIM and reseat (your likely issue) your heatsink in one go, no way even a stock cooler will idle a Q8300 at 70C.

 

[freddie64]

If you are not overclocking and don't want spend much money, just reseat the cooler (will need to reapply the TIM).

Dammit.

 

[CreateNPlay]

Ok for reseating it tell me exactly how to do it properly, or link me. I am quite good at building pc's but i am still a learner and by TIM you mean thermal paste?

 

[CreateNPlay]

And money wise i am able to buy cooling stuff.

 

[CreateNPlay]

bump

 

[Hedge]

Just buy some cheap paste for a few quid. Remove cooler, clean chip and base of heatsink with somethin like nail polish remover, apply a small pea sized amount of paste to your chip when its seated. Refit heatsink etc. Job done

 

[Emphacy]

I'm sorry, did you say it was overheating? The highest I can see is 70C. Damn, mine must be on fire then, (hitting around 90 under load)

 

[CreateNPlay]

And a pea amount.. oh.. i kind of covered it in Thermal.. yeahhh that's probably why.

 

[CreateNPlay]

Just bought 4 Antec fans with speed controls, From OCUK ofcourse.