PC Tech Talk

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

A fan quit on me, im having CPU heat problems. What is the best cooling route to take that won't cost an arm and leg.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

A fan quit on me, im having CPU heat problems. What is the best cooling route to take that won't cost an arm and leg.

buy a new fan?

[Sin]

A fan quit on me, im having CPU heat problems. What is the best cooling route to take that won't cost an arm and leg.

Frozen peas.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

The over heating of my CPU was a problem even before the fan quit. I'm looking for an efficient way to keep my CPU and other parts cool. As the CPU fan I currently have is a pos

[StarsMine]

buy an after market cooler o.O

Best value one is the cooler master hyper 212+ (succeeded by the evo)
Best Air cooler for whatever price, something like a noctua d-14 or a Prolimatech venom... What was it called?

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

buy an after market cooler o.O

Best value one is the cooler master hyper 212+ (succeeded by the evo)
Best Air cooler for whatever price, something like a noctua d-14 or a Prolimatech venom... What was it called?

are these fairly light? My current one is heavy as balls and sags, you can physically see it damaging the CPU socket.

[StarsMine]

you will be hard pressed to break a mobo from the weight of a cooler.

[Jackie Marlow]

I have a late 2010 i5 with 4gb and a 4890. The only game I play is CSS and soon CS:GO. should I upgrade the memory and gpu? I think I'm ok with the i5 for at least another year.