Computer's acting funny again

[Tactical Nuke]

I got it in late 2012, it's a Dell XPS 8500

[Ad Bot]

[Insert Name Here²]

No, but due to you saying it's a tower, is pretty good implication that it will fit.

If you want to play it safe, then go with this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106250

use this

[Tactical Nuke]

use this

you checked it? the cooler master wouldn't fit?

[Insert Name Here²]

you checked it? the cooler master wouldn't fit?

I have no idea, but to play it safe, go with that

Also that should be easier to install

[Tactical Nuke]

I mean they're both only like 20 bucks so I could spare that

does Newegg take back items if they aren't used?

[Insert Name Here²]

I mean they're both only like 20 bucks so I could spare that

does Newegg take back items if they aren't used?

idk???

[Tactical Nuke]

so I downloaded speccy and the CPU's running at like 30-40 degrees meanwhile the graphics card is like 66 degrees

I'm gonna play ROBLOX and see what changes but IDK

[Tactical Nuke]

I'm playing a graphics-intensive game and the temperature on the graphics card is shooting up to around 80-90 degrees. No decrease in temperature yet. All CPU cores are at around 30-40 degrees. The computer is making a soft drone, not the revving or chugging it was earlier. Scratch that, it's chugging now.

Is it the GPU cooling?

[Tactical Nuke]

now the computers kinda slowly and inconsistently chugging

[Tactical Nuke]

also my brother's laptop is "breathing heavily"

[Tactical Nuke]

can someone answer

I'd like to get the part I need this week

[Anybody]

What kind of GPU do you have?

Does it have multiple fans on it?



If they have a sticker on the middle part (circled with red) that's somewhat bulged it could mean the bearing on the fan is busted and requires at least a replacement fan.

More likely the middle is going to be covered somehow (unless it's an older GPU) and diagnosing exact cause is going to be harder, but the description makes it sound like a fan bearing failure due to wear and tear, causing overheating of the GPU under heavy workload.

[Renderman In A Bowl]

Get canned air and blow it into your case, you probably have a dust issue, no?

[Nonnel]

sounds pretty unfunny to me