GPU/CPU running to hot at idle.

[hillkill]

For a few months now, when I've been playing games, the time seems random but soon my monitor flashes and says "Monitor going to sleep" I was looking at speedfan today and my GPU gets like 71 degrees celsius. I noticed my core was about 50 degrees celsius too. What can I do about this? This never really happened before. The GPU is like a year old and the computer itself is like 7 years old.

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[SquartleTurtle]

try dusting it off with some compressed air

[hodot]

try dusting it off with some compressed air

yea this happened to me and this is what i did. it worked

[hillkill]

i started roblox and gpu clocked about 85 degrees celsius and it was still counting.

[hodot]

i started roblox and gpu clocked about 85 degrees celsius and it was still counting.

I played KF and mine got to 103 celcius.

[Compy]

I played KF and mine got to 103 celcius.

jfc you can boil water with that

[Aide33]

I played KF and mine got to 103 celcius.

cook some eggs or something on that

my PC has 7 fans, so anything I do, everything stays at 40C and below

[hodot]

jfc you can boil water with that

yea my legs started feeling it so we opened the computer and used the compressed air on it

[hillkill]

my pc only has one fan running, which happens to be the cpu fan lol. its not my pc btw its my grandmas, kinda ironic that its the only quality gaming machine i play on.

[Bisjac]

I never allow my cpu or gpus to pass 40c at full load.

[Swat 3]

Stop god damn using it before you 1) start a chemical/bad fire 2) make your lungs die.

You never, never, ever bloody continue to use a computer once it gets to that type of internal temperature unless you are begging for CPU or GPU damage.

Open up the case and take some compressed air, no, not water or whatever, compressed air, and spray the stuff out of the interior and fan/fan openings.

[AtlasBlue]

1. Get those fans running. You NEED air running through your PC, that CPU fan Isn't good enough.

2. Have you checked/Do you know the voltage of the CPU? That might have an effect.

3. Clean out all of the dust in there. Dust doesn't conduct heat well. Use some compressed air or something.

4. You might want to consider removing the CPU fan and cooling pins and apply some thermal paste. Remember not to apply TOO much, about the size of a pea will do.

5. If all else fails, there's some basic water cooling kits, like the Corsair Hydro series of coolers. A bit overkill, I know, but it's better than getting your CPU toasted.

Also, keep the air in your area nice and cool, computers like that.

[Swat 3]

And make sure you put your PC in a well-ventilated area in which the fan port have easy acess to warm air.

[Lewdan]

roblox

[Kishgal]

no

Go away.