Room overheating with small GPU move
Posted by LifeStatistician8783@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 20 comments
After spilling water on my pc someone told me to bring it to a repair man he then moved my GPU up a slot and installed different fans now my GPU is pushing it heat into my cpu heat sink is this alright
Blue-150@reddit
If the rooms is getting hotter than before, it's probably actually working now to blow the hot air out. Check your CPU and GPU temps to know if it's hot. Would shut off if it's too hot. Typically the GPU blows air up to the CPU which the exhaust and CPU cooler blow out the back and top
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
Just woke up when the pc is on for 10mins on Google no gaming the GPU reaches around a stable 76c
Blue-150@reddit
Sounds like you have a hot room, which also has a normal functioning pc in it. This can add some heat, but Google wouldn't give off much heat. My guess is your room is just hot
SunnyBigBear@reddit
Your room totally needs so ventilation
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
It has a 7pc fans and I have my window open 24/7 and I have a room fan
SunnyBigBear@reddit
uhuh, your place must be really hot by location then. dang
aragorn18@reddit
Are you concerned that your components are overheating, or that your room is getting too hot?
PricePerGig@reddit
I'm more worried about the water situation
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
Yes I am my room is getting roasting to the point when I turn my pc off to sleep overnight my water evaporated and it gets roasting even on low end games or even watching yt
aragorn18@reddit
What components do you have in your PC? How small is your room? What's the temperature outside?
PCs basically convert 100% of their power consumed into heat. So, if your PC is consuming 500W of power, it will generate 500W of heat. That's a small space heater.
Fans work to move this heat outside of your computer into your room. The only way that repairing your PC makes any sense to generate more heat is if having the GPU in the lower slot meant that it wasn't perform at full power. Now that it's in the right slot, it's working harder, consuming more power, and generating more heat.
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
It's 7c before my GPU temp would peak at 70c but now it's peaking at 80+ from just opening a game the pcs been on for only 10mins and is already higher then it being on for hours before
aragorn18@reddit
Ok, and the rest of my questions?
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
Oh it's 1000 wat supply 7900gre and 7950x3d
aragorn18@reddit
I'm sorry, if I have to ask three times to get a collection of questions answered, then I'm done.
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
What English isn't my first language am sorry if I upsets you
VersaceUpholstery@reddit
Your GPU always goes in the top most slot. Usually the slot with the most bandwidth. Really weird it wasn’t there to begin with.
Are you saying your PC is generating more heat now that you can feel? did you notice any difference in performance? Are temps significantly different?
It’s Possible your GPU is outputting more heat now because it can actually breathe now in terms of performance
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
Yeah I got a few blue screens after a couple of hours and my room is hot I would send a pic but my karma is too low
VersaceUpholstery@reddit
You need to monitor your temps during gaming to confirm if they are getting to dangerous temps and overheating is the cause of your crashes
use imgur.com for all photos
LifeStatistician8783@reddit (OP)
Also what is dangerous temps
VersaceUpholstery@reddit
Google: “(your CPU or GPU name) max operating temp”
Anything beyond that, the chip will thermal throttle itself to avoid damage. It will run slower so it doesn’t create as much heat. Anything within the max operating temp, is safe. Some of the newer Ryzen chips are designed to boost all the way to 95c safely