Lower the voltage, underclock it, less electricity means less heat... most don't games don't need more then 2 ghz, some games want 3 ghz... I don't think there is much out there that want to use 3.4-5ghz... but some will if it's there to use for more fps.

Consider buying some better thermal paste... reseat the cpu/cpu fan.

Same overheating problems since 2023 perhaps?.

Yes and no, it was temporarely fixed, went well all winter, but since the last heatwave it fell back to old habbits unforunately.
And im no expert, but how could i lower the electricity usage?

Originally posted by Argantes:

Yes and no, it was temporarely fixed, went well all winter, but since the last heatwave it fell back to old habbits unforunately.
And im no expert, but how could i lower the electricity usage?

BIOS. Re-paste the cpu. Maybe buy a copper heat sink ( mostly a waste of money buying an after market cooler, but it would most likely work better ).

Consider a program for your OS to show your CPU temp, check event logs to see if it was in fact a thermal shut down. Not some network clown waiting to get owned.

I assume you are playing pretty demanding games on your PC. Your system is probably under big loads, thus, it will get hot quickly, overheat and shut down eventually.

You can "fiddle" with some settings, but I would not recommend it if you have little to no idea how it works.

How big is the case? You could put some more case fans if there is room or get a better CPU fan if there is room. IF there isn't enough room for those, you could buy a bigger case and rebuild the system in a bigger case, which will be cooler anyway because it will have better airflow (easier cable management, less stuff blocking the airflow) and also make sure all your fans are facing the right way.

Usually you want fans to draw in from the front and bottom and push out the top and back, but it depends on the style of your case.

It could be helpful to link or name your actual case too.

Are you dusting it out regularly?

Even if you're not a smoker or have pets, it should be dusted out every 8-12 months or so.

I am a fan of 420mm fans (full tower).

Change my mind or fight me.

water cooling. if its good for cars its good for a computer

Worked in winter, doesn't during heatwave. . . well, the temperature of the room/house it's in sounds like a possible issue.

(and if your room is hot, more fans won't do a great deal.)

Originally posted by HIVEmind:

water cooling. if its good for cars its good for a computer

water just moves heat from one area to another
wont help if the rad is too small, or if other components are overheating

the correct solution really depends on what all is overheating

if its just cpu, a better cpu cooler may help
if its just the gpu, better case and/or case fans or tweaking the gpu fan curve

if both and the board, better case, fans, and cpu cooler

if the boards vrms are throttling, keep a stock style cooler, so it blows air on the board to cool them, and set the cpu fan to min of 50%

Yes but it moves it to the 2 or 3 fans