How To Prevent Overheating in CPU

I have a powerful gaming computer with some basics like 8 gigs RAM, 2gb video, six-core processor, 1tb hard drive so on, and it will run games on near max settings with almost 60 fps or beyond. But with BeamNG i noticed that recently i started encountering the random lag spikes and as I looked into it 90% of the time it is caused by overheating of the CPU. So i downloaded open hardware moniter and recorded my min. and max. temp of CPU and it goes from around 29C which is average to 49-50C when I play BeamNG and when it hits that temp is when it starts to experience the random lag spikes. I love the game and got it almost a year ago with this computer as well, is there anyway to help relieve some of the temp on my CPU or to keep it down. I tried the graphics settings on the game and they don't help with my situation

 

Are your intake/exhaust/heat sink fans clogged with dust? That's usually the cause of an overheating situation that hasn't happened before. If so, get a few cans of compressed air and blow it all out if you don't have a compressor.

I'm guessing that you didn't build this computer... Typically name-brand computers have terrible airflow. If dust isn't the issue, you might want to look in to getting more powerful fans or a better heat-sink. Did you get this recently? It's possible that the rising ambient temperature, or change of the season from freezing to boiling, could cause it as well.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master...TF8&qid=1397362721&sr=8-1&keywords=cpu+cooler

http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Heatpi...&qid=1397362802&sr=8-1&keywords=noctua+nh-d14

hint hint, don't use a stock fan. Those are some recommendations.

 

Your CPU shouldn't be throttling at 50c. That's running relatively cool.

Dunno what to say but if you suspect that your games stutter due to heat, reapply thermal compound, dust out your system and/or get yourself a better CPU cooler.

 

Do you have a amd fx6300 or similar cpu? Cause most people experience 65c at load and it still doesnt underclock until around 70-80c.

 

50c is perfectly fine at max load, if you were getting over 70c-75c* you should be worrying. Modern motherboards will shut off the computer if it the processor gets too hot, to prevent damaging components.

*These temperatures are for desktop pc's not laptops. Laptops can run up to 100c before it turns itself off. Also it differs between processors.*

 

I will try the compressed air to clear out all the dust but later today I had opened my window and left my door open and played BeamNg and it stayed around 40C so I think I will be pretty fine as long as it doesnt get over 70F outside. But i probably will buy a fan and/or liquid coolant.

 

Are you using speedfan? On my a6-5400k speedfan reported 45c while it was actually somewhere above 70c. Ended up having my computer reach thermal cut off a couple times before i figured it out. Use hwmonitor or hwinfo64 they seem to work.

 

I can hit 65C in my FX-6300 before it gets a little too hot. If you have the same CPU, ? try a different monitor, and upgrade the cooler to something like Hati recommends.

 

Most pre-built PCs won't be able to fit those coolers that hati linked... They're quite tall. I'd invest in a compact water cooler.

 

Could you please give more specific specs? (GPU model, CPU model, etc.)

And yeah, the above posts should give enough info to help you fix your problems. If you're feeling up to it you could try re-applying the thermal paste in addition to clearing out any dust.