Help, moving PC guts to new case

[the7thdragon]

My PC runs as hot as the Sun, looking to move the guts to a new shell or find a cooling solution.
Warning: this build isn't great, but it gets me by.

I have a Dell Optiplex 755 Small Form Factor with Nvidia GeForce GT 610 graphics card, current idle temp on GPU is 68C and working temp is 100+C.
I can't seem to cool it effectively, I have several shells around including a Dell Dimension 3100 which has good airflow and plenty of space.

Can I move the guts of my Optiplex to the Dimension shell or another casing entirely? and what other cooling alternatives do I have?

 

[huilun02]

I don't think changing cases is going to help much when your old GT 610 is that hot.

 

[the7thdragon]

The pc has always run quite hot since I use it for gaming, and the GT 610 is brand new, just got it today. I have a veryyyyy low budget. what are my options?

 

[huilun02]

Return or replace the graphics card. It is unacceptably hot.

 

[boosted1g]

By small form factor are you meaning a "slim pc" that is half the width of a normal desktop?

Right off the bat the slim optical drive and the itx power supply wont fit into a normal ATX case.

Another issue you might run into is if the motherboard is not standard.
One thing dell liked to do was to use a proprietary circiut board to merge the usb ports, the audio ports and the power button and then use its own special proprietary cable to go from the circuit board to the motherboard. If your board is like this, then you will not be able to move it to a different case.


OEM cases have so few options for increasing airflow, even more so when they are the slim tower type. Aside from cutting holes in the side/top and mounting fans on the outside of your computer there is really nothing you can do. This is why OEM and espically slim PCs make horrible gaming PCs

 

[the7thdragon]

I hear that. The proprietary stuff is so stupid, if only I didn't have to live off scavenged PC's. and yes it's a slim.

So I just checked my other system temp's (had to look for software), HDD is 45C and CPU is 50C roughly.
Is my general system and cramped "slim" case the cause for overheating or a faulty graphics card?

 

[huilun02]

Return or replace the graphics card. It is unacceptably hot.

 

[boosted1g]

If it is brand new then RMAing the GPU is worth a shot, afterall you really dont have any other options.

I would not be supprised though if it is just the case. There is pretty much no airflow in there

 

[the7thdragon]

Thank you both for your help. I'm chatting with the supplier now. I'll select 1 of your solutions once I get the outcome.