My computer gets hot when gaming

hawkeye530

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When I am gaming on my custom built PC, my computer gets very warm inside. It is not SUPER hot but it is a little warm. However, this only happens when i am playing games that take a lot to run such as Battlefield. When i play games like Minecraft which are easy to run and also when i am just surfing the web or something on my desktop, my PC is very cool inside. My fans (I have 3 inside my case) get a lot louder than normal when i play games like Battlefield but they don't seem TOO hot but it seems like my CPU fan is pretty warm. I am just using the fan that came with my AMD FX-6300. What I think the problem may be is that my cable management is very bad. I pretty much just shoved all of the cables from my non-modular psu in the bottom of the case and the inside of the case just doesn't seem very clean by any means. I have 3 fans installed but i can add 2 more so i think I might. Please let me know why you think my PC is getting very warm.

Thanks in advance.

My PC specs are:
CPU: AMD FX-6300
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Case: Rosewill Challenger
Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+
RAM: 8gb Team Vulcan RAM
Hard Drive: 1TB Western Digital
Power Supply: Thermaltake 600w
 
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Grab a temperature monitor like HwMonitor. But honestly all PCs get warm/hot during high intensity games, mine included. I have a 8320 and a GTX 770 in a Corsair 200r. If your temperatures are not through the roof then don't worry about it!

jaytechgaming

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Grab a temperature monitor like HwMonitor. But honestly all PCs get warm/hot during high intensity games, mine included. I have a 8320 and a GTX 770 in a Corsair 200r. If your temperatures are not through the roof then don't worry about it!
 
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jaytechgaming

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Ah yes, I do use a Hyper 212 Evo with my 8320 since the stock one sounded like a jet engine was taking off. However, if he keeps it at stock clock and the sound is not too loud / doesn't bother him than I cannot suggest the purchase. You could also work on cleaning up some of those cables.
 

hawkeye530

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thanks for your help it really will help me!!