New gaming PC overheating, need options/advice/help.

[TheHatedCrew]

I decided to buy a gaming PC, but wanted one I could use in the living room with my HDTV. After some research I ended up getting a Syber Vapor Xtreme from CyberPowerPC. I'm really happy with the computer except for one huge problem. Anytime you game on it, the CPU and GPU temperatures get really hot, 85-100 C.

So now I have a brand new PC I bought for gaming that I can't safely play games on. Apparently this is an issue some people have had with this PC because of the poor ventilation and lack of a case fan. So I'm trying to figure out my options. I don't see any obvious way of improving the cooling in the existing case and I doubt CyberPowerPC is going to let me send it back. So I was thinking about transplanting the components into a better case with improved cooling, like the Corsair Air 240.

That said, I haven't built a PC in 15 years, and I really don't know if moving the parts over is possible, and if it is, what all I need to buy to make it happen.

The Cosair Air 240 says it works with Mini-ITX motherboards, but uses an ATX powersupply. I think the SiverStone power supply might be an SFX type, so I don't know if that would fit. Also, I obviously need better cooling, and I know nothing about liquid coolers, or would just case fans be enough? How do I know which coolers fit my motherboard and CPU?

Here's what's in the Syber PC:

MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC Motherboard
Intel i7-6700K CPU (With Stock Cooler)
16GB ADATA XPG Z1 2800Mhz DDR4 (2x 8GB)
nVidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB
2.5" 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
SilverStone SX600-G SFX12V 80 PLUS GOLD ACTIVE PFC Power Supply

I would really appreciate any help or advice anyone can give me. Thanks,

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

Did you overclock the CPU ? I mean....you do have the stock cooler which is pretty bad, overclockin will just kill your CPU slowly. Both AMD and Intel CPU's will start to stutter after 70-75 Celsius. Buy a decent CPU cooler like the 212 Evo or even better, the CRYORIG H7 and apply some good quality thermal paste. GPU wise is quite normal to reach around 70-75 Celsius but obviously, if your CPU is spreading that kind of heat into a small case, then you can expect all the components to get pretty hot.

 

[TheHatedCrew]

No, nothing is overclocked.

Unfortunately, there is very limited space above the CPU in this case, so nothing much taller than the stock Intel cooler would fit in the case.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

a good exhaust fan and airlflow through the case will be enough to dissipate the heat.

 

[TheHatedCrew]

That's the issue, this case doesn't seem to have any location to mount a case fan. I wish you could.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

well if you thing heat is the problem, you should probably buy a bigger case before you need to buy new components

 

[TheHatedCrew]

I just pulled the computer completely apart and I can confirm there are no mounting places for a case fan anywhere. So I'm going to order the Corsair Air 240 and put all the parts over in it. I found the adapter to convert the SFX PSU over to ATX mounting holes (They actually shipped it with the computer.). It comes with 3 large fans, so I might just try it without a liquid cooler for now. I would get a liquid cooler, they list compatible Corsair ones on the website, but I'm not sure if they would fit my motherboard/CPU.