PC warming up while gaming

[Leonid Rein]

Hi, I recently noticed that while I am playing demanding games such as Rise of the Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed Unity on maxed settings my PC case is warming up quite significantly (on the sides and on the top) and I hear kind of a sound of fan working hard. However after I exit those games the case cools in a short time. My specifications are processor Intel i-7 6700 (non K) and graphic card Nvidia GTX 1070. Should I worry about the overheating or is that normal?

 

[Kashimi]

download https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

and https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

Monitor the temps of your system that way, not by touching the case and guessing.

You may need to adjust the flow of your system fans. You may not have enough cool air going in and a sufficient enough fan acting as an exhaust.

 

[Leonid Rein]

Thanks! But how do I adjust the flow of the fans?

download https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

and https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

Monitor the temps of your system that way, not by touching the case and guessing.

You may need to adjust the flow of your system fans. You may not have enough cool air going in and a sufficient enough fan acting as an exhaust.

 

[Kashimi]

Thanks! But how do I adjust the flow of the fans?

download https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

and https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

Monitor the temps of your system that way, not by touching the case and guessing.

You may need to adjust the flow of your system fans. You may not have enough cool air going in and a sufficient enough fan acting as an exhaust.

You unscrew them from their current location and flip them over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlgfAO2Jtls

This should help you out.

Basically the most common set up is All your case fans pull air into the case, and one fan up top (either the very top or the top back) acts as an exhaust since heat rises naturally.

 

[Leonid Rein]

OK, thanks!

Thanks! But how do I adjust the flow of the fans?

download https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

and https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

Monitor the temps of your system that way, not by touching the case and guessing.

You may need to adjust the flow of your system fans. You may not have enough cool air going in and a sufficient enough fan acting as an exhaust.

You unscrew them from their current location and flip them over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlgfAO2Jtls

This should help you out.

Basically the most common set up is All your case fans pull air into the case, and one fan up top (either the very top or the top back) acts as an exhaust since heat rises naturally.