- Dec 3, 2013
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So after the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition and the troubling realization that my computer could barely handle Medium graphics settings, I bought a new GPU and PSU and wanted to do the upgrading myself.
After trial and much error, (like forgetting to hook my hard drive up to my PSU thus causing issues with booting) I successfully upgraded my PC without being extensively knowledgeable on the subject. I'm no tech savvy expert, but I do know just a little bit.
Anyway, during my frustration with trying to get everything perfect, I tried to unplug the the peripheral chord that was for a small fan above the GPU and directly beside the Motherboard and CPU, another small fan just behind the front part of the computer's case, and the LED lights that would determine if the PC was on or off and (pulling really hard because it was a total bitch to disconnect) managed to accidentally pull one of the 4 pins from the casing. I realize it's sort of hard to describe, so I've opened my computer to take pictures which will be attached to the thread. I didn't care much for it because at the time I was frustrated with hooking everything up (and trying to fit the new AND EXTREMELY MASSIVE R9 280 in my case) and thought to myself "Hell, I don't really need the lights to know if my PC is on, and I doubt the fan will be of much need." Clearly, I'm an idiot.
After playing Dragon Age for a few hours on Ultra (enjoying the luxuries of new and expensive hardware), I noticed my PC was a little loud and touched the case and found it exceedingly warm (much more warm than it was before the upgrade). I touched the back where the PCI-E slot has my monitor's chord hooked up and it felt pretty hot. Really hot. Not like stove-top hot, but hot enough to cause some worry.
I downloaded HWMonitor and the results weren't that bad. The highest my CPU reached was in the 70's for Celcius. I thought "Okay, I guess it's not so bad."
Then after playing Dragon Age for another few hours, I alt-tabbed in the middle of the game and ran HWMonitor. The results were alarming. My CPU reached a high of 100 celcius, and my motherboard around 92. My GPU was fine with a high of 70ish. I've also taken a screenshot of the results for usefulness.
So the fan by the CPU and Motherboard isn't working, and it's making the CPU and Motherboard hotter than hell.
Here is the fan in question. I apologize for the angle. To the right is the top of my GPU and above that is the motherboard/CPU.
Here is the pin I managed to dislocate on the peripheral chord that should power the fan and the lights on my case.
And here is the temperatures measured from HWMonitor after alt+tabbing Dragon Age.
Here is the question after this big wall of text:
Is there a way to fit the pin back into the chord? The pin itself doesn't seem to be damaged or bent.
Or if I shouldn't bother and just look into purchasing some kind of cooler for my CPU/Motherboard?
Please and thank you!
After trial and much error, (like forgetting to hook my hard drive up to my PSU thus causing issues with booting) I successfully upgraded my PC without being extensively knowledgeable on the subject. I'm no tech savvy expert, but I do know just a little bit.
Anyway, during my frustration with trying to get everything perfect, I tried to unplug the the peripheral chord that was for a small fan above the GPU and directly beside the Motherboard and CPU, another small fan just behind the front part of the computer's case, and the LED lights that would determine if the PC was on or off and (pulling really hard because it was a total bitch to disconnect) managed to accidentally pull one of the 4 pins from the casing. I realize it's sort of hard to describe, so I've opened my computer to take pictures which will be attached to the thread. I didn't care much for it because at the time I was frustrated with hooking everything up (and trying to fit the new AND EXTREMELY MASSIVE R9 280 in my case) and thought to myself "Hell, I don't really need the lights to know if my PC is on, and I doubt the fan will be of much need." Clearly, I'm an idiot.
After playing Dragon Age for a few hours on Ultra (enjoying the luxuries of new and expensive hardware), I noticed my PC was a little loud and touched the case and found it exceedingly warm (much more warm than it was before the upgrade). I touched the back where the PCI-E slot has my monitor's chord hooked up and it felt pretty hot. Really hot. Not like stove-top hot, but hot enough to cause some worry.
I downloaded HWMonitor and the results weren't that bad. The highest my CPU reached was in the 70's for Celcius. I thought "Okay, I guess it's not so bad."
Then after playing Dragon Age for another few hours, I alt-tabbed in the middle of the game and ran HWMonitor. The results were alarming. My CPU reached a high of 100 celcius, and my motherboard around 92. My GPU was fine with a high of 70ish. I've also taken a screenshot of the results for usefulness.
So the fan by the CPU and Motherboard isn't working, and it's making the CPU and Motherboard hotter than hell.
Here is the fan in question. I apologize for the angle. To the right is the top of my GPU and above that is the motherboard/CPU.
Here is the pin I managed to dislocate on the peripheral chord that should power the fan and the lights on my case.
And here is the temperatures measured from HWMonitor after alt+tabbing Dragon Age.
Here is the question after this big wall of text:
Is there a way to fit the pin back into the chord? The pin itself doesn't seem to be damaged or bent.
Or if I shouldn't bother and just look into purchasing some kind of cooler for my CPU/Motherboard?
Please and thank you!
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