[SOLVED] VRM overheating

[Jacklope]

I have an bad 3+1 phase vrm and it lowers the voltage to the 0.845. In my country i cannot find or buy heatsink for it. what should i do?

 

[Aeacus]

Cheapest fix: set case fan blowing air over it. It improves VRM's cooling and it might solve your issue. Also, clean the VRM of any dust since dust is great heat catcher.

 

[Jacklope]

Cheapest fix: set case fan blowing air over it. It improves VRM's cooling and it might solve your issue. Also, clean the VRM of any dust since dust is great heat catcher.

thanks i didnt clean my pc of any dust since i get this pc( like 2 years ago) and i needed a fan anyway) and i don't have an fan case

 

[Aeacus]

You can buy case fan as low as 5 bucks,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case-fan/#sort=price&page=1

 

[Jacklope]

You can buy case fan as low as 5 bucks,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case-fan/#sort=price&page=1

also i see that you had an gtx 1060 3 gb, should i get one?

 

[Jacklope]

also i see that you had an gtx 1060 3 gb, should i get one?

i can get it for like 135 bucks and i play on 720p lol

 

[Aeacus]

you had an gtx 1060 3 gb

Yes, i had it in the beginning, since back in 2016, when i bought initial parts my Skylake build, GTX 1060 3 GB was value king regarding GPUs. Also, it's good GPU to play @ 1080p with comfortable 60 FPS on high/ultra settings (depending on a game). But since i upgraded my monitor to 144 Hz one, i also upgraded my GPU to match it.

i can get it for like 135 bucks

I don't know about the pricing on 2nd hand market but you can look towards GTX 1650S for similar price with a bit better performance than GTX 1060 3 GB and extra 1GB of VRAM, total of 4 GB of VRAM,
comparison: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1650S-Super/3646vs4058

The main downside of GTX 1060 3 GB is it's somewhat small VRAM amount. GTX 1060 6 GB would be better option, if you can find one.