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Question

CPU High Temperature

Jul 25, 2016 6:00PM PDT

Thank you for taking the time to open my thread. A little background: I built this PC myself about two years ago and have not really used it all that much for the past year because of school. After slow performance over the past week I decided to do some research and found out that this could be due to high CPU temperature, sure enough after checking BIOS my CPU temp was at 88 Celsius.

I have opened the case and cleaned out all the dust and made sure the stock fan, motherboard fan and two graphics card fans are sturdy. This has done nothing to change the CPU temperature.

The only theory I have as of right now is that my graphics card fans are not working as the graphics card was the hottest object I felt after opening the CPU up. (Motherboard temp in BIOS was 30 C which from what i've read is normal).

Also another worry of mine is on the BIOS screen where it shows the RPM of the different types of fans in your computer I only had one reading, which i'm guessing was the stock fan that came with the case I bought. Are the two graphics card fans and the motherboard fan supposed to display on the BIOS? Does no reading for these three fans mean they are not on when my computer is on? If that's the case how do I ensure that these fans start working properly, I am pretty sure I have updated all the drivers for my motherboard and graphics card, is there anything else I have to do?

Thank you again for your time, I really hope these forums can shed some light onto my problem, this is the first PC i built by myself and I would hate to reduce its lifetime because I ignored a fatal error in my construction. Would it be wise to take my PC in so a "professional" can take a look at it?

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Clarification Request
Wait, are you not fixing dead fans?
Jul 25, 2016 6:37PM PDT

Fix the broken fans, then replace the heatsink compound next.

As to the GPU fans, they can seize up. I usually just pop new ones on the card.

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temps
Jul 25, 2016 8:05PM PDT

Grab a copy of speccy.
Easy to use product and might give you a better picture of what your temps and fans are doing.