I just bought a PC from gumtree, and it's my first PC so I'm kinda new.
So, it has:
i5-2400
GTX 670 2GB
DDR3 RAM 8 GB
HDD 500GB.
I only use it for light gaming light CS:GO and Dota 2. I have several things that bother me.
1. Multitasking seems a little bit laggy while gaming (from game window to chrome tab)
2. The CPU runs to 90 Celcius whille gaming, and the idle is 40-45
Should I upgrade the CPU or buy a new CPU fan? or any better advice?
Sorry for bad english. :D
Thanks-o'-good people of OzBargain
UPDATE: I have the SSD installed now, and everything runs great now. And also the 212X CPU cooler is installed as well. The temperature now is around 30ish idle and 55Celcius under load. Multitasking is now smoother than ever and booting is a lot faster :D
Thanks everyone! I've learn a lot from you guys. Without your comments, I would never know about what to upgrade in the PC and what to do for handling the CPU temperature. I have never know about the apps that you guys mention, like speccy, SeaTools, etc.
Now the PC runs smooth, though not as smooth as butter, but it will do the job now. If I want to do upgrading, I will follow this page as a guideline :D Thank you Everyone
Noone else has answered so I guess I'll throw in some advice. When parts get too hot, they throttle back speed to prevent it from breaking. Cleaning off dirt and dust can improve cooling.
Take off the heatsink, clean off the old stuff and reapply fresh thermal compound
Watch this video for instructions
Also if its really dusty probably good idea to give the heatsink a bit of a clean. Sometimes dust can choke up the fins