Recently, i build a new rig, when i used it to play dota2, initially it run very smooth and ping is low, but when after played for an hour, the ping is going high, which i not sure is it the hardware turn heaty, cause my casing blow out that air is heat, then when i turn on the air cond, the ping will drop back again to normal. But my system is pair with 6 fans surrounding.

This my spec:
MotherBoard - MSI P67A - C45
Power Supply - Cooler Master Gx750W
Graphic Card - Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX580 DCU II
RAM - 8gb Apacer Ram (2 x 4GB)
Processor - i5 - 2320
4fan 12mm- 2 is led red
Casing - Corsair 200r - RM230
SSD - Plextor M5s 120gb - RM320 with window installed


Question now is ,
1.whether is my pc overheat or my broadband modem overheat?
2.Is it any software to test the temperature?
3. Should i add h80i as the cooler for this rig?

I think it is more related to the modem... ping lag means internet connection problem.. if graphic stutter or PC becomes slow then only considered PC overheat.

I think you can easily install some MSI software which help to monitor your PC temperature, in the software you can set the threshold temperature for CPU and the PC will beep if the temperature hit. The sames goes for the graphic card.

mind to tell what the software name?

Is it corsair h80i will be helpful for cooling generally?

hw temperature by cpuz

what is the maximum temp for intel i5?

im newbie also...
IMO i think it depends on how u setup ur fan/cooling, i mean the air circulation. Bottom, front and side intake...top and back should be exhaust. If u said heat is coming out from ur pc it should be ur mobo, gc or cpu that is heating up.
Btw u r stock cooling for ur i5?

sry double post liao...

This post has been edited by nidzam: Oct 14 2013, 03:43 AM

Just not sure, I think my proc should be fine, the only thing I worry is gpu, cause the heat air the blow out from that side.
But it only happen whn I played game, otherwise is all fine, anyway, I thought dota2 shd be a easy handle game for gtx580. Who know :s

The fastest way is to run bothe cpuz and gpuz... as the forumer suggested. But I forget if the temperature is shown.

I suggest that you take a stand fan and place it next to your modem... when the ping start to become high, try turn on the fan and see if the ping goes down... such way you can know for sure weather is the modem.... and eliminate one of the factor

Cant agree more...gpuz does shows temp but not for cpuz
Use the HW Temp. it shows both cpu n gpu temp...

maximum for intel i5, I'm not too sure... 80 plus degree is quite normal.
But CPU nowadays very smart. Once you hit threshold temperature, they will throttle automatically and your CPU will not fried.
Not like last time, overclocking can easily cook the CPU

Wonder if TS solves his problems

had checked, the temperature of proc is around 60++ only, guess might be gpu or modem problem.

this few days i m too busy to do test and setup, will update here once done.

found out the problem d. is the graphic card overheat, cause during game , i feel heat air , i open the casing and use hand to touch it X_X (very Hot)
what can i do for it?

It is normal for graphic card to be very hot during gaming... that is why it has huge heat sink spanning through out the length of card. But do mind that although you feel hot when touching the heat sink, it does not necessary mean it overheat and cause your ping to be high.

I suggest that you take a stand fan, open the casing and directly blow on it during your next gaming session. See if the ping will lag again. If it still does, then the problem is not your graphic card

actually i have heat sink + another 2 14mm fan is blowing directly from the graphic card. and when i change my game setting to medium and the ping problem had solved.
but just the display not that nice now. i would consider to buy any cooler to make my video look nicer. haha.. any suggestion? ( no water coolant ) cause i dono how to install it.

Oh... in this case, you have find the root cause of your problem.
Just wondering, what is the model of your graphic card and what is the game you are playing.
Custom graphic card heat sink is not very common and usually cost a bomb, my suggestion is to save up for full upgrade loh...

Tumpang thread.

Is it normal to see a i5-4570 non k hitting 80c when playing games ? I have not performed any OC and have just installed an old aftermarket cooler - CM Hyper TX 3.

The temp seems worst than the stock cooler....idle is 30 - 40c

was just worrying wrongfully applied thermal paste while changing to the old cooler which led to high core temp while gaming.

Any advice would be appreciated

This post has been edited by RaePyng: Oct 22 2013, 11:44 PM

the temp is quite abnormal plus u use 3rd party cooler..
mayb u can try to reapply TIM with cross method,proper thickness
or double check whether ur heatsink sit/fit properly on cpu....if not resit it back nicely