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Hi, I'm wanting to do a few changes to my current system. I am wanting to make it more portable (for when I move back and forth from college and whatnot) and just make it run smooth and make sure it will keep running for a while. I also want to add another monitor as I will mainly be using this computer for coding and for schoolwork with light gaming (dota 2 and csgo mainly).
I built my PC with the help of you guys in 2009 and it's still running pretty strongly, so I have been very happy with how long it's been going for.
I think the main things I want to do is get a micro motherboard so I can fit my parts into a smaller case, and add an SSD to use as my main drive. Possibly also get a different power supply due to mine having wires going everywhere and cluttering up the desktop.
Here is the list of parts I currently have:
I am wanting to get a smaller case, and so I think I have to get a micro motherboard? Any suggestions?
I also want to add an SSD and use it as my main drive. This is the one I was looking at:
SSD
And the mounting brackets to fit it in a 3.5" drive bay:
bracket
There are a ton of wires currently just hanging around in there, I zip tied everything as much as I could but it's still a mess. I'm guessing it's that way because my power supply is not modular? I was wondering if there is a way I can have a lot less wires cluttering up the space. If you want I could take a picture of the inside of the computer so you can see what it looks like now.
Also I am thinking of getting another monitor so I can have a dual monitor setup to make coding and multitasking easier. I'd like one with good resolution because my current one is not great (its 1440x900), but I'd like to not spend so much money on it if possible. I'm not sure what size I want, maybe between 21-23 inch?
Another concern is my CPU seems run really hot (it used to run at like 50C on idle, now it runs 65-75 on idle, and I am using CoreTemp to check the temp). I loaded up a low res game that doesn't take much resources and within a minute my CPU went up to 90s and even reached 100. Meanwhile, my GPU stayed around the same temperature when playing the game. I just reapplied thermal paste to both the CPU and GPU yesterday (it was using thermal paste I got in 2009, should I buy new thermal paste and apply that instead? or is my CPU dieing? Maybe I didn't put enough on..I put a pretty thin layer on). I checked and all fans are running, including the heat sink, and there is plenty of air flow where the computer is. My GPU runs at around 53C idle and went to 76C after a couple minutes of playing NBA 2K15 if that helps.
Sorry for the long post and I appreciate any help you can give me
I built my PC with the help of you guys in 2009 and it's still running pretty strongly, so I have been very happy with how long it's been going for.
I think the main things I want to do is get a micro motherboard so I can fit my parts into a smaller case, and add an SSD to use as my main drive. Possibly also get a different power supply due to mine having wires going everywhere and cluttering up the desktop.
Here is the list of parts I currently have:
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I am wanting to get a smaller case, and so I think I have to get a micro motherboard? Any suggestions?
I also want to add an SSD and use it as my main drive. This is the one I was looking at:
SSD
And the mounting brackets to fit it in a 3.5" drive bay:
bracket
There are a ton of wires currently just hanging around in there, I zip tied everything as much as I could but it's still a mess. I'm guessing it's that way because my power supply is not modular? I was wondering if there is a way I can have a lot less wires cluttering up the space. If you want I could take a picture of the inside of the computer so you can see what it looks like now.
Also I am thinking of getting another monitor so I can have a dual monitor setup to make coding and multitasking easier. I'd like one with good resolution because my current one is not great (its 1440x900), but I'd like to not spend so much money on it if possible. I'm not sure what size I want, maybe between 21-23 inch?
Another concern is my CPU seems run really hot (it used to run at like 50C on idle, now it runs 65-75 on idle, and I am using CoreTemp to check the temp). I loaded up a low res game that doesn't take much resources and within a minute my CPU went up to 90s and even reached 100. Meanwhile, my GPU stayed around the same temperature when playing the game. I just reapplied thermal paste to both the CPU and GPU yesterday (it was using thermal paste I got in 2009, should I buy new thermal paste and apply that instead? or is my CPU dieing? Maybe I didn't put enough on..I put a pretty thin layer on). I checked and all fans are running, including the heat sink, and there is plenty of air flow where the computer is. My GPU runs at around 53C idle and went to 76C after a couple minutes of playing NBA 2K15 if that helps.
Sorry for the long post and I appreciate any help you can give me
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