Bit of help with cooling/psu

[dragon]

Friend is having trouble keeping his pc cool and also he says one of the fans is very noisy, he thinks its a the PSU, he has to keep the side of to keep the machine cool, defiantly not good.

I believe the spec to be around..
AMD Athlon 64processor 3800+, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS, I believe it to be a socket 939 cpu

I've uploaded the Picture he sent me, from the looks of it I'd say that the CPU heatsink is some generic piece of junk, and that the PSU is much the same.

Now my previous socket 939 system I used a artec cooling freezer 64 pro which is a great heatsink IMO but it is rather large and not sure it would be appropriate this this case.

I'm thinking perhaps also changing the case fans although without seeing a shot of the rear case fan i'm unsure if a 120mm fan would fit there (would be quieter, and shift as much if not more air)

As for the PSU i'm not sure what to recommend these-days Its seldom I actually buy a new PSU and the last one I bought was a hiper type R after reading good reviews at the time (i haven't joined the Hiper explosives club just yet )
I don't think he will want to spend a fortune on it but I suspect that it could use replacing with something half decent and the fact the fan is very loud makes me wander if its running a tad warm (possibly close to its max loading)

I've not actually seen this pc apart from the photo so I cannot gauge its current noise levels myself.

Zingle I'm a calling

I think a freezer 64 will fit in there . My Hipers been fine also although I do not tend to go there now I look a Tagan or Seasonic psus.

First thing id try is reseating the cpu and cleaning the old gunk off and try some artic silver reseat cooler and test might be all thats needed

[Tricky]

Buy a can of air duster get ready to use it turn the vac on and blast it (the air)
I would also try cable manage the cables a bit better to allow some improved airflow

[Alien]

Originally Posted by dragon

I've uploaded the Picture he sent me, from the looks of it I'd say that the CPU heatsink is some generic piece of junk, and that the PSU is much the same.

The HSF does look pretty basic, it doesn't even have heatpipes.

Originally Posted by dragon

Now my previous socket 939 system I used a artec cooling freezer 64 pro which is a great heatsink IMO but it is rather large and not sure it would be appropriate this this case.

If he tidies up that rat's nest of cables he shouldn't have any probs getting a Freezer 64 Pro in there.

Originally Posted by dragon

I'm thinking perhaps also changing the case fans although without seeing a shot of the rear case fan i'm unsure if a 120mm fan would fit there (would be quieter, and shift as much if not more air)

From that pic it looks like his rear fan is a 92mm. As you say, it's hard to be certain without a rear pic, but IMO it doesn't look like there's room for a 120mm fan.

Originally Posted by dragon

As for the PSU i'm not sure what to recommend these-days

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

My Hipers been fine also although I do not tend to go there now I look a Tagan or Seasonic psus.

Considering Seasonic are 1 of the manufacturers who make PSUs for PC Power & Cooling, I'd say they're likely to be a safe bet.