So I was recording for a survival series, when suddenly about 5 minutes in, the computer fans kicked into overdrive, and sounded overworked. After about 1 or 2 minutes the fans returned to normal, and nothing happened. Is this something I can just ignore or do I have to fix this as soon as possible?
Running both Minecraft and a recording software takes a lot of effort, your computer was probably just trying to cool itself off. It would only be a serious problem if it gets so hot that it burns up the circuits or catches fire, but that probably won't happen, just monitor it for the next few days.
If the sound of the fan gets annoying, try moving the tower to a place with more air circulation, because I bet it's under your desk at the moment, am I right?
Running both Minecraft and a recording software takes a lot of effort, your computer was probably just trying to cool itself off. It would only be a serious problem if it gets so hot that it burns up the circuits or catches fire, but that probably won't happen, just monitor it for the next few days.
If the sound of the fan gets annoying, try moving the tower to a place with more air circulation, because I bet it's under your desk at the moment, am I right?
I actually use a camera to record my videos, but my computer probably did get hot because I had Minecraft open for more than 20 minutes before that (in fullscreen mode which is more demanding) and the air around the computer was hot as well.
As above, playing a game = more CPU usage = more heat. The computer spins up the fans to compensate for the heat and try to cool things down.
You can keep and eye on temperatures with RealTemp if you're interested, and also possibly checking for dust buildup if your PC lives in a dusty environment or on the floor.
It happened again while I was just playing like normal. Exiting the game caused the fans to return to normal.
This just means that the PC was under load (CPU and possibly the Graphic Card as well among other things). This is a GOOD thing that the fans engaged like that to try to cool itself down.
However as other mentioned there are exceptions...
If the PC is on the ground with zero support stands (or on carpet that will sink them in). Then you better improve airflow from underneath it.
You also need to ensure that the PC itself is not dusty. From what I read online they generally says you want to schedule a cleaning of the components and the inside of the case within the first 6 months.
From there if there seems to be quite some dusts, clean it more often like once every 3 months instead.
Having checked all of those, next thing is the actual air flow. Since "neutral" air flow is hard to maintain in many modern cases, usually going positive will work out instead.
This means you either mount more fans to intake than to the exhaust. Or you slow down the fan(s) at the exhaust. But you has to do this right or else this won't work.
In taking the air from the front and exhausting the air from the back usually does the trick and relatively simple to setup/fix. This way the air will travel the WHOLE way through the case to "soak" up the heat before being exhausted.
If all of those are in order just make sure that the actual components are cooled properly. You don't need to worry about dealing with stock settings and coolers. Just make sure they are dust free and that their fans are working properly.
However if you overclocked then you may need to swap those out for a stronger aftermarket cooler(s) for the overclocked component(s).
Finally you may need stronger/different fans. If your case is like many of the ones on the market you MAY be using the wrong fans for the front. As normally there a drive cage AND a closed in case "front cover" to make it looks "nice". As the air has to work harder to get into the system you need to be sure that your fans that you use there are "static pressure" fans instead of the standard fans that just push "high amount" of air around.
I hope these will help you ensure your system is operating the way that it should and if not help you figure out where to start fixing it up a bit.
By the way, my computer is one of those newer computers that has the power supply and everything inside the monitor, there is no separate case that has all the components. The monitor has two support stands and is on a wood desk. The desk gradually gets dusty which means there may be dust in my computer, but who knows?
By the way, my computer is one of those newer computers that has the power supply and everything inside the monitor, there is no separate case that has all the components. The monitor has two support stands and is on a wood desk. The desk gradually gets dusty which means there may be dust in my computer, but who knows?
Ahh yes you may have something similar to a NUC but only it literally inside the monitor.
You may be able to open it still and clean it out at least. But I am assuming it probably going to be like a laptop and what not where it difficult to maintain.
That is why these new stuffs I don't personally like. I would rather like the idea of being able to change anything at will and easily make it last the extra miles.
So I was recording for a survival series, when suddenly about 5 minutes in, the computer fans kicked into overdrive, and sounded overworked. After about 1 or 2 minutes the fans returned to normal, and nothing happened. Is this something I can just ignore or do I have to fix this as soon as possible?
Check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4B9cOO6KxTDVnnbvRbDJGw
Running both Minecraft and a recording software takes a lot of effort, your computer was probably just trying to cool itself off. It would only be a serious problem if it gets so hot that it burns up the circuits or catches fire, but that probably won't happen, just monitor it for the next few days.
If the sound of the fan gets annoying, try moving the tower to a place with more air circulation, because I bet it's under your desk at the moment, am I right?
I actually use a camera to record my videos, but my computer probably did get hot because I had Minecraft open for more than 20 minutes before that (in fullscreen mode which is more demanding) and the air around the computer was hot as well.
Check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4B9cOO6KxTDVnnbvRbDJGw
As above, playing a game = more CPU usage = more heat. The computer spins up the fans to compensate for the heat and try to cool things down.
You can keep and eye on temperatures with RealTemp if you're interested, and also possibly checking for dust buildup if your PC lives in a dusty environment or on the floor.
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It happened again while I was just playing like normal. Exiting the game caused the fans to return to normal.
Check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4B9cOO6KxTDVnnbvRbDJGw
This just means that the PC was under load (CPU and possibly the Graphic Card as well among other things). This is a GOOD thing that the fans engaged like that to try to cool itself down.
However as other mentioned there are exceptions...
If the PC is on the ground with zero support stands (or on carpet that will sink them in). Then you better improve airflow from underneath it.
You also need to ensure that the PC itself is not dusty. From what I read online they generally says you want to schedule a cleaning of the components and the inside of the case within the first 6 months.
From there if there seems to be quite some dusts, clean it more often like once every 3 months instead.
Having checked all of those, next thing is the actual air flow. Since "neutral" air flow is hard to maintain in many modern cases, usually going positive will work out instead.
This means you either mount more fans to intake than to the exhaust. Or you slow down the fan(s) at the exhaust. But you has to do this right or else this won't work.
In taking the air from the front and exhausting the air from the back usually does the trick and relatively simple to setup/fix. This way the air will travel the WHOLE way through the case to "soak" up the heat before being exhausted.
If all of those are in order just make sure that the actual components are cooled properly. You don't need to worry about dealing with stock settings and coolers. Just make sure they are dust free and that their fans are working properly.
However if you overclocked then you may need to swap those out for a stronger aftermarket cooler(s) for the overclocked component(s).
Finally you may need stronger/different fans. If your case is like many of the ones on the market you MAY be using the wrong fans for the front. As normally there a drive cage AND a closed in case "front cover" to make it looks "nice". As the air has to work harder to get into the system you need to be sure that your fans that you use there are "static pressure" fans instead of the standard fans that just push "high amount" of air around.
I hope these will help you ensure your system is operating the way that it should and if not help you figure out where to start fixing it up a bit.
By the way, my computer is one of those newer computers that has the power supply and everything inside the monitor, there is no separate case that has all the components. The monitor has two support stands and is on a wood desk. The desk gradually gets dusty which means there may be dust in my computer, but who knows?
Check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4B9cOO6KxTDVnnbvRbDJGw
Ahh yes you may have something similar to a NUC but only it literally inside the monitor.
You may be able to open it still and clean it out at least. But I am assuming it probably going to be like a laptop and what not where it difficult to maintain.
That is why these new stuffs I don't personally like. I would rather like the idea of being able to change anything at will and easily make it last the extra miles.
Now it like "it's breaks" and in the garbage...