My computer is constantly overheating every time i try to play a game. Its got an Am2 socket. Cooling an amd athlon 64x2 dual core processor.
Hmm, well if your processor is overclocked, then I'd go for liquid cooling.
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Easy retrofit.
Air cooling is loud and in some cases is not enough.
what you can also try is open up your case and see if you can put a secondary fan to route more cold air to the cpu fan.
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