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01-22-2023 10:56 PM
Please confirm that the removable side panel of your PC has these air vents:
I need you to measure the dimensions (L x W).
Summarizing, I'm pretty sure this air vent is meant as a passive air-inflow, as the big cooling fan installed at the rear of your PC blows air out -please confirm this too.
Therefore, the easiest way to improve air flow through your desktop case is to externally mount a 90mm x 90mm or 120mm x 120mm cooling fan -the biggest that will match the dimensions of the airflow vent. Something I have done to half a dozen legacy HP desktops, such as an HP ProDesk 600 G3 MT -which is similar in size as your desktop:
The blue circle shows the additional cooling fan I installed, and the other external cooling fan you can see used to be fitted inside the case (just like yours), but I moved it from the inside to the outside of the desktop in order to make space for an upgraded (very) big CPU heatsink/cooling fan unit.
And another example of an added external cooling fan installed on an HP Z240 SFF:
What you need is this:
A 90mmx90mm or 120mmx120mm cooling fan, a 90mm or 120mm cooling fan guard grill, four M5x8mm fan screws, four self-tapping screws (picture only showed two), and a 4-Pin PWM to Dual PWM cooling fan power splitter adapter cable -the single 4-pin connector will fit on your motherboard's "CPU Fan" connection, the 4-pin PWM connector will power your CPU fan, and the three-pin PWM connector will power the external cooling fan.
This is what I would suggest to improve the airflow through your PC.
You can purchase these items inexpensively via eBay.
[DISCLAIMER:] HP does not approve of, endorses, or recommends any physical modifications to one of their PCs. Lest I forgot to mention it, you'll have to cut a small rectangular hole in your airflow vent to allow the cooling fan's 4-pin PWM cable to pass through to the inside of your desktop. Obviously, if you do this, you'll do so at your own risk and volition.
For seasoned DIY-ers, this project would be easy-peasy and no big deal. However, I understand that mods like this may be a bridge too far for many.
Kind Regards,
NonSequitur777
01-22-2023 11:17 PM - edited 01-22-2023 11:21 PM
Wow okay so I'm not great with DIY I mean I've done very little stuff like fix my vacuum cleaner or change my cars brakes and tires but I don't think I have the skill level of doing that stuff to my pc plus I would really rather prefer to have my pc still look sleek black finish not have big ol fans where the air intake used to be. Is there any other method where I don't have to modify the actual case?
PS:
And yes those are my panels and case.
Side panel intake 5 by 7 inches
Back fan 3 by 4 inches
Round up just in case.
Thanks so much again
-RustedLegend
01-24-2023 07:57 AM
There are software programs available to ramp up your GPU cooling fans, but I don't use them.
Again, these desktops were not designed for gaming purposes (carrying off excess heat), and if you do upgrade them as such, in almost all 'cases' you'll have to add cooling fan(s).
Besides, the 70° C you mentioned for your Nvidia GTX 1650 isn't too bad -as a matter of fact:
Link: Best GPU Temperature For Gaming [2023 Update] - GPU Mag.
Perhaps the best thing to do then, is not to worry about it.
Kind Regards,
NonSequitur777
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