Solved Is my PC constantly too hot?

I like to use a vacuum cleaner near but not touching then blast with compressed air or take a soft paint brush and brush up the dust so the vac sucks away. GPU's and CPU's get loaded down with dust and dirt. Then please clean all fan blades completely.....it's a total pain but the difference is amazing in air they push !
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Sounds to me like the board isn't throttling the fans like it should. At normal temps like that it should throttle the fans back after it boots up. Are the fans connected to the board directly or are they getting power from the power supply? If they are plugged into the board they should be getting throttled. If they are not plugged into the board then they are just running full speed all the time and you should be able to solve it by plugging them into the board or replacing them with a model that can be plugged into the board.

If they are plugged into the board and are not throttling back like they should you might want to make sure that any software/drivers for the board are up to date.

P.S. a tooth brush works great for cleaning fan blades. Next time you do clean out the fans try using one it will save you some hassle.
 

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Win7 64bit UltimateAMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3...CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866 DDR3XFX HD-697A-CNDC Radeon HD6970 2GB 256-bit
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win7 64bit Ultimate
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866 DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD-697A-CNDC Radeon HD6970 2GB 256-bit
Sound Card
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 25 Inch Hanns-G HZ251
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 X 2
PSU
Corsair 850W Single Rail
Case
Thermaltake V9 BlacX w/ Dual HDD Docking Station
Cooling
Air lots and lots of air and copper...
Keyboard
Kensington (Low-Profile)
Mouse
Creative Fatal1ty
Internet Speed
15Gbit (15 Down 5 Up)
Other Info
XIGMATEK HDT-S1284F 120mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler, LG Blu-Ray Burner.
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