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Just because your CPU isn't being stressed much, doesn't mean it isn't getting hot, which makes the fans spin faster to keep it at a suitable temp.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Download that, check your CPUs temperature.

Having a quick look it should be around 30 - 40C at idle (Low usage, not playing game etc.) and anything over 70C under load (games etc.) isn't good for it and you should get it sorted (buy a better cooler).

If you want to get your CPU to run at 100% for testing purposes you can DL a free program called Prime95 which people use to stresstest, mainly when overclocking.

Also, I'm guessing the 3.7 rating is due to bad graphics, if so you made a mistake buying that PC if you want to do anything more than internet browse/playing RS. I guess you could upgrade it if you know what you're doing. I might be wrong and the 3.7 is from something else or a mistake as that rating system isn't brilliant.

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I just ran the test and...

cpuidtest.png

Which judging by your post, is way overheated.  I was wonder if you could guide me or check it out more sometime? 

Thanks.

If you know what you're doing with PCs I'd suggest taking the heatsink off and re-installing it incase it wasn't done properly first, or is possibly faulty. Tbh there isn't all that much you can do without taking it apart now so if you're not sure how to I'd find someone who can, or take it back to Dell.

Don't fuck around with it if you don't know what you're doing is the #1 advice.

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