I think my PC is overheating, what do I do?

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  • Kard63
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2003
    • 8944

    #1

    I think my PC is overheating, what do I do?

    I leave my pc on non-stop. Once every 10 days or so I wake up and my pc has restarted. IS that from overheating? The pc is about 3 months old. WTF do I do?
  • Big_Red
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2006
    • 4147

    #2
    could have been restarted due to update?

    edit: windows update i was referring to.
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    • Michaelious
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2004
      • 6720

      #3
      if ur pc is near the ground the fan is getting dust trapped in it...try dusting it off and cleaning it out and try turning it off every night.

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      • gornyhuy
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        • May 2002
        • 18041

        #4
        probably just windows update.

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        • zeruel
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2007
          • 1387

          #5
          damn... give that pc some rest man.... maybe you should keep up the ventilation...

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          • Barefootsies
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            • Feb 2005
            • 42635

            #6
            Originally posted by gornyhuy
            probably just windows update.
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            • Ravage
              Confirmed User
              • Mar 2007
              • 2242

              #7
              If your PC was overheating, it should shut down, not restart.

              Most likely Windows Update as others have suggested as it is set to Auto-updates on by default.
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              • drowsy
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2007
                • 1317

                #8
                take a shower

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                • Screaming
                  I can change this!!!!!
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 18972

                  #9
                  get a better fan system

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                  • Kard63
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2003
                    • 8944

                    #10
                    Thanks everyone! Since I assembled it myself and the air coming out of it feels warmer than my last pc I was worried. I'll turn off automatic updates and see if it happens again.

                    I have a heat sink with a fan blowing toward the back, another fan mounted to the back about 6 inches from the one I just mentioned blowing it out, a fan blowing out of the top, and on near the bottom of the case blowing over the hd's.

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                    • Jman
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                      • Sep 2003
                      • 22834

                      #11
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                      • TheSenator
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                        • Feb 2003
                        • 13330

                        #12
                        Solution: Clean your fans and CPU heat sink. If that doesn't work get bigger fans and a bigger CPU heat sink.
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                        • Ravage
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 2242

                          #13
                          If you're worried about heat, go grab MBM5 and monitor them
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                          • carol.prime
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2006
                            • 6960

                            #14
                            turn it off and try to clean the fan....
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                            • Mr. Mojo Risin
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 1886

                              #15
                              could be a number of things, possibly the power supply, possibly CPU overheating, but I think if the CPU was overheating, it would turn off...

                              is there somewhere in the BIOS that gives the current temp?

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                              • frostyimpressions
                                Confirmed User
                                • May 2007
                                • 918

                                #16
                                Buy a Mac. haha
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                                • Kard63
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2003
                                  • 8944

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by frostyimpressions
                                  Buy a Mac. haha
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                                  • Fred Quimby
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jul 2004
                                    • 5430

                                    #18
                                    http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...liquid+cooling

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                                    • notabook
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Apr 2006
                                      • 9748

                                      #19
                                      If you are really concerned about heat - depending on your setup - you could go with a cheap water-cooling solution (like Thermaltake's Silent Water).

                                      I rarely get above 40C on the lowest setting... plus on low the fan is almost inaudible. Chip can go in the low 30's on the highest setting (though at high the fan of the water cooling system is loud as fuck).

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                                      • J4ck
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                                        • Apr 2007
                                        • 254

                                        #20
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                                        • Choose
                                          So Fucking Banned
                                          • May 2007
                                          • 135

                                          #21
                                          turn it off, or immerse and submerge it in liquid nitrogen

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