WATSON
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I have a very big problem with my computer at the moment 
i cant keep it on for more than 2 hours max as it gets to hot.. I have hovverd all fans ect everything inside the case and still over heats 
What could be the problem?
Has been like this for the past few weeks now
[Edited on 17-06-2006 by WATSON]
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Liam
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Maybe invest in some more fans to cool it down, tbh i would think its becasue of the weather we've been having, wont do much for them being on for very long
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Andrew
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Put in more fans or take off the side of the case. Could be some sort of hardware problem causing so much heat.
Are the fans running and turned the right way around? You want them blowing the air out.
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John
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Could be the thermal paste between the heatsink and processor.
Hot weather isn't really a good enough excuse imo.
How do computers in places with much more heat than us for longer in the year survive?
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WATSON
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I have 2 fans one built into the power supply and 1 on something else not to clued up when it comes to stuff inside computers 
Where the computer is its always cool so cant see the weather been a problem with the temp of the computer 
I though about taken off the case but though the dust ect might cause problems..
Is there some sort of way i could find out what temp the computers running at so i know that iam not in any danger of blowing up the computer?
I used to be able to run my computer for days even weeks without heat problems
Fans are all running have done a check on them all turns fine ect 
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WATSON
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Away to have another poke about inside the computer as its very hot at the moment
God damn computers
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John
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motherboard monitor used to be the prog for temperature monitoring but the site seems to be down and I know the guy stopped developing it ages ago.
I'm sure somebody will be able to tell you whats the best thing now.
How did you know it was overheating if you dont' know the temps?
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Cybermonkey
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i sorted my PC out when i got to aus, better HSF, better case fan, decent thermal paste and my CPU temps dont go above 55 on a 40+ day
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WATSON
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Found out that my power supply is the problem thats where all the heat was
Have had a wee poke about and there was ALOT of dust in there so thats all gone now  So hope thats the problem sorted 
John my computer case got to the stage that it was VERY hot so i new there was a problem
Soon as i have some cash al sort out a new case and get some better fans or may even just get that watercooler thingy
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WATSON
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Fuckin heap of shit thing is still over heatin like a cunt
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Bart
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lol.
you havent said how its overheating?
do you mean the case is too hot to touch, or its overheating and crashing?
you can get some half decent cheap fans from http://www.thecoolingshop.com/
make sure you have atleast one 120mm fan on the back of the machine and one at the front and that they are both running well.
something like one of these should help dissipate most of the heat.
I have a similar problem, except mine is self inflicted. i have my PC in a neat little cuboard (i dont shut the door when its on).
So ive had to install a deep 230v mains fan on the back of the PC which i manually switch on/off when i use the computer, it shifts loads of air and is extremly quiet.
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WATSON
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Case is too hot to touch And it starts to run very slow when hot aswell.
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Cybermonkey
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Watson, your CPU is probably throttling back because of temps, hence the slow speed. tried running it with the case open? check fan speeds and air flow direction. this could be simply because a fan is facing the wrong way, blowing air in at the wrong spot and creating a heat spot
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Steve
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stick it in the fridge for a bit
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willay
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all good points here.
check the fans to make sure they are working
check the fans to make sure they are blowing air in the right direction
CABLE TIE! your cables up to improve airflow in your case
Ensure the CPU is attached properly and thats coolign down okay...
How many drives and stuff are you running? Mayeb its tiem to invest in a new big case?
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WATSON
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Going to be a computer shop job i think Still cant ge over the problem
Also have noticed when i do a Ctrl Alt Delete i have 100%CPU usage non stop with nothing running aswell
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WATSON
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Found a program called "speedfan" check temp ect change the speed of the fans and all that stuff
Done a print screen of what temps my computer is running at Them dont look safe to me?
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Bart
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87 sounds slightly too hot for a newish CPU.
new CPUs i would expect to be a fair bit below 50C.
but thats normal for a slightly older CPU.
have you got a fan at the front and back of pc case?
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John
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I'd check the heatsink on the cpu.
Unless the cpu is faulty it would never get to that temperature if the hsf was on properly.
I'd do it sooner rather than later though because you don't look to have a shutdown on overheat.
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WATSON
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The computers about 2years old
heatsink? whats that 
I have the case off the computer now and have a mains fan behind the computer
Still running about 77/80
Going to take the computer to the shop next week as the problem with the 100%CPU and maybe get a few more fans inside the computer ect
Bloody more money
[Edited on 17-06-2006 by WATSON]
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John
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Whats using 100%cpu?
The heatsink and fan are the ones that will be roughly in the middle of the case and keep the processor cool.
If you dont' know what you're doing I would just take it to a shop though yes.
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WATSON
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Nothing that i can see of.. i only have msn and the internet running
Even when on startup its at 100% aswell
Yeah i do see a large kind of fan in the middle inside the case will take it to shop tho and get them to replace the heatsink if they can
How much do you think it is for them to replace one?
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John
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Depending on what one you buy they are about a tenner. How much you will be charged by a shop though I coudlnt' tell you.
How do you know cpu is running 100% if you don't know whats running at 100%?
It's not the system idle process is it?
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WATSON
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CPU Usage 100%
PF Usage 204mb
Process 39
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Cybermonkey
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39 processes  i suspect there is some spyware shit on there, get adaware and spybot S&D, run them and see if they find any crap that could cause 100% CPU usage, also, you may want to think about a fresh install of windows XP
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