Computer Problems

**Peerzy** · 06-23-2005, 06:28 PM

A small ammount of dust is fine. To be honest if those temps are real i would right now take your side panel off and keep it off untill you install a few decent fans. Both the CPU & HDD look to be overheating and the only thing that can lead to is broken parts, lose of files and Clocker getting excited, which i must confess is rather amusing.

Might want to replace the heatsink & fan with a more powerful and effective unit also, but don't do anything to it unless you know what your doing.

**lynx** · 06-23-2005, 07:03 PM

Get canned air, it will really remove those dust bunnies. See if you can clean the PSU fan(s) and any other case fans you may have, that should bring your general temps down too.

Still, you've brought your temps down by 24C, I'm guessing this will have solved most of your problems.

**clocker** · 06-23-2005, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Peerzy

...the only thing that can lead to is broken parts, lose of files and Clocker getting excited, which i must confess is rather amusing.

My work here is done then.

**Virtualbody1234** · 06-23-2005, 08:04 PM

Did it solve the freezing and restarting problem?

**sArA** · 06-23-2005, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by clocker

Originally Posted by Sara

Don't ask me though, I know less about this sort of thing than you do!

Then how do you know we're teasing him?

pwnd

**scott_pd** · 06-23-2005, 10:45 PM

My problems have cleared up, i playd a game for a whole half an hour without it shutting down today....but I still want to go through with a can of air like you suggested and make sure its done properly.

Thanks you lot for helping me.