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Solved: PC crashes - overheating?

1277 Views 10 Replies 2 Participants Last post by moozer, Jan 15, 2007

moozer

Discussion Starter · Jan 15, 2007

Hi, After some hours of use my PC has been freezing. My poor wife has been blamed for doing things whilst I've been virus checking, etc!!! However, I'm thinking perhaps that the CPU/Mobo is overheating.

My 350Watt PSU fan appears not to be operating - would this be the cause of the excess heat?

I've run Everest Home Edition which has told me various temps - as I write this now, the PC has been on for 40mins and Everest reports the CPU temp is 65C (rising slowly), Mobo 38C (seems to be constant).

I understand that these figures aren't precise, but surely the margin of error isn't that great.

I have an old 300 watt PSU, which I can dig out and if it's working, could I fit this to the PC.

I'm concerned about going down in wattage as I've got a new gfx card and extra optical drive waiting to be fitted. Will the 300 PSU be sufficient?

Please help me!!

Moozer

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schusterjo

· #2 · Jan 15, 2007

My 350Watt PSU fan appears not to be operating - would this be the cause of the excess heat?

Yes that would be a big problem and will cause freezing and rebooting, also could cause damage to any part of you computer when it decides to blow cause it is overheating.

I have an old 300 watt PSU, which I can dig out and if it's working, could I fit this to the PC.
I'm concerned about going down in wattage as I've got a new gfx card and extra optical drive waiting to be fitted. Will the 300 PSU be sufficient?

Dunno, would need to know exactly what you have, how about posting that Everest scan, copy/paste it here.

Read the label on both PSU and type that info out here as well.

Do that then we can help you.

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schusterjo

· #4 · Jan 15, 2007

Your computer specs such as you motherboard, your cpu, video card, how many hard drives, cd rom drives ext... I see what you have listed nxt to your name, is that it? and what has changed ext...?

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schusterjo

· #6 · Jan 15, 2007

No, you will be taxing that PS. need to get a new one. a decent PS here in the US we can get a 420W for around $35 (thermaltake)
Here read this
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~freemawa/featured/psu/brand.php
and go look for a dent PS cause you will most likely burn the 200W up pretty fast and possible damaging something.

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schusterjo

· #8 · Jan 15, 2007

I think you all use the pound right? lol at least the last time I visited you all did
anyway here is a converter
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=35&from=USD&to=GBP
And this is the price and power supply, I know there are a few guys from the UK that visit this site they may know a good UK store.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153023
there, its not the biggest or best but its name brand and is a sold PS, now you just need to find something similar there.

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