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Previously on "PC locks up - due to overheat"
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Had an issue a few months back where my main desktop kept crashing after a running for a while.
Turned out to be that the GPU wasn't quite seated right, so I now have my case lying flat on the floor so the GPU is vertical and its hasn't crashed since.
Was a pain to diagnose, but got there in the end.
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Originally posted by zeitghostAn instructional video I watched last week, "Person of Interest" seemed to suggest that liquid nitrogen cooling was good for overheating computers.
Cheap as chips. Or bottles of milk.
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostCorrect. I wish I had the time. I haven't found a game I've enjoyed since Doom
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When you installed the cpu cooler, did you use the right thermal paste and remove the old one carefully?
If it had problems before, the cpu may have been damaged so needs replacing anyway.
Switch to Intel and see how that goes
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Not necessarily due to the CPU overheating. Could be RAM, hard drive, graphics card etc.
Have a good dust inside, a scout around inside with an IR thermometer, leave the side off, more fans, desk fan, reseat all connectors........
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostMy last "big" PC ran with the side panel permanently removed. Despite the case being a gaming case with lots of space, a big fan and lots of vents, it overheated.
Problem finally solved by selling it and buying a Mac
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My last "big" PC ran with the side panel permanently removed. Despite the case being a gaming case with lots of space, a big fan and lots of vents, it overheated.
Problem finally solved by selling it and buying a Mac
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI've just had a vision of me sitting at my desk in a catatonic state...
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Originally posted by sal View PostThis ^
If it's a CPU from the last 5 years at least, you shouldn't see freezes or crashes due to overheating, unless you are running without any cooling. Thermal throttling takes care of that. anything below 80 Celsius is acceptable and shouldn't cause freezing.
Eliminate the user. Problem sorted
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