Reply to: PC locks up - due to overheat

[LondonManc]

Download Malwarebytes, give it a full scan, fix what's broke.

Eliminate malware/virus problems first - it's the cheapest course of action so makes sense to try it first.

[Scrag Meister]

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.

[RonBW]

An 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.

I'm glad you've moved on from using Dexter as an "instructional video"

[DimPrawn]

AMD junk. Bin it.

Get a modern i7, low power, low heat.

[woohoo]

Correct. I wish I had the time. I haven't found a game I've enjoyed since Doom

I know what you mean about time, I've reinstalled Fifa 17 after uninstalling it because it takes up too much time. Will uninstall again, just as soon as I get into div 1 - not long now...just one more season.

[RonBW]

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

[RSoles]

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........

[greenlake]

Plenty of help out there....

[stek]

..and never playing a decent game again.

Bootcamp?

[Platypus]

..and never playing a decent game again.

Correct. I wish I had the time. I haven't found a game I've enjoyed since Doom

[woohoo]

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

..and never playing a decent game again.

[Platypus]

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

[NotAllThere]

I've just had a vision of me sitting at my desk in a catatonic state...

That's how I've always imagined you.

[woohoo]

Turned if off then on?

[northernladuk]

This ^

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

FTFY