CPU overheating solution

Posted on July 4th, 2006 at 3:32 pm

It’s been 28.5C in my flat for the last two days (and nights) and my poor PC just couldn’t take the strain. First in started turning itself off while I was using intense applications such as Photoshop and then it was happening every five minutes. The problem was overheating.

Running some tests I worked out that the CPU temperature was 64C everytime it shutdown. It must have been triggering the PC’s safety mechanism. What I really need is a better CPU heatsink and fan. My one just isn’t powerful enough. But I have temporarily solved the problem as you can see.

Quick Fix

I’m now running at 49C – and my room feels much cooler.

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4 comments so far.

  1. Lori on the July 5th, 2006 at 2:42 pm said:

    We had that problem with our entire network. Seems that when you put the server room in the back corner of a basement with no ventilation, computers don’t like that very much. Who knew!

  2. julian on the July 8th, 2006 at 3:52 pm said:

    “With my PC problems taking up most of the time” John King July 2006.

    J.

  3. Gavin Ayling on the July 10th, 2006 at 3:54 pm said:

    Looks like the PC trouble I had was probably the same thing.

  4. KingOfMyCastle on the July 11th, 2006 at 10:52 am said:

    “I’ve had five Macs in three years.” Julian Bendall July 2006

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