Cheat Engine

Splizes · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: Question...

Ok before i begin here is my pc specs:

Processor - AMD Athalon xp 3200+ ~2.2ghz
Ram - 1 gb
Motherboard - Asus A7N8X-X
Hard drive - 120gb
Powersupply - its todark to see at the moment xD

Now the question:
yesterday my cpu got so hot the computer shut off and wouldnt turn back on for awhile. why would this be. also the psu was very hot.

GG · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:17 am Post subject:

is it overclocked?

Censored · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:17 am Post subject:

was it a hot day? that probably affected it. Also, maybe it was cause you left the computer on for long periods of time?

Splizes · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:38 am Post subject:

no, and not really its been through a lot worse.

superweapons · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:53 am Post subject:

Are any of the fans clogged? If they are, clean all of them out.

Ajax · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:24 am Post subject:

Clean all dust filters. Remove the CPU cooling unit and re-apply thermal paste. Check the BIOS and lower all voltage usage. If it's a custom built, see if you can reposition the fans to a more effective area. Turn off your computer like once every 24 hours for a few hours to let it cool down. Replace your cooling liquid coolant. It really sounds like though you were over-clocking or messed with the BIOS cause the PSU got hot as well.

Madman · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

Check to make sure all of your fans are still working properly.

Labyrnth · Moderator Reputation: 10 Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 6301

Snow if your power supply is going bad it can be overheating your whole pc.
Decrease in voltage the pc will shut down.

Also by the powersupply getting hot it is doing like a oven and heating up the case air.

Ajax · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

I also suggest getting a new PSU, it probably can't handle your current PC right now.