comput0r halp plz

[MasterOfPuppets]

So for like the past week my comp has been spontaneously shutting down while cpu-intensive applications (mainly games) are active. I have absolutely no idea what is causing this, but I fear the worst (psu? cpu itself?) so any insight will be gr8.

[DarkSpoon]

overheating?

[MasterOfPuppets]

if it is overheating, what can i do to stop it?

running some diagnostics atm, and the core temps are reaching 101-103C.

edit: did some googling and im finding that is a very high temp. shit

[Diddlez]

I'd say it's more likely a sensor problem and your computer is not actually overheating. Also make sure to check in your bios and verify the temperature there and also check to see if your fans are running at the proper RPM. I had an issue awhile ago where my CPU fan was plugged into a case fan power connector which somehow caused my motherboard to think it was running around 40 degrees hotter than it really was.

I also have an issue where my computer turns off when I run blizzard updater but I've chalked that up to being goddamn shit software since I don't have that problem running anything else.

[N9ne]

gpu or cpu overheat, clean that shit out, if clean, leave case open and run fan programs to prolong life as long as you can, if not, you're shithouse and you better fork over your weed money to get a new rig.

[MasterOfPuppets]

ok it was really dirty, so i cleaned it out and opened it up and put a big fan blowing into it. keeps it at about 60c, but if i close it up and turn off the big fan it goes back up to 90-100c.

How do i know what the right rpm for my fan is? it was avging like 1400-1700 rpms.

[N9ne]

use a program like riva tuner and follow a tut on keeping the fan speeds automatic depending on temperature in the comp.

[Acromus]

put a raw egg on your pc ... the heat will go into the egg ... then u can eat the egg .. and your pc will be on regular temperature again ... u know energy flows from pc to egg to u ... common sense

[DarkSpoon]

make sure the heatsink fins are free of dust clogs too.

[Acromus]

make sure the heatsink fins are free of dust clogs too.

else the egg might catch dust ... and you really wouldn't wanna eat dust!