comp auto shuts down when gaming

last SG · 2008-10-08T06:54:14+00:00

i know my problem now it is either my mainboard or CPU, it is confirmed not my graphic card as i take my card to another computer and it work fine. But CPU w...

MyPillowTalks SG

nowadays overheat will auto shut down one ar?? i still remember last time.. my video card the fan brokedown...... then got fire..then i still online... still chatting... till i smell some burning smell.... i still got time to tell all those ppl i am talking to that my cpu is on fire... but.. no one believe mi .. knn.. then i shut down lor...... cannot on after that.... need to change card lor..

see situation one lar, my GPU overheated, but continue running

my CPU overheat will shutdown and restart, cos i overclock from 2.6 to 3.4, and running benchmarks, so i guess it overheated and crashed

nenepokey SG

do u have a third party CPU cooler? not the stock one that comes with the processor

you need to monitor ur CPU temperature, see wad is the temperature

how to check the temperature of the CPU?

SBS7484P SG

use a program like speedfan. although some sensors it might be unble to read. like mine. it shows my desktop PC's CPU as 0degC.

Battlecrusier SG

my motherbroad can moniter the cpu temperature, the highest it goes is 75-80

Battlecrusier SG

ty guys for ur views i manage to solve the problem

LatecomerX SG

ty guys for ur views i manage to solve the problem

So what's the actual cause?

Battlecrusier SG

the actual cause is at the start, my cpu fan is attached loose to the CPU chip so it become overheat, the guy who i send my mainboard to tell me one.

SBS7484P SG

so the heatsink wasent applied properly onto the CPU?

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