2006-12-16 11:19:13 · 9 answers · asked by 2 days after my B day :) 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Good question. I think it's the fact that if you leave it on all day, all night for many days, it gets overheated. CPU's need rest too you know (serious).
2006-12-16 11:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sid90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are alot of reasons, most of which need investigating by looking inside the PC casing.
1) Fan inside the Power Supply Unit packed in - hover your hand over the fan at the back of the PC, near where the power cord plugs in......... feel if it's blowing any air out.
2) Heatsink not contacting with the top of the processor / person who assembled PC didn't use Heatsink compound on there when putting it together...... the heatsink is like a patch of metal on the base of the CPU fan.
3) Build up of dust inside the casing......... on the times I opened up my old computer prior to it's untimely demise earlier this month you'll often find it's nearly as bad as a vacuum cleaner bag in there if it hasn't been opened up for a while........... you may want to take it outside, and blast it all out with a can of compressed air.
I remember the week before my old PC did eventually go, the CPU fan was absolutely clogged with the damn stuff, and had a blade snapped off it.
4) Failed CPU fan
5) Cables inside PC casing obstructing airflow.... try tidying them up with cable ties to keep them clear of the fans. Also try swapping the traditional flat ribbon cable with a rounded one by AKASA (I think that's the one I used for my new PC) http://www.akasa.co.uk/akasa_english/product_list/cables_interface_menu.htm
2006-12-16 22:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A computer can overheat for many reasons. They include:
-Fan vents blocked
-Fan is too small to cool down
-Temperature is very hot like 40 degrees C
-Using the computer over excessively without letting it cool down.
2006-12-16 19:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by ronzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broken CPU fan
Broken CPU Heatsink
Broken PC case fan
Roken PC power supply fan
Excessive room temperature
Massive overuse
2006-12-16 19:22:54 · answer #4 · answered by 9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the fan runs at a low speed it could be a cause of overheating,otherwise if you have opened up alot of programs and the comp can't handle it it could also be a cause bcoz the comp has to think alot in a short amount of time
2006-12-16 19:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by surjan r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dust in the motor & your fan not working right. Also make sure it is not close to a heat vent.
2006-12-16 19:28:15 · answer #6 · answered by kittycat lover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blocking air vents or a broken fan.
2006-12-16 19:21:24 · answer #7 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poor venting thay have to vent put a fan if u have to also the cooler thay are the better and faster thay get which means no problems!
2006-12-16 19:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dust, and not enough fans. or fans clogged with dust. or dust clogged with fans.
2006-12-16 19:27:23 · answer #9 · answered by Jimmy John 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋