cooling

Could a defective CPU cause my computer to crash randomly? I had a brand new AMD CPU installed by Best Buy a few months back. When I got it home the computer overheated in a few seconds. I took it back and come to find out they had put the water cooler in wrong. The overheating stopped but ...

I have a Lenovo u530 and I would like to install two jet-flow 120mm fans but I cannot find a connector that would fit. I need a y-connector at at least, could anyone point me in the right direction? Here are some pictures 1). Need connectors 2). If jet flow won't work is ther another fan I...

Okay so my birthday is coming this September and well after replacing my motherboard and processor i think its time for a new case as my old one is sadly falling apart, my front face plate barely latches on now with pieces snapped off due to long term wear and tear. My old case is a In Win...

Hi, I am using nvidia multi display power saver with SLI. With two monitors both cards are running at 51mhz and temps are good. Is this safe to force downclock all the time until I need the extra power/3D?

This looks interesting although specs are scant: ref: http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-unveils-project-quantum-ultra-small-pc-with-ultra-high-performance/

It freezes and then crashes. First i thought it might been the temp on the GPU cuz it was up at 80 C but did a stress test with both aida64 extreme and FurMark and had it on for 20min. The temp went up to 90C but it didnt crash. I went into safe mode and uninstalled the drivers and then...

Hello, I need some help please. I've just bought and assembled a brand new computer (i.e. every part is new), all the drivers are up to date (I think) and I've only used it for a few days (see attached file for détails on the configuration). My computer keeps either freezing or crashing. It has...

So it's been some time since my last BSOD thread. A lot has changed, and a lot has stayed the same. Here's a quick rundown: Since my last post I was problem free up until the end of the month, then the BSOD's came back. I tried fixing them myself for a while, but finally gave in and started...

I'm having issues with one of my GPU's fans (it features a dual-fan cooling) and will have to fix it soon. The problem is, it's making an annoying noise and I was thinking if I could just block it for the time being, however brutally that sounds. So, the question is - provided the GPU doesn't...

I have been having an issue with my system just simply shutting down without any warning almost as if a power outage occurred. No blue screen no notifications nothing. It has happened 4 times now while playing a game in particular. When the power goes out I cant turn the computer back on for...

Recently I installed an additional case fan which ventilates directly onto my two hard drives. The temperature decreased from 41°C to 32°C what sounds to be a good thing at first. The downside is that I encounter plenty of errors on one of these HDDs since the mentioned fan installation. More...

Would the temps in the attachment seem ok?

Both seem to hover around 49-50 c - My pc is i5 and this reading is while accessing forums and writing as I am doing here. Is this normal or high? Thank you

My Asus desktop's fan works very loud and even when is not working it too noisy. It works almost all the time and desktop is never ever even warm. Anything to be done, it's really too much. It was like that from very begin. Thanks Vesna

My laptop fan gets very loud every few minutes and then quiets down for a few minutes, does anyone know how to fix this? I have Win 7 Ultimate 64bit, Samsung laptop with core i7, graphics card, 8gb ram.

Anyone know what the highest possible RPM you can get out of a 120 / 140 mm case fan is, from any manufacturer, and at any price. With the EXCLUSION of modifying the case fan itself. What is the highest possible 120 / 140 mm case fan you can buy? Thanks

Hello, I am having major issues with my custom built gaming pc. I have had this rig for less than a year and everything had been running smoothly up until recently. While playing games my pc will just randomly blue screen. I did not assemble the pc myself, i have very little knowledge about how...

Hello, I would like some help with my Laptop. When I turn it on, it overheats and shuts down in about 5 minutes. Now I know, you might say It's the fan clogged with dust, But I tried booting it yesterday and the fan was actually working. I always keep my laptop on the desk so I don't...

Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...

Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...