Dmac Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 What happens is when im playing a sgame i notice the fan gets louder and louder, To the point it gets so loud then out of no where the Computer kinda puts its self to sleep. Power light is on, But it turns into a vegtable. Cant do one thing with it. Screen stays black and even caps lock wont turn on. Anyone know what it is? Specs: (If it helps at all) AMD 3200+ CPU 1.25gb ram ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256mb 306gb hdd So yea, Any help would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Overheating. Something in your PC isn't being adequately cooled so when you're stressing it (by playing a game) and the part isn't getting cooled enough, your fan tries harder and harder to keep it at good temperature, but fails at doing so. Then when your fan can't spin any faster and thus can't cool it enough, the overheating part reaches the shutdown temperature, basically when the part reaches a high enough temperature, it automatically shuts itself down to prevent physical damage, resulting on your computer choking on a dick. Get a temp monitoring program and see what the temps are on the mobo, graphics card, and processor when you're gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the help Could you possibly recommened a good temp monitoring program? I searched Google and found a whole heap but i dont know which would be best. EDIT: There was like a 1-2cm gap between the back of my pc (where fan is) and the wall, I moved it away and ill see how it goes. Makes sense as this problem just started when i got the new desk which is really close to the wall. Edited December 30, 2007 by Dmac_91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman101 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 that or keep your cover of your PC off, people say its bad for it(don't know how but eh...chris82 explain please lol) and i haven't over heated my comp in months, last time i did it was playing Bf2 for over 16 hours straight..and try to keep your Tower in a open area, not shoved in a corner/under a pile of shiat... And you only got one fan? don't usually computers come with 2 fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Nah i have more then 1 xD Lol, Ill play Zombie Panic Source and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Keeping the cover off of your PC won't harm it, just don't accidentally touch the inside when it's on lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I was in the middle of playing Gmod and it crashed. When it crashed the fan (from what i can hear) is still running, But everything else is dead. So i guess the little gap wasent the cause... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Probably being so close to the wall did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Its still doing it. Anyone recomend a gap between wall and pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Yes. Absolutely. Is it sitting on the floor? Do you have a cat, dog or any other critters running around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 The old, crappy Family PC had this problem back in the summer. It, just...well... stopped doing it when the temperature started to go down. Which side of the planet you on? If it's sunny wherever you are, just keep it in the shade, take the side off if you like, and put a desk fan cooling inside of it. That should help. I have a minimal gap between the wall and my own PC now, it was better before, but i had to move it, because it used to sit up on top of my desk, which just became a pain in the ass. I've got a pretty good case, with all these things to help it keep cool and stuff, so i think it's okay for now. If all else fails..... liquid nitrogen cooling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 The old, crappy Family PC had this problem back in the summer. It, just...well... stopped doing it when the temperature started to go down. Which side of the planet you on?If it's sunny wherever you are, just keep it in the shade, take the side off if you like, and put a desk fan cooling inside of it. That should help. I have a minimal gap between the wall and my own PC now, it was better before, but i had to move it, because it used to sit up on top of my desk, which just became a pain in the ass. I've got a pretty good case, with all these things to help it keep cool and stuff, so i think it's okay for now. If all else fails..... liquid nitrogen cooling Liquid nitrogen,that`s barbaric! LOLz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 It was the Graphics Card... Now i know why all my mates hate ATI Now im stuck using a 6150 LE for 2 weeks lool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I have the same problem but I don't know what the problem is...I boot my computer and it starts off quiet, and when I open up Limewire it gets louder and louder then eventually crashes if I multi-task. My computer specs are: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ RAM installed: 2 GB DDR II SDRAM Hard drive: 500 GB Standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm taking a guess here, Your Processor may have burned out, my Computer teacher said that AMD processors are more likely to burn out then Intel, luckily mines hasn't which is a AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Ouch that doesn't sound too good, do you have any ideas of what I should do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) What happens is when im playing a sgame i notice the fan gets louder and louder, To the point it gets so loud then out of no where the Computer kinda puts its self to sleep. Power light is on, But it turns into a vegtable. Cant do one thing with it. Screen stays black and even caps lock wont turn on. Anyone know what it is?Specs: (If it helps at all) AMD 3200+ CPU 1.25gb ram ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256mb 306gb hdd So yea, Any help would be great. I have the same problem but I don't know what the problem is...I boot my computer and it starts off quiet, and when I open up Limewire it gets louder and louder then eventually crashes if I multi-task. My computer specs are:Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ RAM installed: 2 GB DDR II SDRAM Hard drive: 500 GB Standard - aznnPre-warning that some of this might have been said already and I take no responsibility for what you do / did / have already done Well your power supply is failing to adequately cool your stuff (and this is what is setting off your system and causing it to be a "vegetable") its a auto power off feature to save you from frying your chip/s, so either turn your settings down (quick fix) Also consider getting upgraded cooling system (more/stronger fan/s) and also make sure there is an area of like 10cm around the whole case (every side), open it up check for + clean dust with a can compressed air (from hardware store). Dont keep stuff stacked around your computer near the front/back (or anywhere else for that matter) to prevent this from happening again... Edited January 15, 2008 by WRX22B1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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