overheating

chriscook · 10-06-2007, 09:03 AM

Hey, my computer has been acting really strangely lately. Sometimes when I play certain games my computer starts to make a weird beeping noise that sounds like an alarm from the computer, not my speakers. I think its overheating so I try turning on some fans around it which sometimes works. Because of that i was thinking if I should get a new cooling system because my computers kind of old. Also i was thinking of getting a new video card for crysis, but now I don't know. What is wrong with my computer and how can i fix it?

Thanks.

Specs

Case-Alienware area 51
cpu-pentium 4 processor 3.4 Gigs, there are 2 processors
video card-nvidia geforce 6800 gtx

damonhill0 · 10-06-2007, 09:28 AM

Hiya

I would try opening up the case and clearing out all the dust inside first.

Also, try downloading Speedfan and noting down what the temps are. Get speedfan from here.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 10-06-2007, 01:00 PM

What is your psu?

**TheMatt** · 10-06-2007, 05:07 PM

Hi Chris, and welcome to TSF!

Download SpeedFan from my sig and check the temps. If that is a Prescott Pentium 4 it likely is overheating.

10-06-2007, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
chriscook Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 OS: xp	overheating Hey, my computer has been acting really strangely lately. Sometimes when I play certain games my computer starts to make a weird beeping noise that sounds like an alarm from the computer, not my speakers. I think its overheating so I try turning on some fans around it which sometimes works. Because of that i was thinking if I should get a new cooling system because my computers kind of old. Also i was thinking of getting a new video card for crysis, but now I don't know. What is wrong with my computer and how can i fix it? Thanks. Specs Case-Alienware area 51 cpu-pentium 4 processor 3.4 Gigs, there are 2 processors video card-nvidia geforce 6800 gtx

10-06-2007, 09:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
damonhill0 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 90 OS: Vista Home Premium SP2 My System	Re: overheating Hiya I would try opening up the case and clearing out all the dust inside first. Also, try downloading Speedfan and noting down what the temps are. Get speedfan from here.

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: overheating Hi Chris, and welcome to TSF! Download SpeedFan from my sig and check the temps. If that is a Prescott Pentium 4 it likely is overheating. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides