[gvmllr]

hi can anyone tell me why my tower is overheating after about 15 minutes of use...sorry if its in the wrong section,new to the site and trying to get my head around it..thanks.

[Hybr!d]

You need to be a bit more specific please.

What are the symptoms?

[gvmllr]

well basically dave it just overheats at the back near the fan..i dont know weather i need a new fan or weather it needs cleaning. i havent used it yet as i got it given. but i do know that it overheats as ive been at my cousins when she had it switched on. im sorry i cant be more specific. thanks for your help.

[Hybr!d]

What does it do?

Does it freeze?

Does it crash?

Does it shut down on its own?

PCs do get hot, unless it's very hot i doubt its a problem.

If in doubt open it up and hover all the dust out, you can use a paint brush to dislodge it.

[Wolfeymole]

The only warmth, I won't even call it heat, you should feel is within an area of .5 of a centimetre around the main plug in point to the psu from the wall outlet.
Is this what you are talking of?

[gvmllr]

hi dave it doesnt freeze,doesnt turn itself of,doesnt crash,ill try opening it up and brush the dust like you said and see if that helps..thanks for your help..appreciated. ill get back to you.

[Hybr!d]

Originally Posted by gvmllr

hi dave it doesnt freeze,doesnt turn itself of,doesnt crash,ill try opening it up and brush the dust like you said and see if that helps..thanks for your help..appreciated. ill get back to you.

You know what they say 'If it isn't broke, don't fix it'.

If its just warm to touch and it operates as it should do I think you'll be ok.

Cheers.

[merton123]

if its a certain part that is overheating. invest on one of these

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...57431&CatId=22

install it and aim near the part. it will help out

[Hybr!d]

Originally Posted by merton123

if its a certain part that is overheating. invest on one of these

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...57431&CatId=22

install it and aim near the part. it will help out

The PC shouldn't overheat in the first place, adding additional fans is not a fix for the problem IMO.

[SocialWarfare]

Is the heat coming from the back? out of the power supply?
Download everest from the download section and once downloaded click on computer/sensor and report back with the temps that it will show, to see if anything is running hot!
This will tell you your cpu,hdd,motherboard and gpu temps