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P.C problems!

  • 16-06-2014 01:49PM
    #1
    hilyardo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi I have a problem with my P.C and i was wondering can anyone on here maybe help me?
    Sometimes when i turn on my P.C it instantly turns itself off but other times it stays on for awhile then crashes and then just turns off could this have something to do with the heatsink or thermal paste or would it be more of a PSU problem? It has started to get really frequent and now the computer wont even turn on for 5 seconds any help would be great.


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  • #2
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,349 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Could be either. Assuming its a tower case PC, pull the cover off and check for fluff and does the CPU fan spin.


  • #3
    hilyardo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭hilyardo


    yeah the fan spins and its staying on for awhile now but it also seems to turn off when i do something for example save a word document or log into facebook thats when it gets all glitchy and crashes


  • #4
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,349 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Get http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html to monitor the CPU temp


  • #5
    maki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 774 ✭✭✭maki


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Get http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html to monitor the CPU temp

    CPU-Z doesn't monitor temps. Try something like RealTemp. Pay particular attention to distance from TJ Max. If it's even remotely close to 0 you have a definite temperature issue.


  • #6
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    If it stays on with the side off it might be overheating. Its full of dust in the fans and heatsink?


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  • #7
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,349 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    maki wrote: »
    CPU-Z doesn't monitor temps.

    Ooops!
    I do use ReatTemp. Others are Coretemp and Speedfan


  • #8
    FJFreelance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭FJFreelance


    hilyardo wrote: »
    Hi I have a problem with my P.C and i was wondering can anyone on here maybe help me?
    Sometimes when i turn on my P.C it instantly turns itself off but other times it stays on for awhile then crashes and then just turns off could this have something to do with the heatsink or thermal paste or would it be more of a PSU problem? It has started to get really frequent and now the computer wont even turn on for 5 seconds any help would be great.

    When you say crashes what exactly happens?

    If you turn it on from a state when you know everythings cool and you turn it back on and 5 seconds later it will still shut off?
    If this is the case there is no way it could overheat in 5 seconds, there must be another problem.

    Have you a photo of the internals of the computer?


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