Computer shuts on its own. Speedfan help

[austay666]

Hello,

My computer shuts down on its own when i play games. I suspect a hot PC but not sure. I installed speedfan to get readings but dont know how to read. Any help is appreaciated. Here are the readings:

GPU: 66C
Temp1: 41C
Temp2: 55C
Temp3: 51C
HD0: 31C
core: 29C

AMD athlon 64 X2 4800

 

[tsnor]

What graphics card? What power supply?

These temp readings are fine, you need to be 90-100C or close to fail with thermal problems.

Is it only one game that causes the PC to fail, or any? Any other weird problems?
Did the PC always behave this way, or is it a new pc, or is it new to gaming, or did you upgrade something? Did the problem start when the weather got hot?

Possible problems:
Weak power supply for video card
Bad device driver for some device (usually audio or video)
malware
buggy game
corrupt copy of windows
etc.

If you post more details someone will recognize the symptoms.

 

[alyoshka]

Does the crash happen only when you play games?

If so, then the temps of the GPU are exceeding it's threshold limit under load. Try some GPU stress tests while having speed fan or HWMonitor on and check the readings as to which area is getting extremely hot.

It could also be the Processor if the games are processor intensive and you're using the standard HSF which came with the processor.

Those reading are from when the rig is idle.... everything seems fine with them. You need to have readings when under load.