CPU hits up to 70 degrees Celcius and pc crashes

[meezieboy]

Hey guys,
I don't know why, but since about a week or two I sometimes get a blue screen crash, but this only happens when im gaming. I have an Intel Core i5 @ 2.90GHz CPU.
When I notice that a crash may occur, i exit the game and check task manager.
The cpu use was about 80%-90% and it was 73 degrees celcius!
What should i do??

greetings in advance, Mees

 

[Elemential]

Re-apply thermal paste, clean the cpu cooler, close background processes

 

[meezieboy]

I'll try it. Will let you know when im done man. Thanks for the fast response!

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

The PC should not crash at 73°C. Have you overclocked the CPU or set the voltages too high?

 

[thunder_hammer]

You can also try turning down your game's settings, less strain on your PC's hardware.

Are you using an aftermarket fan, or the base fan? They can fail too.

Also - check your power supply, I had one die on me years ago and it was only a problem when playing games.

 

[meezieboy]

I cleaned my CPU fan and now it goes up to 95 degrees Celcius when i'm playing games... :C
It can't be my power supply, because a bought a new one 3 months ago.
What to do?

 

[thunder_hammer]

Have you tried a new CPU fan?

PSU's can fail in 3 months too, though it is very uncommon.

 

[meezieboy]

No, i haven't tried a new CPU fan, so can you guys recommend me a good (cheap 😀) one?

 

[Elemential]

No, i haven't tried a new CPU fan, so can you guys recommend me a good (cheap 😀) one?

Hyper 212 evo hands down

But there is cheaper:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0028Y4S9K/ref=twister_B00K8QRHQ6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[jsmithepa]

A well built computer should not "crash" at high temp, it should just throttle down to self control temp.

 

[meezieboy]

If the fan/heatsink is the problem, then my computer ins't well built so what you're saying doesn't matter, still thanks for the reply.

To Elemential: I bought the Hyper 212 evo just 5 mins ago online, so i will post again when I got it.

 

[Elemential]

Good choice!
Im pretty sure your problem will be resolved with the installation of the hyper 212 evo
Also remember to apply the thermal paste!
Make sure to use the line method