PC overheating problem

Zelkiiro

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May 23, 2016
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This is seriously getting out of hand. I've been looking all over for a solution, and there's none to be found. For the past 2 months, my computer has been heating up hardcore anytime I have the audacity to boot up any game of any sort. The main, relevant specs in question are:

OS: Windows 8.1 64-Bit
CPU: AMD A10-6700 (Richland 32mm Technology)
Motherboard: Acer Aspire TC-120 (P0)
GPU: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (ZOTAC International)

The CPU idles at 50°C, and as soon as I load up, say, Smite or Diablo III, it jumps up to 80° and keeps rising to ~95° before I finally shut the program down in a hurry.

The GPU does the same thing--it idles between 45-50°C, but once I load a game up, it steadily climbs up until it, too, reaches 90°C before I shut it down. And if I don't shut the game down, my computer apparently reaches a point where it's overheated so much that it restarts automatically.

Both of their fans are working. The CPU fan says it's moving at ~1019 RPM, but the GPU fan doesn't supply me with that info so I can't say how fast it's going.

It turns out the thermal paste was super old, so I removed it and applied new paste. That did exactly nothing to solve my problem (though it certainly didn't hurt, either).

And there's no dust. This computer tower is probably the most dust-free environment on Planet Earth right now.

The computer's position allows for decent airflow (if it didn't, this issue would've arisen ~4 years ago), so that's not the problem.

Oh, and my computer's a piece of garbage that absolutely, 100% REFUSES to allow me to enter the BIOS. Any attempt to enter the BIOS either upon startup or from the boot menu results in a black screen forever and ever and ever. The same result occurs when I go to the Device Manager and try to uninstall the GeForce's driver--black screen! This is preventing me entirely from simply removing my graphics card and trying to use the Integrated Graphics this tower came with.

What the hell is going on?
 
Solution
Try this
disconnect your power lead
Remove your GPU from the computer,
plug monitor into the mobo,
remove CMOS battery from the motherboard for 10 mins (resets BIOS to stock settings)
put cmos battery back in
Turn PC and see if you can get into BIOS.

If you still can't access BIOS, your motherboard is no good.

If you successfully access BIOS, confirm your voltages and fan settings are OK (auto should be fine) then boot into windows and run a stress test on the CPU
as it heats up, your CPU fan should get a lot faster - 2000rpm or more.

This should help you find out if you have a CPU or a motherboard problem.

Final comment - that PC is pretty old - maybe time to save up for a new build - e.g. an Intel i5 and a GTX 1060 (when it...
Try this
disconnect your power lead
Remove your GPU from the computer,
plug monitor into the mobo,
remove CMOS battery from the motherboard for 10 mins (resets BIOS to stock settings)
put cmos battery back in
Turn PC and see if you can get into BIOS.

If you still can't access BIOS, your motherboard is no good.

If you successfully access BIOS, confirm your voltages and fan settings are OK (auto should be fine) then boot into windows and run a stress test on the CPU
as it heats up, your CPU fan should get a lot faster - 2000rpm or more.

This should help you find out if you have a CPU or a motherboard problem.

Final comment - that PC is pretty old - maybe time to save up for a new build - e.g. an Intel i5 and a GTX 1060 (when it comes out....)
That should get you going
 
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