Reasons my cpu is overheating

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Jack_39

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I have been recently confused at the reason why my computer shuts off randomly, sometimes when not even gaming, I am sure it isn't a virus as I have recently reset my computer.

When it shuts off I look in my case and feel that my cpu has overheated, is there any software I can download to monitor the temperature? Or any way to reduce the heat?
I have I fan connected directly to the cpu and 2 others in the case. I leave the side of the case off to try and help the heat situation and my room is quite cold with the windows all open.

Please can anyone share their knowledge and help me out. Thanks
 
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Karadjgne
AMD cpu: Hwinfo64
Intel cpu: speccy or realtemp.

All free and easy to use.

With your case side removed, airflow is non-existent, so case fans are next to useless.

Use a can of compressed air to blow out any dust/debris on the cpu heatsink and fan thoroughly

Look in Windows - start menu - administrative tools - event viewer. You'll be looking for red flagged critical errors. These will be the cause of your shutdowns as reported to Windows. The results can be harder to identify and explain than find, for example, a nt kernel error is usually voltage related, so can be anything from software to psu to ram etc.

Pc's don't run forever by themselves. They do require periodic maintenance by you, the user. Software cleaning, hardware...
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Post full system specs please
Monitor temperatures with software such as HWmonitor (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html)
In terms of reducing temperatures, if the your temps are the issue, buy an aftermarket cpu cooler such as the CM hyper 212 evo.
 
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AMD cpu: Hwinfo64
Intel cpu: speccy or realtemp.

All free and easy to use.

With your case side removed, airflow is non-existent, so case fans are next to useless.

Use a can of compressed air to blow out any dust/debris on the cpu heatsink and fan thoroughly

Look in Windows - start menu - administrative tools - event viewer. You'll be looking for red flagged critical errors. These will be the cause of your shutdowns as reported to Windows. The results can be harder to identify and explain than find, for example, a nt kernel error is usually voltage related, so can be anything from software to psu to ram etc.

Pc's don't run forever by themselves. They do require periodic maintenance by you, the user. Software cleaning, hardware cleaning etc.
 
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