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I've been a reader of this site for years but have hardly used the forums up until now, so please forgive me and relocate this post if it's in the wrong spot or tell me if there's any problem with the way this question is presented so I can fix it asap.
Now, my problem is that recently, while playing Starcraft 2, my crashes without warning. When the computer crashes the monitor either stops receiving input and goes blank, or the screen freezes, and sometimes my speakers emit a harsh noise too.
I have a few theories as to what might be causing my computer crashes and any input in favor or against any of these ideas would be appreciated. My hypothesis's are:
1) My room is too hot. I live in NYC and it's been around 80-90+ degrees almost every day lately. My CPU, intel Core 2 Duo E8400, with a large, aftermarket air cooling heatsink, running at stock speeds, idles on average anywhere from 33 to 38 degrees Celsius and goes up just into the 50's under load. My graphics card, an 8800 GTS idles anywhere from 63-71 degrees Celsius and goes up to the low 80's under load.
2) My graphics card, CPU, or main hdd is dying. I think it might be my hard drive because I have a cheap, 64 GB Kingston SSD and I've heard that SSD's have a tendency to be screwy sometimes.
3) My Windows installation is corrupted. It's a possibility, but not a likely one.
Any input helping me diagnose or fix my problem is greatly appreciated.
Now, my problem is that recently, while playing Starcraft 2, my crashes without warning. When the computer crashes the monitor either stops receiving input and goes blank, or the screen freezes, and sometimes my speakers emit a harsh noise too.
I have a few theories as to what might be causing my computer crashes and any input in favor or against any of these ideas would be appreciated. My hypothesis's are:
1) My room is too hot. I live in NYC and it's been around 80-90+ degrees almost every day lately. My CPU, intel Core 2 Duo E8400, with a large, aftermarket air cooling heatsink, running at stock speeds, idles on average anywhere from 33 to 38 degrees Celsius and goes up just into the 50's under load. My graphics card, an 8800 GTS idles anywhere from 63-71 degrees Celsius and goes up to the low 80's under load.
2) My graphics card, CPU, or main hdd is dying. I think it might be my hard drive because I have a cheap, 64 GB Kingston SSD and I've heard that SSD's have a tendency to be screwy sometimes.
3) My Windows installation is corrupted. It's a possibility, but not a likely one.
Any input helping me diagnose or fix my problem is greatly appreciated.
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