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My desktop has started overheating -- how hot is hot?
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Mar 15, 20265176 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a two year old desktop, some random quad core HP desktop. It used to run very quietly, but in the past month, the fans start up anytime anything "serious" is being done -- compiles, playing video, etc. Right now, speedfan and speccy report the cores are between 50C and 70C. Speedfan reports …
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There are clear guides from the manufacturers on operating temperatures for the various components in your system. Identify the important ones like CPU, GPU, RAM and Motherboard using something like CPU-Z, then look up the acceptable operating tempe…
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