[wellylug] Computers Overheating?

Sat Nov 29 10:22:32 NZDT 2003

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Jethro Carr wrote:

> hi,
>
> A pc I built for my brother has developed a problem where after a few
> weeks, components get burned out.I've had to send it back for repairs,
> about 6 times...
>
> I checked the temperatures in the bios, after the pc restarted for no
> apparent reason, as I believe that the system is overheating, and then
> restarting.
>
> The cpu was:	45Â°c
> The system was:	42Â°c
>
> Is this a bit hot for the system to be running at?
> I have an AMD Duron processor...

45 is reasonably cold for a Duron - my Duron 850 ran at ~50 degrees, and
my current Athlon XP runs in the low 60s.

The first thing I'd check is the power supply - has that been replaced?

Is it of a sufficient wattage to supply all the components in the system?