keeping computer cool,need help

[stondroopy]

hi all when i play games on my pc it tends to restart,i figure cuz its overheating.should i replace the the fan with abigger one?are there alternatives to this?any help is appreciated

[Darken Sun]

Sounds like either: A) Your psu isn't providing enough power to the system. If you have a friend with a larger psu, see if you can borrow it and test to see if that's the problem. or B) Your temperatures are wayyy too high. If you have an ASUS motherboard, check your temperatures with ASUS Probe or if you don't have an ASUS board, check it with Motherboard Monitor. Also, what processor are you running?

[stondroopy]

its a p4 1.5 a gforce 64mb ddr and a 1g of memory.how do i tell what kind of board it is?

[Darken Sun]

CPU-Z will tell you under mainboard.

[stondroopy]

it says manufacturer is first international computer ,inc model vc 321

[fire1811]

also if your going to do anything with fans put a intake fan in the front of your case so it pulls air into your computer over all the components and then have a discharge in the rear.

also make sure that all of your fans are working properly.

[Darken Sun]

it says manufacturer is first international computer ,inc model vc 321

Get Motherboard Monitor from above link and check your processor temps and post them as idle/full load. If the temperatures are fine, then your processor is either not getting enough voltage or you need a new PSU. Also, post a picture of CPU-Z on the CPU tab

[Mango]

hi all when i play games on my pc it tends to restart,i figure cuz its overheating.should i replace the the fan with abigger one?are there alternatives to this?any help is appreciated

Lets start by fixing your space bar on your computer.

[dj89]

just take the cover of nd put a box fan blowing it to it

[stondroopy]

thanks for contributing mango.As far as opening the case and having a fan blow on it,ive done that already and it doesnt work

[dj89]

well them buy a new computer

[steveo356]

or you can spend your money on a liquid nitrogen cooling system that will cost more then the cpu lol

[Glickman]

dip ur board in liquid nitrogen
or
make a homemade water cooling system.

or just add a grate with more fans. ihave like 7-8 fans in mine (alienware) and its never done that, whle my old one which had maybe 2 fans plus the cpu fan, did.
also, clean them with a damp towel

[stondroopy]

thanks for the tip,ill have time to take a real good look at things tommorow