This comp is pretty old, and is used by my daughter and granddaughter. I started into repeated reboots a couple of months ago, but I was just told about it. I cleaned out the machine and video card, both were VERY dusty, and I got the machine running while it was set up in my dining room where work on them. It was running fine, but when I returned it to my daughters room, it now is rebooting as soon as I log into her desktop. I realized that I had the side door off when testing in the other room, and taking the side door off has stopped the rebooting.
So it is a heat problem, for sure. Problem is, this machine is so old, HWMonitor cannot read temps from the processor. I have temps from the HD and Video card, but am not sure if the overheating is from processor or other components.
I have attached the .zip file with the info on the machine and the minidumps, but it looks like the recent reboots did not record a dump.
I would appreciate any help you can give me, if the dumps give any indication of the source of the overheating. Taking the machine apart is difficult for personal reasons, but I will remove the processor and replace the heat paste if needed. The heat sink is a ZALMAN CNPS 7500 Cu.
And before you all start yelling about replacing the computer, I just can't right now. I am working on an upgrade, but my granddaughter misses her games, and the upgrade is gonna take a while.
Thanks
So it is a heat problem, for sure. Problem is, this machine is so old, HWMonitor cannot read temps from the processor. I have temps from the HD and Video card, but am not sure if the overheating is from processor or other components.
I have attached the .zip file with the info on the machine and the minidumps, but it looks like the recent reboots did not record a dump.
I would appreciate any help you can give me, if the dumps give any indication of the source of the overheating. Taking the machine apart is difficult for personal reasons, but I will remove the processor and replace the heat paste if needed. The heat sink is a ZALMAN CNPS 7500 Cu.
And before you all start yelling about replacing the computer, I just can't right now. I am working on an upgrade, but my granddaughter misses her games, and the upgrade is gonna take a while.
Thanks
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My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self Built
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz
- Motherboard
- Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
- Memory
- CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 660 FTW Signature 2
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 24in LCD
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive
HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s
- PSU
- Thermaltake Smart Series 850W PSU
- Case
- NZXT M59
- Cooling
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E and five 120mm case fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard
- Mouse
- Razer DeathAdder Mouse & Razer Destructor 2 Hard Mouse Mat
- Internet Speed
- Cable @ 18Gbps