My PC gets really hot and then shuts down

Aggie46

CupofTea wrote: »

This happened to mine too but after some time it stopped doing that.

Did you have the same make and model PC? How long was it doing it for?

bazster

Which fan stops? CPU fan? Case fan?

Whichever it is, fit a new one, they're cheap enough and easy to fit. If it doesn't have a case fan, fit one.

When the weather's hot make sure there's plenty of room around the case for for air to circulate.

electrobix99

Aggie46 wrote: »

It's an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series. The fan tends to stop when the temp reaches 100 degrees.

Radeons do tend to run hot. I am not certain but I do not think these types of cards have fans which is probably part of the problem.

Notmyrealname

Jox wrote: »

This has happened to 2 of my laptops, I'm not a techie so took them to Crazee Computers in Morrisons in Enfield, it cost £20 for diagnostics and then £70 for them to fix it (£20 was refunded), I think they took the back off and gave them a clean, probably very expensive for what they had to do but both laptops are working well now!

About right TBH. I do a service which involves cleaning out the heatsink and fan assembly as part of it and I charge £30 for that. Whilst some laptops make the access ridiculously easy, such as Acer, others require an almost full strip down and can take a good half hour.

A_Couple_In_Love

Sounds like a problem with your fan. As others have said, it might be just be a little clogged up with dust, or you may just have a general fault.

Usually when running applications which require high graphics, will make your computer run faster causing it to heat a little more than usual.

You should maybe try a cooling stand if you don't want to go into to much costs with repairs etc. Heres one from argos to give you an example of what to look for: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/105622/Trail/searchtext%3ELAPTOP+FAN.htm

Take note of where your vents are on your laptop, and where the vents are on the cooling stand.

arrallas

A couple in love's advice might help with a laptop, but the OP has an all-in-one computer.