Re: Hot PC

In article <1178090890.031251.316300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
rAgAv
ragav.payne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
Hi,

I use my PC 24 hrs a day for downloading a lot of stuff and also to
use designing softwares( 3DS Max, Autocad,etc.,). Is it compulsarily
*mandatory* that i should make any special changes( any cooling
solutions) to my PC so that it wouldn't get damaged (due to over-
heating)?

current config.

P1V, 3.o Ghz,
1.5GB RAM,
240GB HDD,
and a single Fan for the processor.

If there can be any sort of damage due to overheating, what can it be?

The most potentially serious failure due to overheating is the hard
drive (unless you are using a totally effective backup solution, and
very few people are). Get some SMART software to monitor the HD temp,
and make sure that it's not approaching the manufacturer's recommended
max.

http://www.hddtemp.com/

Running the CPU or RAM at high temperatures can reduce its life and
produce random data errors or lockup/shutdown, and there are components
on the motherboard might suffer, so use monitoring software to check
that too.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
.

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