PC Problem...

[Kraco]

That's about 2 years ago and in the first year it worked flawless. Any thoughts anyone?

Years ago when I had a laptop, the CPU socket cracked at some point and it froze the computer quite randomly but invariably after the CPU had warmed up enough. It was still under warranty, though, which was lucky for me. In any case even the repair shop had really tough time locating the problem, even returning the computer once to me with the dull "there was no problems" statement. The second time through they finally witnessed it and fixed the issue.

Well, I just typed this hoping it won't be the case for you.

[Killa-Eyez]

Tried Coretemp: http://i48.tinypic.com/ngtyt4.jpg.
Stopped playing music cause I didn't want to risk rebooting without making a printscreen.
Seems it will gradually get higher the longer I play music or multiple youtube videos or use anything that takes a lot of processing. So I guess I found the problem but how to solve it?

[itadakimasu]

this is a laptop?

Damn... that's way too hot!!!!

as far as I'm concerned, max safe temp for a cpu is going to be in the 50's. 90+ is way too hot.

Last night, I installed my am3 motherboard w\ my athlon II 620 oc'd to 3ghz... also installed mw2. I got into my 2nd game and with no warning my system shut down.

I restarted and went to bios to look at cpu temp and it was i think 105c! ( nearly 250f ).

sucks that it's a laptop because the cpu isn't easily accessible. It's just a general pain to diagnose because each step of the way is going to require taking it apart vs a desktop where you can maybe add a new cooler.

Make sure you have adequate airflow and that nothing is caked w\ dust... How old is your laptop? Is it under warranty? was it sitting unused for an extended period of time?

My cpu fan was plugged in but wasn't running!!! Plugged it into a different port and now it's going and temps are levelling out.

I ran a stress test overnight, and w\ the cpu oc'd to 3ghz, temps didn't get about 50c. So, it helps when your cpu fan is actually working!

[Killa-Eyez]

I ran a stress test overnight, and w\ the cpu oc'd to 3ghz, temps didn't get about 50c. So, it helps when your cpu fan is actually working!

I bet.

Make sure you have adequate airflow and that nothing is caked w\ dust... How old is your laptop? Is it under warranty? was it sitting unused for an extended period of time?

It fell off the back of a lorry, so no warranties. It's now around 3 years old..
Haven't come around to it yet. I'll keep you guys posted.

Edit: Removed all the dust, but did not yet put some new cooling paste on the cpu. It improved a little bit, system's not rebooting. Temps are still high though:

http://i47.tinypic.com/21lle9l.png

The paste will only help so much. I think maybe getting a new fan???