Comments on: overheating PC http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/overheating-pc/ Sat, 25 May 2013 17:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: tuxebi http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/overheating-pc/#comment-56083 tuxebi Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:52:48 +0000 #comment-56083 Your PC setup will most probably not be able to consume more than say 200 Watts at a given time, so a new power supply almost surely will not cure your problems. This is not to say that the PSU might be defective.
This is quite unlikely, but it happens. In order to test for this, simply remove the PSU and connect it to another PC.
For the time being I aggree with Mrdenny, that your CPU most likely is the source of the heat. Another possible cause could be defective condensers on your motherboard.

For a start, I would suggest that you refrain from installing over and over again. Instead go into your BIOS (This acts as a sort of high stress test. In there you will find “Power management monitor” or similar. Monitorr this for some time and find out what the cpu temperature output is.

Kind regards
Eberhard

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