Quote Originally Posted by John Ferraris
Its the CPU temperature. It seems unusualy high while its not doing much I mean, it may be as much as a dodgy heatsink but I thought i'd check all other roots before fiddling around. Unfortunatley its not under warranty as I built it myself. I've done this quite a few times before and never experienced this, and what makes it more unusual is it only started to happen recently.

I might check out some better cooling methods if it is the heatsink/fan, as if I gotta replace something, I may as well strecth out and get something decent n reliable.

Cheers for the feedback guys :clap: and if anyone has any more suggestions I thank u in advance ;)
the heat sink wouldnt be faulty as its just a lump of metal, infact (i've been out of the computer industry for 3 years now so this may no longer be the case) some slower processors dont even need a CPU fan as the heat sink is sufficiant for disapaiting the heat. i dont think water cooling would kept he tempreture any lower than conventional methods (although its been years since i've looked into this so things may have changed), although it does sound a hell of a lot quieter.

what processor do you have? have a look on forums specifically for that model and see if over heating is a known problem/flaw with the chipset.