Can an underpowered PSU cause high CPU temps? Mines going up to 70 odd degrees and games keep freezing. I think it's the PSU that's causing it because it's the only thing I've changed recently since my other one died on me.

Which brings me to my next question Can anyone recomend a good PSU?

Cheers

 

What wattage is the psu ? Are you sure your cpu fan is spinning correctly ?

 

Fan speed is about 5300rpm. Think the PSU is 350 watt. Definitly not more than that. Like I say, thats all that I've changed recently.

 

I swear by Enermax power-supplies, and always have done......currently running a 600W "Noisetaker", has two fans in it (one in the rear and one in the underneath to pull air away from the CPU).

I'd also suggest, if your CPU is getting hot, changing the CPU fan & heatsink, and making sure it's seated correctly with thermal paste...

 

Cheers mate. Looks like the PC is coming apart when I get a mo

 

i rekon best thing is water cooling from coolermasters only Ł100 and my mates cpu is no higher than 30 degrees now



plus you can add it onto your graphic cards, ram, everything

and no noise

also what game are you playing when it freezes

i just had the same problem with mine and it turned out my graphics card was causing it not my cpu

 

Water cooling sounds.............................cool

as for games, Pro evo 5 is OK but as soon as I play something like MOH or Colin 05 or Tiger Woods it don't like it

the grafix card is a 6600GT and has been trouble free.