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I've been playing FFXIV lately on my PC, and before that I was in a Dragon Age/Mass Effect kick. During the Dragon Age playthrough, I had a couple of instances where my computer would just lock up, to the point where I couldn't alt-tab and had to hit my reset button to get it back to normal.
Now FFXIV is doing the same thing. I suspected overheating issues, so I downloaded some temp monitoring software (HWMonitor) and watched it. Ran at around 40-50 degrees Celsius idling and up to 80 when in game (same thing happens when running Prime95 to test the CPU under load). The processor is an AMD Phenom II X4 955 quad core.
Here's the funny bit. It maxes out at 80C when I am pushing the CPU after a reboot (hard reset, Start Windows Normally, or with a safe shutdown and restart). But, if I sleep the computer (as opposed to shutting it down) and wake it, let it settle down after waking, and then push the CPU (either with the game or Prime95) it will spike up to over 100C (highest was 110!) and then eventually freeze and force me to restart if I don't immediately stop all programs and allow the system to cool.
I've gathered that my system is generally running hot overall, even when idling. I've blown out all the dust and even removed the heatsink and made sure to clear out all the little grooves in it to ensure good airflow to the processor. But it still runs hot. I am taking it to the shop regardless, even if it's just for a ride in the car, just in case they want to look at it, but I plan to just buy what I need and fix it myself if possible. My friends on FFXIV that are pretty techie say that it sounds like the processor itself is dying and that it's not just a simple cooling problem, though it might also need a reapplication of thermal paste. They believe the processor itself is to blame because I mentioned that a couple of years ago I slightly bent some pins when I accidentally removed the processor when attempting to just remove the heatsink. They believe it was damaged at that time, not enough to cause issues at the time, but enough that it is now dying an early death, and this might explain why the processor is operating differently under different conditions (fresh start vs. waking from sleep).
I guess I just wanted to see if that theory holds up to anyone on here. I'm going to the shop tomorrow regardless and will run it by them, but the way my mind works, the more people that agree on what the problem is, the more confident I'll feel in fixing the issue myself. The plan is to buy a new processor/heatsink/fan and thermal paste if necessary and just replace the whole thing. But if someone thinks there's a bigger issue, I'm interested to hear what you guys think.
Now FFXIV is doing the same thing. I suspected overheating issues, so I downloaded some temp monitoring software (HWMonitor) and watched it. Ran at around 40-50 degrees Celsius idling and up to 80 when in game (same thing happens when running Prime95 to test the CPU under load). The processor is an AMD Phenom II X4 955 quad core.
Here's the funny bit. It maxes out at 80C when I am pushing the CPU after a reboot (hard reset, Start Windows Normally, or with a safe shutdown and restart). But, if I sleep the computer (as opposed to shutting it down) and wake it, let it settle down after waking, and then push the CPU (either with the game or Prime95) it will spike up to over 100C (highest was 110!) and then eventually freeze and force me to restart if I don't immediately stop all programs and allow the system to cool.
I've gathered that my system is generally running hot overall, even when idling. I've blown out all the dust and even removed the heatsink and made sure to clear out all the little grooves in it to ensure good airflow to the processor. But it still runs hot. I am taking it to the shop regardless, even if it's just for a ride in the car, just in case they want to look at it, but I plan to just buy what I need and fix it myself if possible. My friends on FFXIV that are pretty techie say that it sounds like the processor itself is dying and that it's not just a simple cooling problem, though it might also need a reapplication of thermal paste. They believe the processor itself is to blame because I mentioned that a couple of years ago I slightly bent some pins when I accidentally removed the processor when attempting to just remove the heatsink. They believe it was damaged at that time, not enough to cause issues at the time, but enough that it is now dying an early death, and this might explain why the processor is operating differently under different conditions (fresh start vs. waking from sleep).
I guess I just wanted to see if that theory holds up to anyone on here. I'm going to the shop tomorrow regardless and will run it by them, but the way my mind works, the more people that agree on what the problem is, the more confident I'll feel in fixing the issue myself. The plan is to buy a new processor/heatsink/fan and thermal paste if necessary and just replace the whole thing. But if someone thinks there's a bigger issue, I'm interested to hear what you guys think.
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