At 2.5 years it's always possible to see clogged cooling fins, failed fans and dried up heatsink compound.
Do you do your own work?
Hey there, i've been having a problem where if i play say the Sims 4 or use any big program my PC will freeze and the only way to un-freeze it is to manually restart it. When i do that though i see this scary blinking red light around my power button.
Anywho,
My PC:
WIndows 10 Home
version 1607
OS build 14393.0
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.71GHz
RAM 8GB
System type 64-bit operating system, x64 based processor
ASUStek
I also installed speccy and all my temps are good except my motherboard which for some reason is 120 C when I FIRST TURN ON MY PC. ..What???
Heres what shows up with further inquiry:
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model M32CD (LGA1151)
Version Rev 1.xx
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Skylake
Chipset Revision 07
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model Skylake PCH
Southbridge Revision 31
System Temperature 120 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 0501
Date 8/28/2015
Voltage
CPU CORE 0.392 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.008 V
AVCC 3.328 V
3VCC 3.312 V
VIN4 1.040 V
VIN6 1.296 V
VIN7 0.152 V
VIN8 0.392 V
VIN9 0.120 V
VIN10 1.040 V
VIN11 1.008 V
VIN12 1.296 V
VIN13 0.120 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIEX16
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Now i admit the motherboard temp is concerning, but doesn't freezing usually have something to do with RAM? Couldn't is just be a faulty sensor? It is my GPU? My power supply? My PC is only 2 1/2 years old so i don't see why i should be having these weird problems.
I've done all i can think of to cool down the Motherboard (if that is the problem) i've taken it off the floor, i've even put a fan on it! If my motherboard is so hot why isn't the rest of my PC?
And i also checked to see if it could possibly be the RAM slot thats faulty but nope, nothings changed even after i moved it to a different slot.
Anyway im confused, this is driving me crazy, and i could use all the help i can get.

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