coming from someone who builds/overclocks gaming PC's a good amount, take out all your case's fans, and anything in the way that you can.
clean all the dust/etc out of ALL the fans, wires, etc. that could be heating up your system.
one other thing - depending on your system, your computer will run safely up to 100 even 120 degrees before stuff starts melting after hours at that temp.
its not suggested, but its been/can be done.
i busted a heat sync on an overclocked intel 1.86 ghz core 2 due (that was overclocked at 3.4 ghz) and it ran fine for about a week before the computer shut off due to it reaching 120 degrees under load.
nothing broke or anything cept a few wires started melting near the core.
oh and for comparison - the average Apple laptop idles at 60 degrees, so your NO WHERE NEAR the "danger zone"
Last edited by Nihility; 05-25-2008 at 12:53 AM.
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