Generating heat comes with the territory of using electricity in computers to process information. Though this heat is often limited to certain areas, excessive use can rapidly increase the ...

You can check your CPU's temperature on a Mac or PC by downloading a third-party app. If your CPU gets too hot for too long, your computer could shut down or stop ...

After one of his PCs came close to overheating, Brien is more vigilant than ever about monitoring its CPU temperature. Here's the setup he's using to do it. Bonus: no annoying app notifications ...

About a year ago, my computer started acting funny. It would freeze up, applications would randomly crash, and I even got a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) or two. After a few hours of suffering through ...

“Is my CPU overheating?” When a PC spontaneously shuts down, locks up, or starts chugging in a demanding game, this is one of the first questions we ask ourselves. Figuring that out is easy: all you ...

A cooler CPU isn't going to magically fix all your issues ...

Well i finally got my pc together and i was wondering something. My mobo (msi nforce 420) has an integrated processor heat sensor. I just ran a max payne demo and the processor temp got up to 140F. I ...