Does this computer overheat when it's over clocked and also does it over clock by itself?
1962452
It never over clocks on its own, has not been over clocked intentionally. Has worked perfectly since I bought it.
1962453
It most likely would over heat since it is not ment for that, but no it doesn't over clock by itself, you would have to going into bios to do it yourself
1962454
It does generate a lot of heat and occasionally the fan will speed up to cool the CPU. I don't know if it overclocks itself, have never checked but given the heat it puts out normally I wouldn't be surprised if it might overheat. Wouldn't be my first choice for a gaming PC. Otherwise, it is crisp, powerful and solid.
1201466
I agree with Jamieb, However Once the motherboard completes its post the device will continue to monitor the board. But it may not report the problem until you reboot. On a side note being a laptop if a virus has been ruled out I would insure that the fan is operating. And if it is older than 3 years old the thermal paste on the cpu may be getting weak and your cpu may be over heating.I paid $60.00 usd to have fan replaced and new thermal paste applied to a HP G series unit which had the same symptoms. The board did not report the problem. Hope that helps. Good Luck a competent honest technician will do wonders. I agree with Jamieb, However Once the motherboard completes its post the device will continue to monitor the board. But it may not report the problem until you reboot. On a side note being a laptop if a virus has been ruled out I would insure that the fan is operating. And if it is older than 3 years old the thermal paste on the cpu may be getting weak and your cpu may be over heating.I paid $60.00 usd to have fan replaced and new thermal paste applied to a HP G series unit which had the same symptoms. The board did not report the problem. Hope that helps. Good Luck a competent honest... » Read More I agree with Jamieb, However Once the motherboard completes its post the device will continue to monitor the board. But it may not report the problem until you reboot. On a side note being a laptop if a virus has been ruled out I would insure that the fan is operating. And if it is older than 3 years old the thermal paste on the cpu may be getting weak and your cpu may be over heating.I paid $60.00 usd to have fan replaced and new thermal paste applied to a HP G series unit which had the same symptoms. The board did not report the problem. Hope that helps. Good Luck a competent honest technician will do wonders. « Show Less
1664151
I have had no problems whatsoever. I have had it for over a year now (I think). The battery does get warm so I try to put it in a well ventilated place to let the air cool it as much as possible. This happens whether my computer is on for 1 hour or 10 hours - I do not leave my computer in sleep mode.
1873367
I honestly don't know. I can tell you that it seems to be noticeable when the unit becomes hot, which did not happen very much, maybe once or twice. I usually leave it plugged in with my MacBook Pro connected to it. I usually have it on almost 24 hours for weeks at a time (mobile office on wheels). I just keeps doing its job. Unit has never over heated, and I can't remember the last time I even noticed the fan, in fact its real quiet...
354613
It's got one fan. You can manually turn on the extra power to it by pushing a button on the upper left of the keyboard. I play a lot of League of Legends, Sim City 5, etc... I run graphics at full quality and haven't had a problem. I do, because I always have, use a cooling pad, but I doubt that is absolutely necessary. The computer doesn't get very hot.
937449
nooooo way, the standard cooling barley covers the cpu without overclocking. And remeber, when you start changing your processor's settings you invalidating the warritny. The fans they provide really arent engineered to maintain that sort of heat. However, you can purchase a nice cheap cooler master aftermarket fan like i did. It cost me 15 bucks and is actually better than watercooling which can be coslty to obtain and costly to clean up if you screw it up
1462050
Yeah it does, although your getting the k version so if you want to over clock it you should get a better cooler then the base one :)
2126217
Overheating is a common reason for system shutdowns. It is weird that it would stay down for 3 hours though.Monitor the temperature for some time while using the machine. I believe the mobo came with a program for that. If you don't have it you can find such programs online.If you notice it getting hot you could try replacing the default cooling fan and heat sync with a more robust one.I usually like to have my pc setup so it runs around 40°C for normal use and does not cross 70°C when really pushing heavy programs (battlefield 3 or 4)
649060
I have not had any issues with overheating. This is my 2nd Acer computer. The first I retired after 8 years mainly because it is much larger and heavier. If you are careful about where you use your computer you should be fine. What I mean by that is the computer needs air flow all around it. Not good to sit it on a pillow or blanket. Your lap is good or of course a table. I build and repair computers as a home business. This is were I have learned these details.
749360
If it is the same Laptop computer, my guess is that the laptop may actually be using that much wattage, which is quite a bit!! I'm surprised the alarm doesn't go off or something. Other than that, my guess is something is wrong / defective. Might want to contact the manufacturer on that one.
1336030
Not the fan, the heatsink. My heatsink did. I took it off, and using my own, but probably not a big difference.
946262
Mine shut down from overheating too and it cools VERY well. The cooling does not seem to be the issue with this device. But the fan on mine broke after only a month. And the wire got caught in the fan. It's simply poorly designed. But cools very well.
1435698
Seems to overheat with fx 6300 when staying in bios menu. maybe this is due to some of the standard bios setting. but runs fine once leaving bios menu or running win7.
1609324
Sounds like it's overheating, I had attached a fan to mine and it worked great.
1844188
I don't really know. I know I ran it for at least 5 minutes and it did not overheat
473419
Yes. There are times when the computer heats up and I remove the case. However, I looked up online and some site also said that my computer heats up even without the case.
1144465
I've used it for over a year and never had an over-heating issue. The computer gets warm when gaming or video editing, with or without the case on. I've never compared the actual temperature difference, but it seems to be insignificant.