One of the pillars of good PC custodianship is ensuring all your gear isn't running out of spec, which can cause slowdowns, crashes, and frustration. The chief culprit for something running too hot is ...

Well, you have a problem. Might very well be heat related.<BR><BR>Your PC must pass the prime95 torture test in order to be stable, else it'll crash in other programs aswell.<BR><BR><BR>Try to see if ...

...without being run in Windows? I have a bootable USB drive with the latest Hiren's on it, and I'll be running memtest86+ overnight to test my RAM, but I don't know of any program for stress testing ...

Make sure your efficiency doesn't turn into a compromise ...