Overheating: Symptoms and Quick Fixes

A room full of gaming PCs generates heat. If your rig starts acting up, check temps.

Symptoms

• Sudden FPS drops (throttling).
• Random shutdowns or reboots.
• Fans spinning at 100% constantly.
• Artifacts on screen (GPU overheating).

Quick fixes

1. Airflow: Make sure your case fans aren’t blocked by bags, walls, or other PCs. Give it breathing room.
2. Dust: If your filters are clogged, clean them. Ask staff for compressed air (we might have some).
3. Open the side panel: It’s ugly, but it works in a pinch.
4. Check fan curves: Use MSI Afterburner or BIOS to ramp up fans earlier.

Emergency

If your CPU hits 95°C+ or GPU hits 85°C+ consistently:

• Stop gaming.
• Let it idle for 10 minutes.
• Check if a fan died or a cooler came loose.