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My computer wasn't wrking so I switched the power supply on my computer and now it shuts of from overheating?

works fine, but it keeps increasing in temperature until it shuts off to protect itself, CPU exceeded 100 C (200 Fahrenheit) Its a Gateway 500X http://support.gateway.com/support/srt/docs.asp?sn=0029743917 Motherboard Intel (Yorktown) Pentium 4 - 2.53GHz (533MHz) R2 [Part #2519075] http://support.gateway.com/s//MOTHERBD/INTEL/2519075/2519075nv.shtml OEM Power Supply was 160-Watt Power Supply R1 [Part #6500704] http://support.gateway.com/s//POWER/6500704/6500704nv.shtml Manufacturer Newton Power Ltd. Model Number NPS 160CB-1 A REV: 01 AC Input Voltage 115V/230V Frequency Normal 50/60 Hz Wattage 160 Watt Input Current 4 A at 115 VAC / 2 A at 230 VAC The one I replaced it from came from an emachines s1862 its a Bestec ATX-250-12E http://www2.shopping.com/xPF-Bestec-Bestec-ATX-250-12E-250W-ATX-Power-Supply-for-eMachines-P-N-1763 250 Watt Single Fan Compatibility ATX 12V DC Output +3.3V @ 20A, +5V @ 25A, +5VSB @ 2A, +12V @ 13A, -5V @ 0.3A, -12V @ 0.8A I think its compatible By the way both the fan on the Power Supply and the CPU work It is the CPU that is overheating. Having a power supply that has a wattage that is too low can cause this? although the first one was 160, i think that meant minimum. but i think the new one is 250 MAX This is not a problem of fans, this kind of problem is far beyond proper ventilation, even with the case open in an air conditioned room it was. By the way, No I have not added or changed any other components. In fact, changing the power supply was the first time I ever opened it since we bought it from Gateway some years ago. It was just a hunch that it was the power supply.. Also, the emachines is broken and I don't know why. I don't think it was the power supply because 1) this power supply works and 2) it didn't work with another power supply.. but on the emachines I did add a 512MB RAM card ext to the 256 it had, but it worked a few months after that. Both computers were never shut off, I program them to get windows updates and definition updates and run scans overnight and so I always left them constantly On.. How bad is that? If you click the first link it shows you my exact computer: http://support.gateway.com/support/srt/docs.asp?sn=0029743917 the pentium 4 board you know takes an extra connection, it needs that 4 prong one.. the graphics card came with it (the card for the monitor), the graphics card, is not integrated, its a card that goes in the first slot on the mother board: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 [Part #6002191] and i just remembered that when we bought it (at a gateway store back when they had stores) we made them add a floppy disk drive at the time, and it has both a CDRW and a separate DVD drive. but the result is the same, no changes have been made. I was actually afraid that the problem was that I had a 160 watt and now i put a 250 in so its overheating because the new power supply is too high, but you people are saying that what it needs is a an even higher wattage power supply Also, can someone explain how it was apparently working on an even lower watt power supply 160, just fine for a few years? and I would also like to note that this new power supply has the extra 2nd connection required for a pentium 4 mother board, leading me to believe it was designed to work with it so there are no compatibility issues with getting a power supply too powerful ? only too low ? what do have to look at in specifications when you buy a power supply? just wattage and correct connectors? what about the volts and amps and all that stuff ?

Public Comments

1. Why don't you just trow an extra fan in ?
2. you shouldn't even be letting your computer to reach that high of a temperature. it can literally melt/burn your components. first clean your heatsinks and fan then have two or more fans installed. one which sucks in the air, the others to blow it out so you can maintain proper air flow. to further optimize your temps, you can also buy harddisk fans and ram coolers
3. I believe your problem is that you've replaced a faulty power supply with a poor quality power supply. Honestly, I'm amazed your original system was running properly on only a 160 Watt power supply, because 250 Watts seems a little low for what you're running there. Plus eMachines are not known for quality power supplies. Have you upgraded anything else in your system since you first bought it? Newer graphics cards can put a huge strain on power supplies. One of my friends was experiencing a similar problem to yours. He upgraded his graphics card and suddenly everything started overheating. At first he tried installing extra fans everywhere, but the system continued to overheat whenever he tried to play a game. Then we checked his power supply and realized it was a noname 200 Watt supply. We upgraded him to a 400 Watt Antec power supply, and he hasn't had a problem since. Power supplies are one of the most important, yet most neglected parts of a PC. I highly recommend you invest in a quality power supply from a well known company like Antec, and don't settle for anything lower than 400 Watts. I hope that helps, GL
4. I would seek to obtain a better power unit 400 watts you can run more on it think of it this way a low wattage power unit is like a large family car with a small engine it is better to have a medium car with a large engine it dos not have to work so hard make sure you have adequate ventilation make sure the fan matches the new unit and you should be OK the cost of a 400w power unit in our local shop is £40
5. Try to Change the CPU Fan with Big sized cooling fan with Heat sync.
6. the power supply you installed is your problem
7. PuT coloured fans into your computer... i did!