So today I decided to go back on RuneScape.

 

 

 

Problem is my computer is turning itself off. It just cuts out. Today it cut out 3 times in the space of 30 minutes. Then again later. I really don't know what to do, cleaned a fan of some dust but I'm posting this incase anyone knows what the problem really is and how to solve it.

Off - as in black screen? Or shutting down?

 

 

 

Check for any viruses, or it could be some loose connection in your computer.

If you had a fan full of dust it could be an overheating issue of some kind. Dust buildup in other fans could be limiting air flow and clogging up the heat sync on top of your processor. Take a can of compressed air (store bought or just an air compressor) and thoroughly dust out the case and all fans/heat syncs. After that if you're still having issues it's time to start checking drivers (make sure they're all up to date or roll back any recently updated ones that could cause issues) and after that point start checking hardware (RAM specifically) for failures.

Yeah, check yoour fans, clean 'em out etc and if you still have a problem I'm guessing it could be your PSU.

 

 

 

If you have another machine jsut borrow its CPU and give it a test.

 

 

 

But it sounds more like an oveheat to me.

 

 

 

In terms of cleaning fans you can clean them with a cloth, as long as you equalise the electrostatic potential of you and your cloth with that of your PC. For how to do that you will have to look it up on the net (it is a simple as just touching the chassis-still look it up though)

My computer did that. I cleaned out the dust and it was fixed.

If you have another machine jsut borrow its CPU and give it a test.

 

Easier said than done. Someone that doesn't know what their doing could very easily fry their machine if they tried swapping CPUs between them.