Ok guys heres the situation
Over the past few weeks, its been very hot here (Frozen North my ass). My computer overheats and freezes up. To try to fix the problem, I recently installed an extra fan in the back of the case, nothing fancy just a 5$ cheapo one. That didn't seem to help, so my bro got the idea of opening up the case on one side and putting the big desk fan right beside the computer. I worked in a computer store for a while, and I remember that a computer case is usually better cooled while closed. My dad confirms this. Nevertheless, this has been our setup for the past few days. I even installed a Motherboard Montior program to check the temperature.
The comp runs between 65 and 73 C usually, at which point (72-73) it freezes. I know this isn't normal, even for an AMD processor (AMD 1700+ 1.5Ghz), but I can't seem to get the temperature any lower. Sometimes it can run for hours without freezing, and sometimes its runs for 20-30 mins and then freezes.
Anyone have a solution?? Its really bothering me.
PS: Should the fan in the back of the case be blowing in or out of the comp? We tried it both ways and there doesn't seem to be a difference, but I'm pretty sure there is a right way and a wrong way..