overheating

I hav intel p4 3.0 ghz processor with HT. i hav 2 Hard disks, 1 SATA of 160 GB and 1 PATA of 80 GB. ram is 512 MB my comp starts wid a temp of 40C but in about 40 mins it goes upto 52C. it becomes stable after reaching 56C. Is my cpu overheating N how can i Prevent it....wat's da ideal temp...

I have an Intel motherboard 2.4 GHz, Win XP Professional 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Disk. My PC shows a temperature of about 40 degree C to 50 degree C. Is it normal or is my PC overheating? Also, i wanna knw the ideal temperature at which good PC's run. Sometimes my PC hangs after a few hours of...

(i) What Is Dual Channel? In simple terms so my limited brain :wink: can understand (ii) Is it possible on my system if i install two mem modules? my system being an athlon64 3200+ on an Asus K8N Deluxe...btw socket 754 (iii) If yes, How do i go about doing it? Lastly, are there any...

:cry: :cry: I have a intel 865gbf with 2.4 intel processor and 256 mb of ram. I have also alloted 96 mb of ram to the integrated video. The system runs fine if i am surfing or working on any applications. But the problem starts when i begin to play games. After 15-20 minutes i get a beep...

My config consist of ASUS A7N8X DELUXE mobo, ATHLON XP 2400+ CPU, 512MB DDR RAM. Of late, my PC is shutting down and restarting on its own. The CPU External Frequency (MHz) is set at 133MHz and the CPU Frequency Multiple Setting is set at Auto in the Bios. Is the CPU External Frequency to be set...