Chipset overheat?

[martas]

Hi

Lately I've been having trouble with my comp - I boot, then when I tr
to enter Windows, my comp goes blank. [Sometimes it happens after
work in Windows for 5-15 mins]
I thought that this could be caused by something being overheated, s
I opened my comp case and touched different things - the only ho
thing was the North Bridge
Question - could this be because of my chipset being overheated?
don't have a chipset cooler..
Also, lately my comp's begun to "hang" even when the chipset doesn'
feel very hot.... Could it be that my chipset has gone bad
completely fubar? Or should I still try buying a cooler

Any other thoughts/advices

Thanks alot

Marta

 

[JAD]

leave the side cover off the case, does this help in anyway?
be careful 'touching' things without static protection.
are all your fans clear of debris?

 

[nobody760]

http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Articles/CPU/CPU Temperatures.shtml

http://www.lavalys.hu/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en

The top URL will take you to a page where all the common Processor
temps are to be found.

The second one is a prog that no comp should be without, in my humble
opinion, it will tell you just about everything you want to know about
your comp including the temperatures of the Processor, HD and
Motherboard.

Good luck.