My fan is all of a sudden acting up. My computer overheated a couple of times, but only during a game I PLAY(Starcraft) At rest, my comp is clocked at around 60 C, when it over heated the last time, it was at 83 C. Whenever I play me game, it jumps to around 70 C. What can cause my fan to act up? If this helps, I did carry around my computer before this happened, but i was careful not to BANG it around.A desktop or laptop? Have you tried cleaning the fans?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Remove excessive dust.

1. What CPU is installed?
2. What kind of cooling do you have?

Starcraft is not a very intensive game, you should take better care of your computer.I have a desktop, AMD Duron, with a typical fan overtop. My mom is going to buy me a can of compressed air to CLEAN it. Also, if you mean i don't take care of my computer by not cleaning it, its OK. But I do try my best to take of it.Are all fans operating? Standard AMD fans do not always cut it. I suggest that you look into a Cooler Master fan.

Are you OVERCLOCKING your computer?

System specs...are....... download aida32 or sisoftsandra and run diagnostic.......test......