PCI problem

[high6]

So this morning after having my pc on for 5 minutes it froze. Then when I rebooted the fans were on at full speed for a few seconds. And it said something like "PCI is running at x1".

Anyone ever have this happen?

The inside of my computer probably needs to be cleaned, I haven't for 2 months now cause its hard to get at. I am in a corner and this is its case.

[CodedFire]

Clean it and check the cards are seated properly, also check your heatsink is tight against the processer

[Lerroy_Jenkins]

As CodedFire has suggested, clean it out. I would take the heatsink off and clean it that way. Best way is to get a paint brush and a hover.

Also check all fans are cleaned, and the powersupply.

Those are the essentials, but still clean everything else.

[Demac]

Actually it could be something else completely: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...-running-speed

[Lord Orwell]

a dell eh? Boot into bios and see if it will tell you power supply voltages. Something may be out of tolerance. Usually auto-downclocking is a power issue or overheating issue.

[Lerroy_Jenkins]

One thing you might like to try and check is the actual powersupply. Sometimes when a powersupply is not beefy enough it will freeze the computer if you try and run to much through the computer.

What Watt is your power supply?

[Lord Orwell]

DO NOT swap power supplies with a different computer. DELLs use a proprietary pin-out and it will fry your motherboard if you do so.