Computer suddenly overheating - shuts self down.

[dodgyman_00]

My CPU has started to overheat. Does this come with age? The computer turns itself off, within as little as 30mins, even if it has not been used in a day.

SpeedFan says the CPU is 82oC

All the fans appear to be working. I have cleaned what i could and am waiting for a can of compressed air to arrive in the mail this week to get the dust out of the cracks.

Could the CPU need a new cooling agent?

How can i prevent the computer from shutting down? I work from home so this is my livlihood.


Thanks

AMD Athlon Dual Core 64 X2 Processor 6000+ 3.10ghz
4gb Ram
Windows 7

 

[carnageX]

Cleaning the dust out will be the biggest issue.

Another thing you could do is re-apply thermal compound to the CPU, which will help the CPU transmit the heat from itself to the heatsink.