If i want to get a CPU cooler/fan what have you, what kind of specs do I need to look at on the fan/heat sink and or my own computer to make sure that they will be compatible with each other?
Here it is. Had to dig through old newegg history orders.
I'm looking at a cpu heatsink because when i play games such as Portal 2 and Starcraft 2, my compute r will turn off and reboot. My thinking is that the CPU is overheated and what not. I ran HWMonitor (i believe its called that) and it said my temps were around 200 C. Which I think is way to hot.
Does my reasoning make sense that if I did get a cooler this could potentially solve my problems?
That is not possible. The threshold is around 80C, around that temp, the system will shut down. Even if you meant 200F (92C), still way off. Unless this is your GPU.
But yes, it is recommended to get a 3rd party heatsink, cools a lot better than stock.