- Oct 18, 1999
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This has NEVER happened to me but I read about a lot of others getting this. I have a Pee3 650mhz, NOT overclocked, I have an ASUS 6800 DLX, NOT overclocked. I have six sytem fans blowing in the right order as to maintain proper air flow. Whilst playing some stupid 3d game (I forget which one) the PC rebooted. Weird I thought, that usually happens when a system is overheated (which I read somewhere). So anyway, I whip the door off my tower to make sure all the fans are turning, and they are. I make sure my little fan in the vid card is turning and not dirty or something, and it is clean. I touched the side of the card opposite the heat sink and burned my freaking finger! OUCH!! I whipped the card out of the system (after I turned it of, natch) and popped the heat sink and reapplied thermal grease. But I am wondering, should it be that hot? I can touch it for several seconds before it becomes unbearable. Is this normal?