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Could my pre-built computer catch fire?

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So I have an IBuyPower pc that is probably 7-8 years old. It still runs games ok but it only has one fan (exhaust). It has been running REALLY hot lately to the point that it heats up my room. I checked temps while gaming: my mother board was at 140 Deg. Fahrenheit, my cpu was also at 140 deg Farenheit, and my gpu was at an astonishing 180 deg Fahrenheit! I know that is extremely high, but is there any risk of a fire or other hazard? Thx in advance!

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1 minute ago, MyFartSoTart said:

So I have an IBuyPower pc that is probably 7-8 years old. It still runs games ok but it only has one fan (exhaust). It has been running REALLY hot lately to the point that it heats up my room. I checked temps while gaming: my mother board was at 140 Deg. Fahrenheit, my cpu was also at 140 deg Farenheit, and my gpu was at an astonishing 180 deg Fahrenheit! I know that is extremely high, but is there any risk of a fire or other hazard? Thx in advance!

As far as I know those temps aren't too bad. I don't know about motherboard temps, but my pc regularly hits up to 70c cpu and 87c gpu. The only risk of fire I see would probably be the psu.

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3 minutes ago, RollyShed said:

Have you blown out dust from everywhere?

dust wouldn't cause the room temperature to rise.  If the room temp is rising then there is no problem with air flowing through the components (heat being moved from the components into the air).  But if that is just something the OP thinks is happening after seeing the temps; that's another story.

 

It must be true, I read it on the internet...

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82C is surprisingly low for an OEM system GPU temp. (BTW, pc temps are 99.99% of the time measured in celcius.) 
That's fine.

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1 hour ago, MyFartSoTart said:

I’ve done it before but I definitely should do it again, thank you for helping me remember that.

I recently had a laptop that you could just about burn a finger on. Compressed air blow out and after that it was only just possible to feel that it was going it was so cool.

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No, it's not a fire hazard risk just because those temps. GPU being 95c isnt a fire hazard risk either.

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