i need to ask a computer related question.

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thanks bob.

does anyone have anything else they can think of that would possibly solve my problem?

Then you may want to clean out the part where he states:

CAN YOU READ? I SAID TWICE THAT I JUST RECENTLY CLEANED MY FAN AND HEATSINK. I'M NOT SAYING IT AGAIN.

Being off topic giving advice on how to moderate is not normally recommended. Besides, I left it because the second half of his post links to something relevant to the thread.

Is your processor overclocked at all? Maybe there was some damage done to it if it was....

Not sure, I know shit about this aspect of computers.

no, i've never in my life tried to over clock a processor. i've never had the need for it.

I never overclocked mine, and I think something's wrong with it nonetheless. Overheating due to dust or poor air circulation can damage the processor. Even after improving cooling and circulation, the damage is still done.

You order that CPU fan yet?

na, i didn't get a chance to call my dad last night. by the time i remembered, he would have already been long asleep. that lazy bastard.

Hey you should build yourself a new computer from the ground up, and input a water-cooling system in. Those things never let your computer overheat, so i've heard. This way you can be sure what goes in and if anything gets fucked up, just remember back to the time when you built the thing and you will think to yourself, "Oh yeah, I dropped the mother board a few times, well better change that out!" or whatever the case may be.
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what the hell are you talking about, dropping the mother board? i've never done such a asinine thing in my life. and no, i won't be implementing a water cooling system. that's ridiculous. i don't overclock, and i have no reason to.

by the way, bob, i ordered that fan. it should be here in a few days. i'll let you know how it goes.

What'd i'd do to check if its overheating is take the damn case off. Just unscrew the sides and top or whatever, and remove them. Then boot the computer (or however you rigged it to work) Then hit * del * and go into CMOS. Then go to the right side, its like (Hardware monitor , or some shit) and It'll tell you a few things that you need to know.

You should be able to see how hot your computer and CPU are running. I think the max temp the computer is supposed to be is 113 F. Mine runs at about 138*F and has had some of the same problems as you've been having.

What my teacher has told me to do if your having possible hardware problems, remove all excess shit you don't need.
Modem
NIC card
any other bs you don't need, etc

Thats if you can't boot at all.

You may be using too much power for your power supply, you should find some of the manuals for each of components you have in your computer (Video card, Sound card, CPU, everything.) Get the watt requirements and add them up, make sure your power supply can hold all of them.

But what I did to fix my problem which was similar to yours was just format the HD. I don't know why, but my computer was doing the same shit as yours (Locking up, having bullshit errors all the time) But I don't recommend doing that. I could get onto my computer for about 20 minutes and it'd lock up. Reboot, repeat.

Taking off the case isn't going to help a processor overheating problem. There's simply not enough air flow to prevent it. He needs a new CPU fan to fix that.

It's also not a wattage problem unless his power supply is going out. Guess what. It's not his power supply. He already tried a swap.