Do you think my PC is overheated?

[Angrist]

I undusted my PC a week ago (when it wouldn't boot up at all), but I don't have a can of air. Will blowing help?

[Seth]

Originally Posted by Angrist

I undusted my PC a week ago (when it wouldn't boot up at all), but I don't have a can of air. Will blowing help?

What do you mean dusted out? If you didn't used compressed air...? I've always used a shop compressor but costco had a deal on air cans so I've been using those lately. 'blowing' on it won't remove dust adequately, if there's any accumulated(unless your part wolf). I've always been told that dusting should never be done using contact...so no feather dusters or cloths.

Since your cpu is running at 60 C, I would check the heatsink goooey first. Should be an easy unclip or a couple of screws. It would be killer if you took a pic of your opened desktop, just to see what your setup looks like space wise. Mid-tower I suppose?

My gaming rig from 2002 haha, was having an overheating problem, and like KG said, if you're software adjusting your fans and have made sure that your fan blades/shroud don't have grimey dust(sometimes dust build up can jam up a fan..but you don't seem like the neglectful fellow),, then check the thermal paste. Heatsinks aren't supposed to fail are they? I mean, it's just dissipating heat, so if there's conductivity between the cpu plate and the heatsink, it should be working as long as your h.s. fan is still whirring.
I'm not even sure if this makes sense, but check your power supply too. Is it top mounted? Sometimes topmounted PSU's can cause heat trap issues. Is your desktop sitting with good airflow around it?

And, is your running temperature actually higher than before or are you guessing that the heat's increased. You might want to consider your room's temperature as well, since sometimes us northerners crank up the heat when it's -bitch C winter outside.