[RESOLVED] Computer dies playing games

[bushmobile]

ok, so i'm trying to enjoy some FPS action but my computer just keeps dying on me as if the plug was pulled... sometimes 15mins, sometimes an hour+. It only seemed to have started happening in the last couple of weeks

I tried reinstalling my graphics drivers & i've also monitored the memory usage - nothing funky seems to be going on

I don't really have clue as to what might be causing it, any suggestions?

[sevenhalo]

is it a raedon card?

[bushmobile]

it is indeed:

Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
Memory (RAM): 1024 MB
CPU Info: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
CPU Speed: 2161.4 MHz
Sound card: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio
Display Adapters: ALL-IN-WONDER 9200 SERIES | RADEON 9200 SERIES - Secondary | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1280 X 1024 - 32 bit
Network: Network Present
Network Adapters: NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: D: _NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A | E: ATAPI DVD-ROM 16XMax | J: ZH1041R NHH249A
:
COM Ports: COM3 | COM1
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 5 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 146.6GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 39.4GB
USB Controllers: 3 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not Detected
PCMCIA (Laptops): Not Installed
Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Product Make:
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AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: AT/AT COMPATIBLE | 10/14/03 | Nvidia - 42302e31
Time Zone: GMT Standard Time
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6777
Modem: CNXT V9x PCI Modem

[sevenhalo]

My brother had this issue. There's some hex value in the properties you have to change to 60 (I think?). The same thing happened with Fable, but after changing it, it worked. I am searching for it now, but can't quite find the article that solved it.

[bushmobile]

well if you happen to run across it I would, of course, be most interested, thanks

[sevenhalo]

I called my brother. He's on his way home and as soon as he gets on his computer; he's ging to call me back and remind me what the property was. It was something really easy, in the properties of the video card (the actual interface they give you) that needed to be changed.

I'll post back when I know more.

[bushmobile]

No worries 7, I think I've sorted it.

The air vent was a bit clogged so I gave the inside a vacuum and ran it fine with the side off - looks like it was just overheating

Finally I can again shoot things without fear.

[bobabot1]

I was just going to say check the air supply. I installed a new gfx card in my system a while ago. It worked fine until I wanted to get my game on. It just died everytime. Turns out that I burned the power supply's fan and the regular fan. I checked my processor temps; they were over 100*C. New fans did the trick.