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Computer reboots when playing games
Name: VmanAK47 Date: August 17, 2006 at 15:06:17 Pacific OS: Wats OS? Windows service CPU/Ram: AMD ATHLON PROCESSOR 3500 Product: NVIDIA
Comment:
Whenever I play games such as Battlefield 2,fear and warcraft 3. My pc will reboot after awhile sometimes fast sometimes 1-3 hours. I was thinking it may be overheating? Because it didnt shutdown when I played doom 3 which was during winter
Name: VmanAK47 Date: August 17, 2006 at 17:25:14 Pacific
Reply:
Its 44 celsius
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: August 17, 2006 at 17:38:35 Pacific
Reply:
The rule of thumb with this issue is to pop the side cover and run the games again to see what happens.
If there is a temporary abatement after doing that, you'll need a thorough cleaning of your system.
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: August 17, 2006 at 17:40:25 Pacific
Reply:
it *could* be due to overheating...it *could* also be due to a weak PSU. It would help if you listed your temp readings...at idle & under load. Your average room temp would also help.
"it didnt shutdown when I played doom 3 which was during winter"
I assume your average room temp was lower in the winter than in the summer? Therefore your CPU temp *should* have been lower in the winter than in the summer.
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Response Number 4
Name: rahul1309 Date: August 18, 2006 at 05:27:54 Pacific
Reply:
PSU is what I always say !!!!
check the voltages on your 12V and 3V rails.
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Rahul
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Response Number 5
Name: jak Date: August 18, 2006 at 06:45:52 Pacific
Reply:
"Its 44 celsius"
that is cool. but not when you playing game. 44C is when you alt+tab, but when you get back to the game, it could go up to 60. i had the problem before. when i play game in the summer, the CPU fan speed up crazy, but when i minimized the game, it quiet down. Got back to the game, it started to speed up again. In winter, its always quiet. So i would think its overheated.
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Response Number 6
Name: VmanAK47 Date: August 18, 2006 at 07:10:41 Pacific
Reply:
K so i should open it up? If that doesnt work get a new fan? Could i put some normal fan in the back of it lol and use that instead with the case opened and cleaned.
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