Hi everyone, I recently built a new computer (specs below) and everything was running great until I started trying to play games. Everytime I get into a game it crashes at different spots and reboots my cpu. I've tried all different games, Max payne 2, GTA vice city and diablo II. I know its not a temp. problem because thats the first thing I checked. My system doesn't get above 40c so Im figuring this to be a video card problem. All my drivers are current. Im guessing its a compatability issue that Im not seeing somewhere in here. All my system/card/sound info is posted below. Also here is the the info from my event viewer off my last cpu crash: The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000007f (0x00000008, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000). Microsoft Windows 2000 [v15.2195]. A dump was saved in: C:\WINNT\Minidump\Mini062904-01.dmp. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ------------------ System Information ------------------ Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4 Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: NVIDIA Model: AWRDACPI BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz Memory: 1024MB RAM Page File: 89MB used, 2373MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINNT DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce4 MX 4000 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0185&SUBSYS_00001B13&REV_A4 Display Memory: 128.0 MB Current Mode: 800 x 600 (16 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: ViewSonic 17PS-2 Monitor Max Res: 1600,1280 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5672 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 4274560 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys Mini VDD Date: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 1895648 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42C5-11CF-8B6E-0A2005C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x0185 SubSys ID: 0x00001B13 Revision ID: 0x00A4 Revision ID: 0x00A4 Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Not Available ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Creative Sound Blaster PCI Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1274&DEV_1371&SUBSYS_13711274&REV_09 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: es1371mp.sys Driver Version: 5.00.2174.0001 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 11/6/1999 03:11:56, 44528 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Microsoft HW Accel Level: Standard Cap Flags: 0xF5F Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 48000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No Registry: OK Sound Test Result: Not run --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Creative Sound Blaster PCI Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: es1371mp.sys Driver Version: 5.00.2174.0001 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 11/6/1999 03:11:56, 44528 bytes Cap Flags: 0x40 Format Flags: 0xCCC

It could be a dodgy power supply, It's the most likely cause of the computer crashing and also one of the easiest and cheapest to fix. Personally, i'd start there. If you have bought a new case with your system, cheap cases often have cheap Psu's, which could mean that it's not working properly. If your using an old case, it is possible that your PSU is not good enough for your new system. I'd say that you'd be wise to stick to a 350w-400w psu minimum for your system. A branded power supply usually offers guaranteed power ratings. A 450w q-tec(good make) should cost no-more than £25 and will offer more than enough power for your system. Don't worry about damaging your PC by buying a PSU with a high wattage, the computer will only take what it needs from the PSU and no more, so it's better to have too much power potentially available than not enough. Games are very demanding on a computer, so when you run a game, the graphics card will be drawing more power than if you were surfing the net, it could be why your system crashes. Failing that, it could be a memory (Ram) problem, I used to use whatever ram was cheapest, but after a while, the machine started to crash so I paid a bit more for branded memory (Crucial, Samsung, Kingston etc) because branded memory comes with a lifetime guarantee and undergoes much stricter quality control. Hope this helps.

Hello, I have a lap top computer. This is a Dell that is 3 years old. Ih ave not changed anything in the way of hardware so i am not sure why i am getitng his error. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks. Matt