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Name: XtremeC0der
Date: January 15, 2004 at 18:09:18 Pacific
Subject: games quitting
OS: WinXP Pro SP1 w/ all upda
CPU/Ram: AthlonXP 3200+/1024 MB DD
Comment:

I've been having problems with games quitting while I'm playing them. It started with Halo, which I now believe is just a driver issue. But now, even when i play madden 2003 (which has worked perfectly before) it just closes and goes back to the desktop after playing for a little while, 45 mins to an hour i suppose, as do any others games I try to play. What are the chances that this is all related to a bad PSU? I have an enermax 430W PSU, which i have had problems with in the past mind you, with dead leads. I was also thinking heat could be a factor, but my temps do not go over 47-48 at full load.

Specs:
ABIT NF7-S
AthlonXP 3200+
All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800 Pro
1024 MB OCZ EL-DDR PC3200 (w/ copper sinks)
2x 120GB Maxtor SATA HDDs (8MB Cache)
1x 120GB Seagate Barracude HDD (8MB Cache)
4x2x4 LiteOn DVD+/-RW
16x LG DVD-ROM
52x24x52 LG CD-RW
Internal USB 2.0 7-in-1 Card Reader
Floppy Drive
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS (standard retail)

The lead to the vid. card is good (using it directly to the PSU instead of the adapter.. bad idea?) Thanks for any input.


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Response Number 1
Name: Baz.
Date: January 16, 2004 at 03:29:55 Pacific
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I would seriously doubt its a psu related problem, if it were i think you'd fine your computer would just die power wise. have u updated your graphics card drivers, games suddenly quitting back to the desktop are usually gfx card realated problems, especially with ATI cards, for instance the recent problems its had with playing call of duty. My advice would be to update your drivers and see if the problem persists.


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