My PC shuts down whilst gaming

this problem happened to me too...

i have an Asrock motherboard, quad core 2.57 ghz, 260 gb HDD, 4g RAM, Geforce 9500gt 1GB, 3 fans, just cleaned the dust......

PC shuts down after a minute or two while playing NBA live...though it doesnt shutdown when running other things i.e media player...

please help..it really sucks...

 

Thanks for the quick response sir and thanks for the link. I'll check my temps and tell you what I'll get.

Actually, it's just an ordinary case, standard I guess, the brand is unknown. I guess my fans aren't putting much cool into it. I've got 3 small ones, 1 for exhaust. I may also need to clean the wires then... Would you suggest replacing the silicone gel from the heat sinks of the processor and the graph card? My friend said that could also be the problem.

I'm not overclocking. I didn't change the settings since I bought it. The power seems sufficient.

Anyway, awhile ago, I ran Sims 3 and it didn't shut down. I tried reinstalling NBA 2k11 coz I thought that could be the problem. But then, the same thing happened after 3 mins of playing. When that happens, I'll turn it on again and run Windows normally, but when it reached "Starting Windows" it'll hang again...

thanks so much sir

 

Im using Windows 7 32-bit btw, in case you'll ask

 

Do you get any error messages?

 

so far, no...

my pc's running good right now and im getting like 50+ Celsius from my 4 cores and when Im playing and Im getting like 40+ Celsius from my CPU and 30+ Celsius from my system...are the temps normal?

 

my pc's running good right now and im getting like 50+ Celsius from my 4 cores and when Im playing and Im getting like 40+ Celsius from my CPU and 30+ Celsius from my system...are the temps normal?

 

Try to turn the in game setting way down. Turn all the crowd texture to low. I would bet that your getting hot. but you could also need to update the game. What version of windows are you running. If you are using vista, you can go into the admin tools, and look at the event viewer, it will tell you if there are any compatibility issues, or incorrect shutdown procedures.

 

Im using Windows 7 32-bit, my game's running well and good now, im just worried bout the temps im getting from the Speedfan that @DavidGP gave me...Im getting like 50-61 C from core 0 to 3, but eventually cooling down..I guess Im just freaking out from the icons of Speedfan--the ones with flaming icons..

 

Sounds good for an Intel Q6600, temp wise. I ran mine for 3yrs.+ @70C and is still going strong AFAIK. I would run OCCT for 20 mins. as that will stress your machine to the max. It will record temps on a chart until the machine shuts off, if it does. As to Speedfan, ignore the burning fires as they are very conservative.

 

isn't overclocking risky? maybe i should try that and see what happens...oh so speedfan's just playing with me...thought my pc's gonna be razed hahaha

 

There's no overclocking here, just running everything at full load. Ya, don't freak out on speedfan, just know what temps your hardware is at and compare them at AMD or Intel spec page.

 

OCCT does not overclock your PC, it is used by overclockers AFTER overclocking to test their stability, but it can also be used by non-overclockers to find potential weak-points in their hardware

 

thanks guys for the help..appreciate it....another problem...I just installed Splinter Cell: Conviction and this problem's irritating me:

The character and the environment seems blinking all the time, like a blinking light's projected on them, i thought at first that it was part of the game, but when i went to a dark place, the same problem occur. i tried reconfiguring the details, but still...it annoys me...

what do you think is the problem guys?

and another, is the latest PhysX compatible with Windows 7 32 bit....thanks in advance guys..i need to run my games...i just bought BulletStorm..and it's requiring for the latest PhysX

 

retail versions sir....once again, thanks sir...uhm can't I use latest versions of DirectX like the DX10 or DX11?

 

Many games require fuller compatibility with DX9 than DX10/11 give by default, running the DX9c installer only adds to the functionality of the later versions, it doesn't overwrite them.

 

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oic....sorry for my tecnopeasantness. ...got that one though...thanks so much

 

oh, so once i install these programs, it'll automatically update the ones with dx11? i havent installed dx11, im waiting for responses, I dont want to take chances anymore..hehe

 

Your 9500GT can't run DX11 so don't bother, do what David told you.

 

yeah, haven't thought of that..stupid me..hehe...tnx anyway..but when i checked my dxdiag, my directx says 11? wtf was that? maybe that's why i cant play bulletstorm...what do you think?

 

I don't game but if they say Bulletstorm needs 9.0c then install that.

 

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