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[Synbios459]

No matter what game I play it just shuts off, yet it doesn't if I'm just doing normal operations, such as browsing the internet, listening to songs, etc. I haven't been doing any overclocking either. My specs:

My specs are as follows:

Mobo: Abit NF7-S
Proccessor: AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Graphics card: Radeon 9500 Pro.
RAM: Corsair XMS 512 MB DDR.
Power Supply: Antec 550 Watt.

 

[Neo_ZX]

Overclocking? Good ventilation? Dust free?

 

[AlphaSnake]

Overclocking?

Read much?

Topic at hand: You use your keyboard or a pad? This happens to me sometimes too. It happens to me because sometimes I'd press a set of keys that are coincedentally restart commands. Once I started using a pad for games, it's gone away.

 

[Ferrio]

No matter what game I play it just shuts off, yet it doesn't if I'm just doing normal operations, such as browsing the internet, listening to songs, etc. I haven't been doing any overclocking either. My specs:

My specs are as follows:

Mobo: Abit NF7-S
Proccessor: AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Graphics card: Radeon 9500 Pro.
RAM: Corsair XMS 512 MB DDR.
Power Supply: Antec 550 Watt.

As hinted at above, might be overheating. I'd say get some temperature program and see what it's reading. Or take off the side panel and get a big ass fan and blow it in there and see if it still does it.

 

[akihara]

I have the same problem with a:

A-Bit NF7-S
Radeon 9600 XT
AMD Athlon 3000+

I know it's the graphics card, and it only does it in 3d intensive games (2d games and regular computer use has no effect). I have tried updating drivers, etc. but no luck. I figure the card is overheating or my power supply gets maxed out, but I still have yet to pinpoint the exact problem. Mine dies after about 45 - 60 mins. of play. I get a driver error everytime. I wonder if our identical MoBos have anything to do with it?

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

There's probably a Thermal Shutdown setting in your BIOS that needs to be adjusted. You might need a few more fans in your system.

 

[MrAngryFace]

Your computer has ADD, a very real disease that shouldnt be questioned nor mocked, but met with understanding.

 

[Drexon]

Sounds like overheating to me too. I've had it a couple of times with my new comp during Halo.

 

[Synbios459]

According to my temperature gauge it's steady at around 93.2 F'

 

[Scoobert]

I use to have that problem one time. Changed the power supply and everything worked fine from then on. If its not overheating I would either try power supply and/or graphics card.

 

[rc213]

If it's not BSOD Restarting on you it sounds like a dying power supply or it isnt sufficient.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

i had a spider get wedged in my graphics card fan then BANG! the fan stopped and the card overheated which kept restarting my comp

i think it's already been established yours isn't overheating - but i thought the spider story funny

 

[Diablos]

It has to be overheating. At first I thought it was memory incompatibility with your board, but you said shutting down and not resetting. If it's shutting down, temps are getting too high.

Download the program speedfan and monitor your temps... play the game windowed and see how high they get. If it goes past 55-60C you had better get a better heatsink, or if you're a noob, have someone else reinstall yours. Could've done it wrong.

Anything 70 and above is extremely dangerous. You can kiss your CPU goodbye.