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Hi all im having trouble with my computer ... well it started about a few months ago , my computer suddenly turned off . i thought it mite of been the fuse in the power cable or the cable itself so i replaced the fuse and it did it again . i replaced the cable and it kept on doing it . the trouble is my graphics card was not working properly so i thought it was that . yesturday i finally got round to installing a new one ** XfX Geforce FX5200 ** and it still does it , it only happens when im playing game such as LOTR or Unreal Tournement ... i have an idea on whats going on , i think its my power pack and my processer ... there fans are facing each other and i think its over heating . is there anyway onto finding this out ?

Any help would much be appreciated !!

Thanks in advanced

Jay

It does sound like it could be an overheating issue.
Try downloading
It will monitor all the temps and fans on your system.

ok cant get ti to work ... it doesnt support my motherboard ... Ive got an AMD Atholon Xp 2400+ any more help ?

Thanks

Jay

Take the case side cover off to let in some cooler air if it stops the crashing then it's a heat problem.
It could be a fan going out or just dust in the heat sink.

Do you have a dog or cat?
You would be amazed how much hair can be inside a system.

I have my cover off constantly because of this problem and it still over heats ... ive cleaned my fans and and the heat sinks ive also hoverd inside it and my power pack fan ... its just done it again , therfore heat is the issue . ive got a desk fan pointing into my comp at the mo and its keeping the system cool but its a bit load .. its only temporary but its doing the job .... can you advise any cooling systems ?


Thanks for the help btw

Jay

Arctic is one of the better fans you can get
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu.php

Sorry for not replying ive been away .... erm , i have that fan attatched to my processor ... AMD Atholon Xp ...

Any fans tht dont need to be attatched to the mboard[/img]