I have bought two new games for my computer. Its a windows xp and it supports both games. I can play both games for a period of 10-15 minutes before it shuts my computer completely off and then restarts it. I was wondering why I can't play the games for longer then 10-15 minutes at a time??
2006-09-18 09:36:55 · 9 answers · asked by american_pitbull2006 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
try replacing your power supply with a power supply with a HIGHER wattage. maybe the power supply is tripping because of heat or it cannot support the additional wattage that your game is using up also replace it with a power supply with two fans instead of only 1.
2006-09-18 16:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by arcturus pendragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 10-15 minutes may be a hint. It sounds like your computer may be overheating. Games (especially newer games) drive a computer hard, producing much more heat. If the fans cannot keep it cool (because one or more are broken or there is a design flaw), the computer will shut down. If you think this may be the case with your computer, have it checked by a qualified service technician. He can replace any broken fans or add additional cooling (fans, heat sinks, etc) if the existing fans are insufficient.
2006-09-18 16:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Dwight S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can I ask you youre system specs? And what games you just bought? Did you check the system requirements before installing the game? I had a similar experience too with XMEN "the official game". But it doesnt shutdown the whole PC, it just quits the game and goes back to windows. I'm not sure if the copy of the game itself is broken but i tried to minimize the video settings and everything seemed to be okay. P.S. check also the process manager because there are certain programs/processes that affects your system performance and your game. For me example, everytime i play need for speed most wanted, the response rate of my keyboard is slow. I mean if i turn the car left it would take seconds until it turns. So I tried to check my newly installed programs and started to disable them one by one. then i found out that topdesk was causing my game to slowdown. I hope i was able to help you.
2006-09-18 16:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by sperm_shooter_25 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a poosible reason that your computer has a bug (virus). Scan your computer with your up-to-date anti-virus software. You might find something. If not, try creating a rescue disk for you PC so when you boot, the disk will save your computer from being destroyed by a bug
2006-09-18 16:43:17 · answer #4 · answered by Gentleman in Disguise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that your playing games tells me your compy is probably over heating.
One way to tell is if windows takes longer then usual to start up after one of the restarts.
2006-09-18 16:39:49 · answer #5 · answered by Dante_Ferret 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you have a virus? I'd look for a free online virus scan, or buy some software. norton, possibly? I'd go to the ad aware site too, and download their free program
2006-09-18 16:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by the_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your video card is overheating
You can try this right click my computer go to properties
click advanced then setup and recovery then remove check mark from automatic restart under system failure.
then click ok
click apply then ok
restart then try again
2006-09-18 16:43:17 · answer #7 · answered by crissyll22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scan it for virus
2006-09-18 16:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by Rodrigo Alejandre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe your hard drive is going bad. or you have a bad battery
2006-09-18 16:39:48 · answer #9 · answered by Han_dang 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋