why does my game shut down on me for no reason?

Question

while playing need for speed: carbon, the game just shuts down randomly. i can believe that its a performance issue: i just bought a new comp with a 3ghz pentium d dual core cpu, 1gb pc5400 ram, 200gb hdd, and a nvidia 8400 256mb gpu.
i saw somewhere in the control panel on my comp that i only have 550mb free. is the game taking more than 550mb to run, and thats why its shutting down? i do run the game settings on high detail.

i know it cant be from the cpu overheating. i have a thermaltake big typhoon (i MASSIVE cpu heatsink!) installed hat keeps it pretty cool (about 45c under load, i think).

what else could be causing the problem? i ordered another gig of ram, will that solve the problem?

Answer 1

It could be a driver issue. Are you using the latest drivers from nVidia? How about the game, is it patched to the latest version?

Answer 2

Does the game shut down or the computer? If it's the game, look for a patch, because it could be a memory leak which will eventually run you out of memory. It could also be a bad memory stock that over heats and dies killing all the temporary memory the stick was containing. Overheating of the processor can cause the computer to shut down. I've have loose wires, such as in a game pad, cause the computer to reset.

Answer 3

It is definitely a bug in the game, not your PC. Try getting patches and update your graphics drivers. That has happened to me on a game and it is just a bug. If that doesn't work then you are just out of luck for that game. Other games shouldn't have the same problem though.

Answer 4

Could be a problem with device drivers , hardware or software . This problem can be solved by uninstalling new softwares, updating device drivers and making minor configuration changes . From http://fixit.in/bluescreenofdeath.html