Game Crashing
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Game Crashing
Ok, any time i try to play a game it crashes. For example: Battle for middle earth, Flyff(Fly for fun), Etc. It starts fine but when the actual gameplay starts it starts like messing up, like if it's glitching. Please i need help with this thank you.
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Is it a new problem? Did these games play OK previously?
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They used too. But when i re-installed windows xp, they started messing up
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Did you reinstall the graphics drivers?
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Yes, i re-installed everything it had before.
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Actually this has been happening for some time just haven't been playing alot.
But, it happened right after the window installation.
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Have you opened the case and checked the fans as well as general cleaning?
You symptoms are very indicative of over-heating.
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Well, how would i know if it's overheating? And yes i do Clean my pc. All my fans are working, but this computer is custom built so it might be a problem with overheating.
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It's not that long after it starts that it crashes. Probably, like 20 seconds after it starts.
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If your only problems are running full screen games then I would suspect heat or an inadequate power supply.
How to know? All I can suggest is trial and error. I would run with an open case and even blow a room fan on the board. See if that changes anything.
You can also get a PSU tester for the power supply but again if the issue is only with full screen games I would suspect your graphics card.
Do you have another card you can try?
Is it freezing? Or does Windows continue to work? If the latter:
Check your Event Viewer via Administrative Tools.
Open the System as well as Application tabs and look for red X errors that coincide with your problem. Details here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427