Computer randomly restarts during Games

I have just bought a new computer with the following spec
3.00 Ghz Intel core 2 Duo
ATI Radeon HD3870X2
4gb DDR3 Ra
500gb Hard drive
Asus P5E3 Mob
650W Power Suppl
Windows Vista 64 bi

The while playing games such as Call of Duty 4 and World in Conflict
can play for about 5 mins to 30 mins then my computer would randoml
shut off and restart
The weird thing is that it plays fine in other games like Crysis o
high graphisc and I can play for hours and have no problems
The CPU tempearature is about 50-60C while playing and the GPU is abou
70-8
Does anyone know what the problem may be
Thank

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dominati0n

In article <>,
dominati0n <> wrote:
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>Does anyone know what the problem may be?

Since it doesn't appear to be heat it must be power. Replace
the power supply with a quality unit. But power supplies like you buy
grapefruit: look for the heaviest one on the shelf.

It sounds like heating in one of the components. The gpu temp sounds higher
than it needs to be. I take it that you are not overclocking? I would take
a good look at the DDR3. Do you have heat sinks installed on them? Are you
using a thermally advantaged case? What is the make and model of the
computer? What is the cpu model? E6xxx or E9xxx?

"dominati0n" <> wrote in message
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>
> I have just bought a new computer with the following specs
> 3.00 Ghz Intel core 2 Duo
> ATI Radeon HD3870X2
> 4gb DDR3 Ram
> 500gb Hard driver
> Asus P5E3 Mobo
> 650W Power Supply
> Windows Vista 64 bit
>
> The while playing games such as Call of Duty 4 and World in Conflict I
> can play for about 5 mins to 30 mins then my computer would randomly
> shut off and restart.
> The weird thing is that it plays fine in other games like Crysis on
> high graphisc and I can play for hours and have no problems.
> The CPU tempearature is about 50-60C while playing and the GPU is about
> 70-80
> Does anyone know what the problem may be?
> Thanks
>
>
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> dominati0n

In article <02AF1AA7-3154-4759-8544->,
Colin Barnhorst <> wrote:
>It sounds like heating in one of the components. The gpu temp sounds higher

60-80 is high but the card should be able to run at 90 before
crapping out. You have a good point about the ram though, ram heatsinks
would be a cheap fix to try.

What should your GPU tempearature be when playing intense Graphic games
I have an E8400 CPU and heatsinks came with the ram when i bought it
Although is kinda warm when I touch it

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dominati0n

What should your GPU tempearature be when playing intense Graphic games
I have an E8400 CPU and heatsinks came with the ram when i bought it
Although is kinda warm when I touch it

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dominati0n

In article <>,
dominati0n <> wrote:
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>What should your GPU tempearature be when playing intense Graphic games?
>I have an E8400 CPU and heatsinks came with the ram when i bought it.

<80 is fine. Nvidia GPU's are spec'd to run at something like 120c

Assumed correction: But power supplies like....... = BuY power supplies
like......

"the wharf rat" <> wrote in message
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In article <>,
dominati0n <> wrote:
>
>Does anyone know what the problem may be?

Since it doesn't appear to be heat it must be power. Replace
the power supply with a quality unit. But power supplies like you buy
grapefruit: look for the heaviest one on the shelf.

I don't think it is a hardware issue because it doesnt crash in othe
games ike Crysis which is a lot more graphic intense. It is in only
few game

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dominati0n

Please make sure you have the latest version of DirectX installed on your
machine,as well as the latest version of video drivers for your graphics
card.

"dominati0n" <> wrote in message
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I don't think it is a hardware issue because it doesnt crash in other
games ike Crysis which is a lot more graphic intense. It is in only a
few games


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dominati0n