PC shuts down during game play

DragonDen · 10-15-2007, 09:12 PM

I just Built a new PC with the following:

MB- MSI K9VGM-V
Processor- AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Power Supply- Hercules ATX 500 watt
HDD- Maxtor 160GB (2 hdd's in system, both are the same)
DVD/CD Drives- LiteOn DVD/CDRW & WriteMaster DVD-RW/CDRW
Video- GeForce4 MX440 128MB PCI
Memory- Kingston 1024GB
Fans- 1 on power supply, 1 in the door, 1 at front of system,
and CPU fan
Problem: Computer shuts down after 5 - 10 minutes of game play. The power light blinks and I have to hold in the power button to finish shutting the system down and then turn the system back on.
This problem has been going on since I built the system.
The only games I can play are the ones that comes with Windows XP(FREE CELL, HEARTS, SOLITAIRE, SPIDER SOLITAIRE, ETC...) and internet games like on Yahoo.com or POGO Games.
I started playing games with the on board display adapter and it would shut down after 5 - 10 minutes of game play. So I installed a video card, same thing happens.
I have checked my Memory and it is working fine.
I checked for "Wake On LAN" in BIOS, it is disabled.
I have checked the system tempurature and it never gets over 103 degrees.
The computer is extremely clean, I just built it a month ago and I clean it twice a week.
Games that I play are Game Of Life, Treasure Seek Games, Roll Playing, Board & Card Games.
I hope someone has some idea of what is going on here and how to fix it.
It is not fun, not being able to play any of my games.

**pharoah** · 10-15-2007, 09:59 PM

i wonder if its that power supply.try speedfan post back the voltage readings.also when you say the temp is 103 is that fahrenheit i assume,and not celcius.

u551 · 10-16-2007, 07:27 AM

Would it be a terrible idea to make a sticky thread for people with random reboots, bsods etc that would give step to step instructions for temperature/voltage/memory check and ways to take care of possible problems in those? I mean there seems to be a lot of users with these issues.

DragonDen · 10-16-2007, 09:44 PM

System 36C
CPU 53C
AUX 52C
HD0 52C
HD1 43C
Core 51C

Vcore 1.36V
+12 11.99V
AVcc 3.38V

All Fans @100%

**pharoah** · 10-16-2007, 10:22 PM

if those are idle temps id say the thing is overheating.if you only have intake fans you need to add an exhaust fan.

sol0727 · 07-11-2008, 02:17 PM

pharoah, im new and im experiencing a the same problem aside from the fact that its an older computer that has been functioning fine until now. i unplugged everything to rearrange wiring, and once i turned it back on it started turning off after about 15-30 minutes of gameplay, but i have to unplug the power supply to turn it back on. please help. btw the links you have on your sig helped alot

10-15-2007, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
DragonDen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro SP2	PC shuts down during game play I just Built a new PC with the following: MB- MSI K9VGM-V Processor- AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Power Supply- Hercules ATX 500 watt HDD- Maxtor 160GB (2 hdd's in system, both are the same) DVD/CD Drives- LiteOn DVD/CDRW & WriteMaster DVD-RW/CDRW Video- GeForce4 MX440 128MB PCI Memory- Kingston 1024GB Fans- 1 on power supply, 1 in the door, 1 at front of system, and CPU fan Problem: Computer shuts down after 5 - 10 minutes of game play. The power light blinks and I have to hold in the power button to finish shutting the system down and then turn the system back on. This problem has been going on since I built the system. The only games I can play are the ones that comes with Windows XP(FREE CELL, HEARTS, SOLITAIRE, SPIDER SOLITAIRE, ETC...) and internet games like on Yahoo.com or POGO Games. I started playing games with the on board display adapter and it would shut down after 5 - 10 minutes of game play. So I installed a video card, same thing happens. I have checked my Memory and it is working fine. I checked for "Wake On LAN" in BIOS, it is disabled. I have checked the system tempurature and it never gets over 103 degrees. The computer is extremely clean, I just built it a month ago and I clean it twice a week. Games that I play are Game Of Life, Treasure Seek Games, Roll Playing, Board & Card Games. I hope someone has some idea of what is going on here and how to fix it. It is not fun, not being able to play any of my games.

10-15-2007, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: PC shuts down during game play i wonder if its that power supply.try speedfan post back the voltage readings.also when you say the temp is 103 is that fahrenheit i assume,and not celcius. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

10-16-2007, 07:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: PC shuts down during game play Would it be a terrible idea to make a sticky thread for people with random reboots, bsods etc that would give step to step instructions for temperature/voltage/memory check and ways to take care of possible problems in those? I mean there seems to be a lot of users with these issues.

10-16-2007, 09:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
DragonDen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro SP2	Re: PC shuts down during game play System 36C CPU 53C AUX 52C HD0 52C HD1 43C Core 51C Vcore 1.36V +12 11.99V AVcc 3.38V All Fans @100%

10-16-2007, 10:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: PC shuts down during game play if those are idle temps id say the thing is overheating.if you only have intake fans you need to add an exhaust fan. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

07-11-2008, 02:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
sol0727 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Louisville Kentucky, home of the KY Derby Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	Re: PC shuts down during game play pharoah, im new and im experiencing a the same problem aside from the fact that its an older computer that has been functioning fine until now. i unplugged everything to rearrange wiring, and once i turned it back on it started turning off after about 15-30 minutes of gameplay, but i have to unplug the power supply to turn it back on. please help. btw the links you have on your sig helped alot