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Post December 15th, 2007, 6:08 pm

where can i get one?
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Post December 15th, 2007, 6:08 pm

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Post December 15th, 2007, 6:25 pm

google 'free memory tester"
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Post December 16th, 2007, 12:20 pm

im going to get a new harddrive and see if it keeps happening
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Post December 17th, 2007, 3:32 am

well its not my harddrive, just got a new one. and it was one for about 5 hours, but right when I go to play a game it shuts down so could it be a overheating problem?
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Post December 17th, 2007, 6:47 am

I had a feeling you were wasting your time and money with that but I didn't say anything. I suggested a memory tester which costs nothing. You tried the more expensive way first. It doesn't matter what you are fixing. It could be a car or a washing machine. Always try the cheaper solution first.
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Post December 17th, 2007, 12:12 pm

I tried the memory test and eveything was good, Im thinking now its a overheating problem.
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Post December 18th, 2007, 2:33 pm

Open the box and run a small table fan.
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Post December 18th, 2007, 5:05 pm

Could be the video card freaking out, since it only happens during games. If you can...borrow a video card from someone and try that out, if it works then get yourself a new one. If not I guess we can go from there.

I've also seen scenarios where the memory tests fine, but when it's switched out it works perfectly *shrug*
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Post December 18th, 2007, 10:53 pm

could it be the motherboard is overheating? when I touch the heatsink on the motherboard it was really really hot.
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Post December 19th, 2007, 3:49 am

http://crossf1r3.com/buckthoothjoe/temp.JPG

is that too hot?
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Post December 19th, 2007, 4:43 am

my guess was the memory.. if not that then i would also say the video card
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Post December 19th, 2007, 8:28 pm

i did that and it still goes off
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Post December 19th, 2007, 11:31 pm

Perhaps it would be better to ask what game are you trying to play when it shuts down, what are the minimum system spec requirements, what are yours, and do they match up?
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Post December 20th, 2007, 9:31 am

Games like wow and counter strike,

my specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual
Core Processor 4200+
2.21 GHZ, 3.00 GB ram
Nvidia G force 7300 gt
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Post December 20th, 2007, 5:02 pm

Most likely it's the video card... is it too hot? That is the problem with my computer and it could be the same for your computer. My computer turns off when I play games or anything that requires a lot out of my video card and then when I check the video card it is too hot so I let it cool down before turning the computer on again.

Although looking at your specs it might be something else...
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