Computer shuts automaticly down while playing GP4

Bigbrother Wrote:
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> Like i said already in my first post, if the pc
> restarts on his own without a message or blue
> crash screen then its an overheating problem. In
> the bios the Max temperature is set when it goes
> above it the computer restart for safety reasons.
> You should check when he restarts the temperature
> of the graphic card and cpu, i use speedfan for
> that !!

Not always. My pc and laptops both give BSOD's when my Gfx adapter overheats. Sometimes the games just freeze.

Ho3n3r Schreef:
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> Bigbrother Wrote:
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> > Like i said already in my first post, if the pc
> > restarts on his own without a message or blue
> > crash screen then its an overheating problem.
> In
> > the bios the Max temperature is set when it
> goes
> > above it the computer restart for safety
> reasons.
> > You should check when he restarts the
> temperature
> > of the graphic card and cpu, i use speedfan for
> > that !!
>
> Not always. My pc and laptops both give BSOD's
> when my Gfx adapter overheats. Sometimes the games
> just freeze.

Well thats not good when it not restarts from itself, it could melt down your mainboard, ...

I had the exact same problem and my first suspicion that it was the power supply, was correct. On the machine I play GP4, I have an E6400 C2D with an 8800GTS card powered with a 600w EZ Cool PSU which was hardly a cheap unit (paid about £60 for it, I think). Anyway, further investigation revealed that, as usual with budget PSUs, 600w was its "peak" rating; 80-90% of the time it was running just over half that!

Long story short, I bought a Corsair 450w from Ebay (after the other PSU eventually went *bang* (literally)) and it's perfect... So check your PSU is up to the job and check the 12v rail(s) - need at least 36A (or at least 20A on each rail) if you're running a good GFX card.

bazil83 Schreef:
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> I had the exact same problem and my first
> suspicion that it was the power supply, was
> correct. On the machine I play GP4, I have an
> E6400 C2D with an 8800GTS card powered with a 600w
> EZ Cool PSU which was hardly a cheap unit (paid
> about £60 for it, I think). Anyway, further
> investigation revealed that, as usual with budget
> PSUs, 600w was its "peak" rating; 80-90% of the
> time it was running just over half that!
>
> Long story short, I bought a Corsair 450w from
> Ebay (after the other PSU eventually went *bang*
> (literally)) and it's perfect... So check your
> PSU is up to the job and check the 12v rail(s) -
> need at least 36A (or at least 20A on each rail)
> if you're running a good GFX card.


I reinstalled the game, that should do it for you

Yep, this is my opinion and general guidance but i always say go for a PSU from either Corsair, Be Quiet!, Seasonic or Antec (as Seasonic make most of the internals of the Antec units I believe) to be on the safe side. With these brands you can be sure you are getting a much better quality product than you'd get from an unbranded or brand like EZ Cool. (Although I have to note here my 2.5-3 year Seasonic PSU in one of my old machines seems to be on the way out, I have already replaced it as i was worried about the strange noises it was emitting )

Glad you got it sorted

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GP4-fan Wrote:
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> bazil83 Schreef:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I had the exact same problem and my first
> > suspicion that it was the power supply, was
> > correct. On the machine I play GP4, I have an
> > E6400 C2D with an 8800GTS card powered with a
> 600w
> > EZ Cool PSU which was hardly a cheap unit (paid
> > about £60 for it, I think). Anyway, further
> > investigation revealed that, as usual with
> budget
> > PSUs, 600w was its "peak" rating; 80-90% of the
> > time it was running just over half that!
> >
> > Long story short, I bought a Corsair 450w from
> > Ebay (after the other PSU eventually went
> *bang*
> > (literally)) and it's perfect... So check your
> > PSU is up to the job and check the 12v rail(s)
> -
> > need at least 36A (or at least 20A on each
> rail)
> > if you're running a good GFX card.
>
>
> I reinstalled the game, that should do it for you
>

Fair play. But for me, it was doing it not only in GP4, but when I was doing high intensity rendering in Photoshop etc. So it wasn't just GP4. Also, the PSU going bang actually meant I *had* to buy a new one anyway