Unexpected Shutdown when Running Game

[Adam]

Here's my problem that's been going on for a while now
that I've been living with for a while but now I'm just
frustrated with it. Here's what happens: Whenever I
start up a game and play it for a while, the computer
shuts down unexpectedly, and I have no idea why. I hope
some one can help, any advice would be appreciated.

Adam

 

[MikeP]

Check for overheating. The inside of your computer may need a good cleaning
out.
If there is a fan/heatsink combo on the video card, check to see if it
working.

 

[Malke]

Check for overheating. The inside of your computer may need a good
cleaning out.
If there is a fan/heatsink combo on the video card, check to see if it
working.

Does this happen with only the one game, or with all games? Since you
didn't even tell us that or the game's name, it's not possible to give
a more specific answer. Here are some tips about playing games:

1) Be sure you have a fast processor with plenty of RAM - at least 256MB
but 512MB is better. 2)Test the RAM with Memtest86 if your computer is
randomly freezing. 3)Be sure you have updated video drivers and that
your video card is adequate for 3D gameplay. 4) Be sure you have
applied the latest patches for the game - get them from the game's
website or a place like FilePlanet. 5) If you continue to have problems
with one specific game (as opposed to all games), see if there are user
forums where you can post for help. 6) When you play a
processor-intensive game, don't have other applications running in the
background - keep extraneous programs/services to a minimum.

Malke