Computer problem.

[Sayril]

My friend's computer dies when he plays certian games. He can play WOW without it dying but when he plays cs 1.6 and cs:s it dies. We changed his grahpic crad but no diffrence, any ides what it can be?

[IXL]

It could be any number of things. Sometimes heat, or a power issue on one of the rails, or hard drive issues.

Have you tried dumbing down the cs settings, such as graphics settings to see if you get a longer period before it dies.

How does it die? Does it just quit cs and back to desktop or does it freeze or reboot?

Have you the very latest drivers for your pc's mainboard and graphics card?

[Sayril]

It just dies, no desktop, blue screen or anything, it sounds like "phooow" XD

[CrAp]

sounds like your powersuply gives up...Doesnt that have an autosafity to quit when it overheats himself. Just to minimize damage..

[IXL]

If you have upgraded your gfc card and you have a weak PSU, then it could be that. Check the PSU is suitable for the output needed for the gxf card.

[CrAp]

i read that people who build there own pc often make the mistake that certain modules like processor, gfc, motherboard dont suit eachother.

[Sayril]

Cheers guys, we'll have a look