Hi all,
This is my first post and whilst I understand there has been similar posts on this subject, to be honest, I have not understood them and I am going through a massive PC learning curve it seems.
Ok, to the problem! I have been given a PC by my girlfriends parents. I can surf for hours without any problems but then as soon as I touch a game such as WoW or basic Mahjong on the internet, after 10mins or less the PC completely shuts its self down. No error messages, just a complete switch off.
I can restart after a min and its fine until I touch a game.
My spec is (from my computer properties)
Pentium 4 CPU , 3.4GHz, 512mb of Ram.
I have a sticker that says Nvidea gforce fx but on the device manager it says CONNECT 3D RADEON 9550
CONNECT 3D RADEON 9550 Secondary
Windows XP Home
I have read much about overheating so I downloaded Speedfan but to be honest I have no idea what it is telling me.
Please help and let me know what other details you need and where I can get them from!
Thanks
G
This is my first post and whilst I understand there has been similar posts on this subject, to be honest, I have not understood them and I am going through a massive PC learning curve it seems.
Ok, to the problem! I have been given a PC by my girlfriends parents. I can surf for hours without any problems but then as soon as I touch a game such as WoW or basic Mahjong on the internet, after 10mins or less the PC completely shuts its self down. No error messages, just a complete switch off.
I can restart after a min and its fine until I touch a game.
My spec is (from my computer properties)
Pentium 4 CPU , 3.4GHz, 512mb of Ram.
I have a sticker that says Nvidea gforce fx but on the device manager it says CONNECT 3D RADEON 9550
CONNECT 3D RADEON 9550 Secondary
Windows XP Home
I have read much about overheating so I downloaded Speedfan but to be honest I have no idea what it is telling me.
Please help and let me know what other details you need and where I can get them from!
Thanks
G