Computer restarts when playing games

[louie31]

hi there.. I'm new here...

well i just search for forums about my problem..my PC restarts when i play games without the blue screen it just hangs for seconds and restarts like pressing the reset button ..sometimes even 5minutes into the game it restarts sometimes longer..
it is like every time I play games my computer restarts...this is happening to me since 6months after we bought the PC... up to now about 2.1/2 years..

my specs are:
Motherboard:ECS KN1 SLI Extreme
Graphic card:Inno 3d GeForce 6500
Processor:AMD Althon 64 3000+
RAM:1.25gb
OS: windows XP

i searched forums to help me solve this problem and i learned it is heat problem but when we try to solve it my PC is still restarting..
here is the temperatures from SpeedFan...

GPU:56
temp1:61
Temp2:25
temp3:23
HD0:44
Temp1:40
Core:45
Core:52
Ambient:0

Thanks in advance

 

[Route44]

Have you checked your system tmperatures especially after gaming? Particularly check your video card fan and see if that and if your case fans are working.

Gaming puts a load on your video card which results in more heat and if it gets too hot the system wiill shut down to prevent damage.

 

[louie31]

Have you checked your system tmperatures especially after gaming? Particularly check your video card fan and see if that and if your case fans are working.

Gaming puts a load on your video card which results in more heat and if it gets too hot the system wiill shut down to prevent damage.

thanks... here is the temperatures while playing games...

GPU:59
temp1:59
Temp2:59
temp3:34
HD0:44
Temp1:40
Core:48
Core:52
Ambient:0

i've checked all the fans and all are working fine..i removed the side cover of the CPU to make it cooler but it still restarts when playing games...

 

[Route44]

Three things:

1. With your side panel off set a fan to blow into the PC at a low setting. Let us know if you still get crashes.

2. What is the make, model and wattage of your power supply?

3. Have you updated your drivers?

* Also, at 59 degrees celcius your video card temperature is 138 degrees farenheit.
I would check to see if your particualr card is okay with this temp.

 

[louie31]

Three things:

1. With your side panel off set a fan to blow into the PC at a low setting. Let us know if you still get crashes.

2. What is the make, model and wattage of your power supply?

3. Have you updated your drivers?

* Also, at 59 degrees celcius your video card temperature is 138 degrees farenheit.
I would check to see if your particualr card is okay with this temp.

1. Yes it still restart when playing games.

2. about that maybe this
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name SANTIAGO-70ED27
User Name Louie

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3000+
Motherboard Name ECS KN1 SLI Extreme (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce4 SLI, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1280 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (07/08/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6500 (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA NV44
Monitor LG L1750SQ [17" LCD] (1509110278)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP04 - Audio Codec Interface

Storage:
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce4 ADMA Controller
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce4 ADMA Controller
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller AHMDV5WX IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST3160215AS (149 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive ASUS DVD-ROM E616 (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive HP DVD Writer 635d
Optical Drive RIHYJKV FOX6N4LA SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive RIHYJKV FOX6N4LA SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 152617 MB (129335 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network:
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (169.254.207.62)
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (124.106.134.13)
Modem SoftV92 Data Fax Modem #2

Peripherals:
Printer HP PSC 500
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP04 - OHCI USB Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP04 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

about the wattage i didn't know how to know that so this may help:: sorry i am a newb
this also include temperatures from EVEREST home Edition.

Sensor Properties:
Sensor Type ITE IT8712F (ISA 290h)
GPU Sensor Type Driver (NV-DRV)
Motherboard Name ECS KN1 Series

Temperatures:
Motherboard 60 °C (140 °F)
GPU 52 °C (126 °F)
Seagate ST3160215AS 44 °C (111 °F)

Cooling Fans:
CPU 5273 RPM
Chassis 5625 RPM
Power Supply 3516 RPM

Voltage Values:
CPU Core 1.41 V
+2.5 V 2.61 V
+3.3 V 3.31 V
+5 V 5.05 V
+12 V 12.03 V
+5 V Standby 4.95 V
VBAT Battery 3.04 V
Debug Info F 1F 1E 30
Debug Info T 60 59 21
Debug Info V 58 CF A3 BC 5E 4B C1 (F7)



3. yes i have, but only for my graphic card driver

thanks in advance

 

[gbhall]

Motherboard too hot, fans maxing out and unable to cope. You might do best to buy a special case designed for high cooling needs and get an expert to transfer all that kit (4 optical drives !!??)

 

[louie31]

Motherboard too hot, fans maxing out and unable to cope. You might do best to buy a special case designed for high cooling needs and get an expert to transfer all that kit (4 optical drives !!??)

thanks... 60'C is too hot?? sometimes it reaches 62'C..

no it is only 2.. the other 2 are virtual drives..

thanks.

 

[gbhall]

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/255-7/ECS-KN1-SLI-Extreme-Motherboard/ If you read the overclocking page, you will find this board does not overclock too well, and is prone to crashing as a consequence. This is then contradicted in the summary page, so.....I suggest that you raise this topic in the overclocking forum of this site, where you are likely to get much more informed advice on the 'best' setings for this board. That it ran for 6 months before these problems began is a good sign of heat-stressing, and the problem will only get worse.

 

[louie31]

thanks...

also to update my problem...when i read the "infinite loop error" i followed one of the tip that
says to put the RAM's on the 1st and 2nd slot... and if possible just use one memory...
so i did just that... i left the 1gb memory and when i played a game.. my computer just hangs and did not restart .... when i put back the 256mb memory in the 3rd slot... when i played a game it still hangs and don't restart..

and i had just posted on the overclocking forum..thanks again..

sorry for my English..