I only encounter this problem when i am playing a game.. usually it is when the game just starts up, after a save, or loading a new level/area. I am usually able to alt tab and quit the program.

power supply is fine and there is no dust, also it is not over heating


I have screenshots of what happens during a freeze but I cannot post them at the moment (this is my first post)

Here are my specs
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name REIDFAY-9532C40
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model EP45-UD3R
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~3166 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F6, 1/13/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name REIDFAY-9532C40\reid
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 2.45 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 5.09 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

if you have any idea why this is happening please let me know, it only happens for games and EVERY game.
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