My computer keeps restarting while playing games. I have tried playing different games, and it has done it with 5 different games. I think it might be my graphics card, but I just bought a new one not even 2 months ago. I called my tech support and they told me to do a system recovery on my computer, so I did. It didn't fix the problem. They said the next step is to talk to me over the phone and go though my software to find the problem. I don't want to do this because it costs alot to do. Here is my info:

Compaq pasario pc
Windows XP home edition
760MB RAM
DVD/CD drive
80 GB Hard disk space
NVIDIA GeForce Fx 5200 PCI 256MB graphics card

I just did the system recovery and the only things installed on my computer right now other then what it came with is:
NVIDIA graphics card
AOL
GameTap
Second Life

And it is still doing it. Please help.

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That board needs a PSU with 250W and 18A on the 12V rail, does you PSU meet these specs?

How do I find out about my PSU? I don't know much about computers.

Which Presario exactly do you have?

Some friends and I have been experiencing this lately - particularly in EVE.

Some of us found a fix in downgrading video drivers. Others had success upgrading video drives.

And finally, some tweaked their sound settings (3D Sound, and so on).