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Computer Crashes when running games

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Ok..hear me out, My computer at first would crash and restart when i was running games such as Sof2...i fixed that 1..lol my Geforce2 was Heat damaged coz the fan on it didnt work...anyway

My computer still crashed and wouldnt work So i thaught it was a problem with Windows XP so i reverted back to ME :evil: This still didnt fix the problem.

I baught a Radeon 9200 SE card as a replacement for my Geforce2 thinking this would fix the problem...it didnt..so i thaught that maybe the new card was faulty..so i temporarily changed it to a Hercules 3D Prophet 4000xt TV-Out card. My computer still dosent run any games..it either restarts or freezes. It dosent do it in windows..or it does but rarely, if it does happen its a freeze. When i run Lord of the Rings the War of the Ring, on a LAN game it freezes or restarts..i dont have a clue why. I think maybe its the memory.. (1 stick of 256 mb RAM..i think its DDR)

Anyone have any suggestions PLEASE let me know..this has been bugging me for almost a month now :cry:
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With all those display card changes, I'd say you almost certainly have driver corruption issues, especially as you've changed to and fro between NVidia and ATi cards. Bits 'n' pieces of drivers get left behind and make a mess.

A Format and clean install is in order I believe, especially if you've had Windows Me, 'upgraded' over the top of it to have Windows XP, and then 'reverted' back to Me.

Windows Me is the WORST version for games to start with

If I'm correct, you really need to wipe that hard drive clean and start over
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Hmm..didnt think to explain this part..

By revert i meant format hdd and install ME i have already formatted it about 15 times :evil: and i Uninstall the drivers of the video card i have removed (im not a Junior Techie like it says :lol: )
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OK then.

Format again. Put that Radeon 9200 back in. It's the best card of the bunch. Install Windows XP. Install your motherboard drivers. Install Windows updates. Install DirectX9b. Install Catalyst drivers from ATi website. Play games. All in that order.

If that doesn't work, perhaps it's time to consider your system might have other damaged or faulty components. Have you tried a different RAM module? Poor quality RAM can cause game crashes.
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Im going to change the RAM stick tomorrow and see what happens...

I also noticed that my CPU Heat Sync (when its just crashed and i have turned off) is rather hot..i can touch it..but it feels .."too hot" i am wondering if the CPU might be overheating and the comps restarting or crashing to protect itself... :-|
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Also..when i removed the Radeon, although it dosent have an onboult fan...the heat sync on it was pretty hot aswel
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Remove the processor and heatsink, clean both, and reinstall them using new thermal paste or compound. The old stuff may have 'dried out'.
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we dont use paste ¬_¬ i think the heatsync clips on to the cpu socket
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Could ma CPU getting hot cause this?..if its unlikely..what COULD cause it..i would appreciate a list...so i can check them all out
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Just to narrow the problem down, your CPU is probably overheating, my friend had the same problem as this.
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