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Hey, my computer has been restarting everytime i get into a major game..(Half-Life 2) (Bloodrayne 2)..and others..not exactly sure whats goin on but it only happens as soon as it loads up and i'm about to start playin..then bam restarts...please help.

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Random restarts when a heavy app starts most often trace back to one of four areas: thermal stress, power delivery, drivers/software, or failing components. pointed toward cooling, and has already done basic cleaning and added some airflow — useful first steps. The following checklist helps confirm the root cause rather than guessing.

  • Event log and crash data: inspect Windows Event Viewer for critical entries (Kernel-Power/Event ID 41) and any bugcheck/minidump records. See Microsoft documentation on Event ID 41: .
  • Capture the stop code: disable automatic restart on system failure so any blue-screen code can be seen and recorded.
  • Temperature monitoring: log CPU and GPU temps while the app loads using tools like HWMonitor and GPU-Z. Temperatures that climb rapidly under load point to cooling or fan/heatsink issues.
  • Drivers and firmware: update the graphics driver from the card vendor (NVIDIA/AMD) and check the motherboard chipset and BIOS for known stability fixes (NVIDIA Drivers, ).
  • Memory and hardware checks: run a full RAM test with MemTest86 and, where possible, test with an alternate power supply or known-good PSU to rule out voltage collapse under load.
  • Controlled stress test (with caution): a GPU stress tool can reproduce the failure quickly, but it can also push temps to dangerous levels; stop immediately if temperatures rise too high or instability appears (FurMark).

A good workflow is: review Event Viewer, monitor temps during the failure, update drivers, run MemTest, then isolate power. If a minidump or stop code is available, that will narrow the hunt most quickly.

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could be you video card heating up ,or CPU heatup,hows the inside of your case ,clear of dust buildup
could be a lot of things

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Its pretty clean..and i just put a new fan on my graphics card. Maybe i'll stick a fan by my computer and see if that helps anything :confused: thanks.

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