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[Tief]

Ok, I don't know what is causing this, and it ONLY happens when I'm playing EQ... For some reason my computer is shutting itself down with no warning.

Has anyone else had this problem?

I don't surf pr0n sites, I don't install anything I don't trust... I'm at a complete loss for how this happens... Any help is greatly appreciated!

[fishingme]

Probably overheating

[Convict]

yeah check your fans

and check your thermal grease on your processor, I've had that problem before and just needed fresh thermal grease coating

[Mcbard]

I recommend installing speedfan or some other program to monitor your temperatures. It sounds like you're overheating.

[Tief]

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll check out speedfan, and the thermal grease. Hopefully this fixes the problem, as I'm sure you know how frustrating it would be to not be able to play!

Thanks again!

[Maben]

Also had an issue like this with a bad power supply. If you aren't overheating, I suggest you try replacing that.

[Silentone]

i had a similar issue...at first it only happend when i played eq on p99....and it was like 1 time every few days..then it stoped for me...i didnt have 1 power off for a month or two...then it came back and got worse and seemed that it was more frequent in big zones like TT or EJ...after it got really bad started happening on while i was playing eq2 on live..and I never had, hard a problem until p99...i chalked it up as my video card. Not sure why it started going out on me though..im not sure if it had something to do with eq1 video setting stressing my video card i had a gtx 290 .....not sure if any of tha thelps but i was having exactly the same issue u are claiming. ....bought a gtx580 and problem is now solved although im still convinced...something on p99 caused my video card to go out faster then normal..i duno =)

[Feachie]

yeah, probably the stress of rendering 12 year old graphics. taxing on new hardware

[Chrushev]

yeah, probably the stress of rendering 12 year old graphics. taxing on new hardware

If its full of dust, yes entirely possible.

[Feachie]

If its full of dust, yes entirely possible.

did you even read the post above that i was responding to? like, completely?

something on p99 caused my video card to go out faster then normal..i duno =)

yeah, because it was totally p99's fault.

[Kope]

Another option to check out:

It could be a powersupply. I had a bad powersupply at one point that was resetting my computer, just had to get a new one.

[Unfun]

Another option to check out:

It could be a powersupply. I had a bad powersupply at one point that was resetting my computer, just had to get a new one.

^^ this. I had the same problem for a while. Was playing a game for a bit then --instant black screen-- shut down. Bought and installed this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

Hasn't happened since.

[Kope]

In all reality I bet it's either the powersupply or the CPU. If it was the vid card overheating you'd get tearing and odd rendering.

[bonehand]

First, the only thing that will shut you down instantly, and is repeatable, is your BIOS CPU temperature monitor.

Your CPU is not bad, your Power supply at this time does not appear bad.

Go into your BIOS, it may be DEL or F1 or some other key to get there, go to the Monitoring or System Health or some other tab on the screen and find where the CPU Shutodown on temperature XX is and try to raise it a couple celcius.

That is not the problem though. Your CPU cooler is not seated properly, is not adequate for your overclocking, is not adequate for your CPU, your room is too hot, the CPU fan has died or is not spinning to speed, or the fins on the CPU cooler are dirty.

You can use software such as Speedfan to see just how hot things get before shutting down in Windows, btw.

But I bet it is the temperature...my work laptop does it every time I am in a room that is over 80F...we have tried everything physically to cool it, so if it is a hot day with the sun on my desk, I must use a mini fan and a laptop cooler if I plan on doing any work.

[Striiker]

Actually, the older graphics do put a considerable load on systems as they tend to use graphics engines which are not as efficient as a modern one. If you REALLY want to oil your system, enable shadows. I did that and it really worked my system. I couldn't figure out why I'd get such bad lag when I saw large numbers of people etc. When I turned off my shadows, no issues at all..
As others have noted, this is quite likely a heat issue. Checking the BIOS settings and your fans will be a great start