After playing Call of Duty 4 for about 10-15 min. my computer completely crashes...I have not had this trouble until I moved to college.

I did have to back of the computer almost touching the wall, so I turned it around so it get gets air CIRCULATION from all sides...

Most of my friends say its my PSU...?

Here are my specs...


Processor:AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
RAM:4GB
Hard Drive:500GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT
Monitor:Acer 22"
SOUND Card:SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
PSU: Antec 550w

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
h4lt
Download and install Speed Fan.
When you run the program, tell us what temperatures it reads when you first start the computer and about 10 minutes into playing the game.Thanks for the quick response Carbon

When I first started it up the temp was 60....after about 10 min. of gameplay it was at 72-75ishThen I suspect this is the problem. Your computer seems to be overheating and automatically turning off to prevent damage.

Can you put an external house-fan next to the computer and re-post the temperatures.


Is this a laptop or desktop computer? (I assume desktop)Don't play any games, until the problem is solved.
That particular processor MAX, temperature is listed at 72C!!
You're gonna melt it.Its STILL about 60 and then 70 after 10 min. of gaming...

Oh and its a desktop...so I took off the side panel and blew the fan in that way.Have the fan blow at it for about 10 minutes before turning the computer on again.
Now post the temps.55 and 70 after 10 min. of gameplayWell I suggest laying off the game until we can keep the temperature down.
Otherwise, you won't have a computer to use.

You said this problem started when you moved?Yep I am a freshman and college, so my computer moved from a big desk to a small confined desk...Is anything blocking the exhaust or air intake?
Are all the fans working?Not anymore...I turned it around earlier today so the back side of the computer was not an inch away from the wall.

Other than that the fans are working fine...Give it a good blow of compressed air.