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Hi i am new to this site i have been reading some topics and they seem very helpful.. First as of about 6 months ago whenever i played a game with my geforce fx 5200 the game used to cut out. In this case it was vietcong.. it used to run fine with the card i could play for hours with no problem but now after 1 minute it cuts out and reboots my pc..i have borrowed a geforce 2 GTS from my freind and now vietcong can run for awhile without cutting out but now comes UT2003 which can cut out in minutes i really dont know why it does this now..and im sure its not the card so why else could my pc be cutting out any help would be apreciated.

Plz help me i will put my specs so dont laugh...lol

Windows XP Pro SP1
AMD +2200 (1.8GHz) (Thoroughbred)
256mb pc2001 DDR ram
MSI-MS-6390 motherboard
Geforce 2 GTS Pro

Try to go to this site» and download the latest drivers.

thx for advice but i have already done that i downloaded the 71.89 drivers and i have tried the 61.77 versions but still no luck...i didnt make my pc myself which i wish i did because this cost me £600..also some 1 said the PSU could be the problem because i think it is only running at 250 watts but im not sure how to veryfy this..

How many fans are you running? I ask this to try and eliminate the possibility of overheating. If your cooling is ok, you could be looking at a weak PSU or failing memory. Your memory can be tested using [url=http://www.memtest86.com/]memtest86.

All of the instructions are on the site but as always, if you have problems running it just let us know. Test it and let us know the results, hopefully we can narrow it down some.[/url]

Well i am running 1 CPU fan and heatsink and i have an 80mm system fan at the back i also have a fan on my graphics card..thing is my old GPU never used to have a fan and worked fine....i am getting a new system soon and a big fan and lots of cooling will be in mind...i will try that memtest 86 and post the results back here

Ok..Ok i have to admit i am only 16 and am not the most computer literate person i dont have clue what to do on this Memtest 86 if any one can give me a step by step because the instructions are very hard for me to comprehend..sorry guys

may i also add that i can actually play for longer in window mode not fullscreen..i dunno if this is relevant but it might be the key..lol

If it isn't a hardware problem as Liljim suggests, it could be software related.

Check your power options in the control panel make sure hibernate and standby are diabled

I've seen some gamer problems like this and it was the virus scan program that was messing things up

Usually its the game, video card and virus program all together that cause this.

try disabling your virus scan and see if the game works properly

Another question to ask yourself, is what did you install on your system when the game worked and then stopped working. Antivirus,AOL, a screensaver, a toolbar?

It should cycle through the different test, showing you which test is currently running, test 1, test 2 and so on. Let it run a full cycle, it will automaticly restart the testing once the last test is done (I dont remember how many their are). When you see that happen and dont see any errors or failing memory address's you can stop the test. This would obviously mean you passed.

If you do indeed pass, you need to check what icecube pointed out. As far as your PSU, i dont think theres much you can do other than to just replace it. 250 is pretty weak for your specs and it would be a good idea to replace it anyway.

the memtest didnt work..im not sure its a memory problem..but i dont know my freind is going to help me figure out what the problem is by swapping his parts from his pc till we find the solution thx for all your help i will send some posts soon and tell u about my new pc im going to get..i just cant be bothered to fix this problem so i mite aswell find a new pc and replace the problem on this pc and give it to some 1 for about £300 maybe...thx all