PC randomly shuts down when trying to play

[Tempestas Leo]

Hi I don't know why I can't play this. When I start it up it runs for a bit before my computer just shuts down with no messages. Can someone help me?

[Oiolosse]

overheating maybe ? that's what comes to mind without more informations

[Martelol]

Is anything overclocked? Is your power supply garbage? :)

[Tempestas Leo]

No nothing is overclocked and my power is good. As for over heating I have ran tests on it before and it was alright but I'm not sure

[Martelol]

What power supply, CPU, and video card do you have?
Most modernish CPUs will downclock when they overheat rather than force shutdown. It really sounds like your power supply has something wrong.

You can try using something like OCCT or furmark in combination with prime95 or aida64 to stress your components and see if the same thing happens.

Of course, I'm not responsible if something catches fire from doing that :)

[Plooper]

just happened to me, no idea wtf caused it but it seems it could be related to this game due to the fact that your pc shuit down to

[Razzle]

Just came to check forum and saw this
90% of the time when a pc just shuts down on a game is because of the overheating that either started or was about to start
So it would be helpful if you post your PC specs because it could be the problem it being too low cant handle it

[Tempestas Leo]

Alright what parts do I post? Sorry I am kinda new at this.

[Martelol]

If you don't know, CPU-Z is an easy way to tell what models of everything you have.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

The CPU, Mainboard, and Graphics tab will tell you your CPU, motherboard, and video card. For power supply, you'll have to look at the stickers on it :P

Edit: Power supply will need to be brand/model in addition to rated wattage. There are a lot of garbage power supplies that can only handle, say, half of what they're advertised as.

[Razzle]

Follow what Martelol said CPu-Z is great , theres also GPU-Z if you wanted to see that later.
but for now try to get what you can and post your pc specs
Such as
Cpu , Gpu , Ram , ( make sure you have enough harddisk space )
Also the power supply it might be a little outdated, i have no experience with hardware so try to check with someone else

[Tempestas Leo]

CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8129 Eight-Core
Mainboard: Aspire M3450
BIOS: PO1-A3
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7670
RAM: 16.0 GB

[Martelol]

Originally posted by Tempestas Leo:

CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8129 Eight-Core
Mainboard: Aspire M3450
BIOS: PO1-A3
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7670
RAM: 16.0 GB

Aha, an acer :P

I googled quickly and found someone who had issues with games crashing on the same model. It wasn't a full on shutdown, but it could be related. Acer released a BIOS update which fixed that person's issue. Check acer's site for a bios update and instructions on installing it. Good to get that out of the way before pointing too many fingers at hardware.

Edit: Here[global-download.acer.com] is a link to the most recent bios for that model. Instructions are in the zip.

[Razzle]

I am no expert in amd, but as far as i know those are good enough so my guessing its the power supply

[THRILLHO]

Try playing with a fan blowing the area around where your computer sits. Sounds like it's overheating.

Download Core Temp and Speedfan and post screenshots here so we can see.

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

[Tempestas Leo]

I'll try the BIOS first seeing as it's only a few games this does it for. I mean I ran the new Thief game with not problem

[Tempestas Leo]

Originally posted by Martelol:

Edit: Here[global-download.acer.com] is a link to the most recent bios for that model. Instructions are in the zip.

OK I'm an idiot...I put this folder on my desktop and IDK how to path it out...