PC is force restarting in certain games, need advice!

[Jimo]

Issue solved

[[☥] - CJ -]

Assuming its a Powersupply problem, have you tried using the PC on a different power socket?

[[☥] - CJ -]

k sorry.

im still leaning towards RAM or PSU then.

[_I_]

sometimes the bsod flashes too fast to be seen, (monitor doesnt show it since the screen res is changed)
try disabling the auto restart on bsod

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/automatic-restart-windows-7.htm

1. Click on the Start button and then on Control Panel.

Tip: In a hurry? Type system in the search box after clicking Start. Choose System under the Control Panel heading in the list of results and then skip to Step 4.
2. Click on the System and Security link.

Note: If you're viewing the Small icons or Large icons view of Control Panel, you won't see this link. Simply double-click on the System icon and proceed to Step 4.
3. Click on the System link.
4. In the task pane on the left, click the Advanced system settings link.
5. Locate the Startup and Recovery section near the bottom of the window and click on the Settings button.
6. In the Startup and Recovery window, locate and uncheck the check box next to Automatically restart.
7. Click OK in the Startup and Recovery window.
8. Click OK in the System Properties window.
9. You can now close the System window.
10. From now on, when a problem causes a BSOD or another major error that halts the system, Windows 7 will not force a reboot. You'll have to reboot manually when an error appears.

memtest86 overnight should rule out any cpu and ram errors

[[☥] - CJ -]

Powersupply

and just cuz its over 1k watts doesnt mean its of good quality.

[[☥] - CJ -]

GPU Drivers shouldnt have to do with the BIOS as BIOS are loaded way before the GPU is.

And that link has to do with flashing your GPUs BIOS not the Motherboards.

[_I_]

are you trying to flash the vidoe card or the mobo?

[[☥] - CJ -]

Okay then..

Guess we got a lil confused then..

Why exactly are you flashing your GPUs BIOS?

[_I_]

best to leave the gpu bios alone
should have said to just update the mobo bios

[¤☣wing☢zeяo☣¤™]

Does it reboot on older non Valve games? Let's say games from before 2007.

Overclock everything and make sure it's stable. Then run Intel Burn Test on Max, HD Tune[www.hdtune.com] and Furmark at the same time.

This will stress everything in your computer, see if it reboot's then.

Opprinnelig skrevet av Jimo:

I've disabled the page file

Dont do that, make sure you have it enabled.

Also what Motherboard do you have?

[[☥] - CJ -]

Opprinnelig skrevet av ¤☢ωiηg☆zєяσ☣UK¤:

Does it reboot on older non Valve games? Let's say games from before 2007.

Overclock everything and make sure it's stable. Then run Intel Burn Test on Max, HD Tune[www.hdtune.com] and Furmark at the same time.

This will stress everything in your computer, see if it reboot's then.

Opprinnelig skrevet av Jimo:

I've disabled the page file

Dont do that, make sure you have it enabled.

Also what Motherboard do you have?

For the record, i had disabled the PF for quite a while and had absolutely no problems.

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Opprinnelig skrevet av - CJ - DSS:

For the record, i had disabled the PF for quite a while and had absolutely no problems.

Yeah you can for the most part but there are programs that use PF regardless of how much RAM you have, ok the average PC gamer/user might not come across such programs but it's possible, there are even a few older games that wont run without PF.

Quote - Life Hacker[lifehacker.com]

" you'll also come across a lot of applications that simply won't run properly if the pagefile is disabled. For instance, you really won't want to run a virtual machine on a box with no pagefile, and some defrag utilities will also fail. You'll also notice some other strange, indefinable behavior when your pagefile is disabled"

Quote - How to Geek[www.howtogeek.com]

"Myth: Disabling the Page File Improves Performance

Some people will tell you that you should disable the page file to speed up your computer. The thinking goes like this: the page file is slower than RAM, and if you have enough RAM, Windows will use the page file when it should be using RAM, slowing down your computer.

This isn’t really true. People have tested this theory and found that, while Windows can run without a page file if you have a large amount of RAM, there’s no performance benefit to disabling the page file.

However, disabling the page file can result in some bad things. If programs start to use up all your available memory, they’ll start crashing instead of being swapped out of the RAM into your page file. This can also cause problems when running software that requires a large amount of memory, such as virtual machines. Some programs may even refuse to run.

In summary, there’s no good reason to disable the page file – you’ll get some hard drive space back, but the potential system instability won’t be worth it."

[[☥] - CJ -]

Actually i did notice an increase when i had it disabled. Plus as i mentioned in another thread Physical RAM can make up for the lack of a PF.

Keep in mind, Vista and Win7 work very differently in those regards compared to previous OS's.

Also in another thread, when it comes to low space SSD's its a good idea to atleast lower the amount, the PF does use up Disk space afterall. 2GB of space is plenty.

If you run into a problem where a program wont run with the PF disabled simply re enable it, its not that hard to do.

i never ran into any problems what so ever when i had it disabled, programs nor games wise.

[¤☣wing☢zeяo☣¤™]

Opprinnelig skrevet av - CJ - DSS:

If you run into a problem where a program wont run with the PF disabled simply re enable it, its not that hard to do.

This is true, but some might run and be a tad unstable which the end user might not pick up on or link it to PF.

Opprinnelig skrevet av - CJ - DSS:

Keep in mind, Vista and Win7 work very differently in those regards compared to previous OS's.

This is also true but the programs running on the O/S work just the same as they did before.

I just belive for the tiny gain you might get vs possible system unstability it's better to leave on.

[rotNdude]

Never rule out the power supply in situations like this. Remember that there is more than one voltage supplied from the PSU and each of them are critical for the components to function properly. What is the make and model of PSU?

[[☥] - CJ -]

As ive said before, my guess is that would be the problem.

And no comment @ Aliendell