Computer Randomly shutting downAtrocious 04-16-2004, 09:25 PM help me tw! ok heres the deal. My comp randomly shuts down while playing games/browsing web/stuff like that. i dunno what the heck is happening. specs just in case: 3200+barton gigDDR3200 AsusA7N8X2.0 Deluxe Radeon 9800 pro 128 EDIT: winXP home is os thanks in advance! fake 04-17-2004, 05:59 PM it could be a faulty mobo or you could not have a big enough power supply :shrug: nobody can really tell you what's going on with such limited info ;x munkeydung 04-17-2004, 06:56 PM might be overheating anyway u can check the CPU temp? Atrocious 04-17-2004, 09:40 PM might be overheating anyway u can check the CPU temp? bingo, i fixed the problem thanks to destos. cpu was idleing at 68c, now 40. heatsink wasnt properly seated again thank you Destos!!! munkeydung 04-17-2004, 10:14 PM heh, had that same problem, had to screw in the heatsink tighter. whenever my desk shaked or i touched the case, the heatsink would move out of palce and junk would go up to 75 idles at 29 now :] <3 Atrocious 04-18-2004, 08:39 AM wut proc you got? munkeydung 04-18-2004, 10:50 AM athlon 64 3200+ | ||