Gmod crashes after 5~10 min of gameplay and resets computer

Garry's Mod general
#1

Hi guys. I’m having trouble with my Gmod: after playing for some time, my computer suddenly resets. It’s happening with other games also like “The Sims 2”, “Prototype” and other GPU intensive games, and i’m REALLY getting frustrated. And also i miss playing Garry’s Mod.

These are my specs:

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name GABRIEL (PC do lux)
User Name extra1
Logon Domain GABRIEL
Date / Time 2009-08-16 / 22:42

Motherboard:
  CPU Type                                          DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
  Motherboard Name                                  Asus P5K SE  (2 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
  Motherboard Chipset                               Intel Bearlake P35
  System Memory                                     3328 MB  (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
  DIMM1: Kingston 9905316-152.A00LF                 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM  (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz)  (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
  DIMM3: Kingston 9905316-152.A00LF                 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM  (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz)  (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
  BIOS Type                                         AMI (11/30/07)
  Communication Port                                Porta de comunicação (COM1)

Display:
  Video Adapter                                     NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS  (256 MB)
  3D Accelerator                                    nVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
  Monitor                                           Samsung SyncMaster 796MB (Plus)  [17" CRT]  (HXAY803939)

Multimedia:
  Audio Adapter                                     Realtek ALC883 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
  IDE Controller                                    Controlador de canal duplo padrão PCI IDE
  IDE Controller                                    Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 2921
  IDE Controller                                    Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926
  Storage Controller                                SCSI/RAID Host Controller
  Floppy Drive                                      Unidade de disquete
  Disk Drive                                        SAMSUNG HD161HJ  (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
  Optical Drive                                     DW1234B RYN837J SCSI CdRom Device
  Optical Drive                                     DW1234B RYN837J SCSI CdRom Device
  Optical Drive                                     DW1234B RYN837J SCSI CdRom Device
  Optical Drive                                     DW1234B RYN837J SCSI CdRom Device
  Optical Drive                                     HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4165B  (DVD+R9:4x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/32x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
  SMART Hard Disks Status                           OK

Partitions:
  C: (NTFS)                                         152617 MB (8724 MB free)
  Total Size                                        152617 MB (8724 MB free)

Input:
  Keyboard                                          Dispositivo de teclado HID
  Keyboard                                          Teclado padrão com 101/102 teclas ou Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
  Mouse                                             Mouse compatível com HID

Network:
  Primary IP Address                                192.168.2.2
  Primary MAC Address                               00-08-54-A3-EF-FC
  Network Adapter                                   Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Controller
  Network Adapter                                   Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC  (192.168.2.2)

Temperatures:
Motherboard 34 °C (93 °F)
CPU 34 °C (93 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 43 °C (109 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 43 °C (109 °F)
GPU 56 °C (133 °F)
SAMSUNG HD161HJ 33 °C (91 °F)

Cooling Fans:
  CPU                                               2206 RPM

Voltage Values:
  CPU Core                                          1.19 V
  +3.3 V                                            3.28 V
  +5 V                                              5.14 V
  +12 V                                             12.04 V
  +5 V Standby                                      4.95 V

Thank you very much. I hope you can help me

#2

Your GPU might be overheating, make sure the inside of your computer is free of dust and your computer has proper air flow.

#3

i’ll tryh that. But i’ve been monitoring my GPU temp and it crashes with just 80~90 degrees Celcius

#4

That’s kinda hot.

#5

really? Hum… any ideas how the lower that temperature? i’ve already opened the computer case so it could have a better air flow

#6

My PC is full of holes,
so it doesn’t burn and explodes to death,killing me along an all the world,causing the RAM to die in little pieces…

#7

My PC is full of holes,
so it doesn’t burn and explodes to death,killing me along an all the world,causing the RAM to die in little pieces…

wel…do you have any problem with sudden reset crashes and stuff?

#8

Yeah your problem is the GPU overheating. I know because i had this problem before. My pc was bought with it though so i called customer support and they sent me a new one with a bigger fan and heatsink. Fixed it perfectly.