Arma 2 Restarts my Computer

[BenN4L 0]

Hey guys, this is more of a computer problem..need advice from the computer geniuses. I decided to dust off my 6 or 7 year old computer (which is an XP)and get it up to date(DirectX, ect ect.) Well I downloaded Arma 2 and Arma OA just fine. Same with Dayz Commander, but every time I launch the games, they restart my computer with no warning. Keep in mind I played WoW and other games on this PC no problem, I believe I even put an extra 8GB of RAM and a new graphics card in a while back. I thought it was the PSU overheating or along that line but I'd like to hear it from the experts.

[the_french_guy 4]

7yrs old my computer would be in peaces by now ^^...

the solution that i can give you is

1)Buy new laptop 99.9%works if its a 2012 laptop or older

2) Install a driver checker see if your laptop isnt missing some drivers to run certain things

3)If steam version run it as admin?

4) Maybe google got the answer (didnt check) ^^

i had a few mor option but my coffee was ready then i forgot ^^ well will edit when i get them back

Lokked up on internet,, here is a guy who had a probleme of computer restart with some games: http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/pc-keeps-restarting-whenever-i-play-game.173442/

Hope i helped ^^

Edited January 24, 2013 by the_french_guy

[BenN4L 0]

Appreciate it. I'm going to take a look at the PSU and clean the **** out of it, see if that gets it. Thanks again for the help!

[mzltv 2281]

The only times I've encountered issues with the computer restarting or going into Power Saving Mode when in game was because of over-heating issues, or PSU issues. Those are your areas of focus, definitely.

Maybe you should find out the temperature it gets under the hood - if it's anywhere between 60C-70C, then I'd (personally) say you're in danger territory for unexpected shut downs and the like.

[Mos1ey 6301]

System specs?

[BenN4L 0]

Found out there was only 1GB of RAM in this thing....that might do it haha.

[Mos1ey 6301]

I believe 1Gb is actually the min. requirement. Probably not going to perform well though, lol.

Maybe it's time to build a desktop. :)