So recently I got invited to try Lord of the Rings Online. I thought my MMO days were over, but being a free to play game, I gave it a shot. For some reason everytime I try to run it, I can play for about 2-3minutes and then it freezes. If I hit ctrl alt del, there is an error message under the game saying my nvidia client had failed. This isn't the first time I couldn't get a game to load properly. It did the same with Age of Conan, and Oblivion also loaded poorly. My computer way more then meets the needs for the games, so I cant figure out whats wrong. Things Ive tried: -reinstalling nvidia drivers -running all tools in Tune-Up Utilities 2011 -defragging hard drive -clearing out old program and files to create some room Specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 3GB Ram Windows XP SP3 Anyone have any idea as to what may be causing this?
Well, I opened the computer up to check it, and it seems to be running fine. With the computer case open, I ran the game and I was able to play for like 10 minutes. So maybe its an overheating issue?
the video card has one built on it, the case fan is on the back, below the power supply, but above the card slots.
