Upgraded a Computer and it Keeps Rebooting

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  1. Kensukete

    Kensukete Member

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    Hi everyone, I just recently upgraded an HP desktop to handle games a little better, and it works fine except for one flaw: the PC reboots after awhile. What I mean is that I will be playing a game such as Team Fortress 2, probably for a few hours, and then it reboots. Everything seems fine, but after playing for a little while again, it reboots once more. I'm trying to figure out if it was something I did during the installation or if there's something I'm forgetting. I've upgraded computers before so it never seemed to be a problem, so this is brand new to me. So, here is what I'm running in case anyone can help me.

    CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66ghz
    GPU: nVidia GForce 9800GTX+ 512MB
    PSU: COOLMAX CU-700B 700W
    RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066

    The motherboard wasn't upgraded as I found out that it was what I needed for all the parts. The computer that I upgraded is a HP a6600f desktop model.

    Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me.
     
  2. kk0425

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    It sounds like an overheating issue. The power supply should be way more than enough. What did you upgrade in the PC?
     
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    get rid of the crap coolmax, and replace it with a proper power supply, like a corsair CX400.
     
  4. Kensukete

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    I just found out it was actually a Left 4 Dead issue. I went through multiple sites to find out that for some people who have quad-cores, the game doesn't like multi-processing. So I had to set it to single-core. Thanks for trying guys.
     

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