Computer restarting during gaming

[pX]

Last night, while playing my beloved DAOC online, my computer restarted 5 times total over a span of 3 hours. Very annoying as I was playing PvP.
The first thing I did was take the cover off the case for more cooling and downclocked the cpu (prescott 2.8@3.0) to factory spec but it still crashed (4x) after that.
What steps would you take next if this was your computer?

THANKS!

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Usually when a computer restarts in the middle of doing something intensive it means there is a heat issue.

 

[kparms82]

If its not a heat issue, I've had problems with restarts and updating the drivers fixed the problem...vid drivers, sound card drivers...

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: pX
Last night, while playing my beloved DAOC online, my computer restarted 5 times total over a span of 3 hours. Very annoying as I was playing PvP.
The first thing I did was take the cover off the case for more cooling and downclocked the cpu (prescott 2.8@3.0) to factory spec but it still crashed (4x) after that.
What steps would you take next if this was your computer?

THANKS!

List your system and what, if in anything, that is overclocked.

 

[L00PY]

Install something like Speedfan that lets you log readings. Log your temps and voltages. After you crash, check your logs.