Computer Shutdown

pasisti

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Hi everyone!

I'm having problems with the game (vanilla Civ4 + Rhye's and Fall of Civilizations) shutting down my whole computer. Not making it to restart but to completely shut down. This happens usually between 30 to 60 minutes, sometimes before and sometimes after. I have no problems with any other games, lighter or heavier.

My computer is:
AMD X2 64 3800+
Nvidia 7800GTX 256mt
2 GB memory
500W power

I have updated my drivers and patched the game. I've checked the temperatures of the parts with HWMonitor by CPUID. The gfx card is at 80 degrees (the maximum) celsius during gameplay. The processor temperature is around 50 degrees celsius during gameplay, if I remember correctly.


I've understood that this is a more or less common problem, but even with all the topics here or elsewhere I haven't found any answers to the problem. In one topic someone said to try cleaning the cache. I use CCleaner to clear my cache every now and then, but it doesn't help with this case.
 
Does your computer have adequate ventilation for it's CPU? Since normally when the CPU gets to a certain temperature and does not get cooled off, it shuts itself down.
 
I have an Antec p180, which has a good ventilation. I just cleaned the filters (which didn't help), but I could also vacuum the computer from the inside as well. I'll let you know if it helped.
 
Vacuuming the fans etc didn't solve the problem. And as I said, no other games cause this problem. I just had a LAN night with my friend and during the whole night the computer didn't shut down because of other games.
 
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