New PC locking up

zarakand

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I just purchased the following PC: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Essentio+Desktop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processor/9561146.p?id=1218124796858&skuId=9561146


and it's great for everything I've been using. However, within 20 minutes of playing Civ it always locks up. I can't use alt ctrl del, I can only hold the power button to reboot.

I tried updating all the drivers possible but to no avail. Any ideas? I'm within the 14 days, and will just return the PC if I can't play Civ on it. However, I am thinking there is some kind of software issue causing the problem.
 
What happens if you run the game but dont play? ie just leave it. Does it still crash?
 
I guess I've never tried doing that. I ended up returning the PC since it was getting close to the 14 days I had to return it.
 
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