[joegon]

Hello everyone,
so I got a computer that served as a server for a while at an office, 2 GB RAM and an intel D 3.4 GHz CPU, I installed a GeForce 8800 512MB GTS in it for gaming.

So I go into playing the game that came with the video card (Ghost Recon 2) and the moment the mission started the computer shut down and wouldn't turn on again unless I shut down the power to it completely and turned it back on again after a few seconds.
After testing some stuff with speedfan I realized it was the CPU overheating, in idle mode the heat can get up to 50C, which from what I hear, high for idle.
Also I did the NVIDIA stability test for like 10 minutes and it got to ~65C and as I understand it shuts down at 70C.

I heard it might be SP3 that's causing the trouble so I uninstalled it and the game did run for a good 10-20 minutes before shutting down, but it still shut down.

So what should I do?, I doubt adding a fan would help because I took an actual room fan, opened the case and pointed it at the CPU (which added about 4 minutes to how long it could stand the game).

thanks for any help in advance.

[win2kpro]

Having to shut the power down completely, then restart is generally indicitive of a defective or power supply too weak for the application. What is the EXACT make and model of your power supply. Please provide a link to the unit.