video card rebooting PC

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Spagman

sorry guys, i asked this before but my ISP's news server has lost the
messages already.

whilst playing games, or a 3d screensaver, sometimes my mates PC will
reboot.

could his video card be over heating? it isnt over clocked. its a XP system
and a Radeon 9600xt

tia

Spagman
 
Spagman said:
sorry guys, i asked this before but my ISP's news server has lost the
messages already.

whilst playing games, or a 3d screensaver, sometimes my mates PC will
reboot.

could his video card be over heating? it isnt over clocked. its a XP system
and a Radeon 9600xt
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Doesn't the 9600xt auto-overclock? They say, and I have experienced, that
the slot next to the AGP card should be empty ( and the next if possible
when oc'ing ). I have also heard, and experienced, that some stock cards
have too much lousy thermal grease on the gpu... Many say, and I have
experienced that it help to lower the temps if the old is removed and good
new is applied ( not for the faint of heart, or the in warrantee... ).
Eh...
 
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