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Originally Posted by clayp
I have tried most of the suggestions <snip>
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Well, let me throw one more at you. Open the case, point a common house fan right at the guts - full blast - and play the game. If the problem does not recur, it's prolly a heat issue. Note that just opening the case will not suffice. Use the fan, Clay.
Now if the problem does recur with the case open and the fan blasting, my next guess would be your video card... may be defective.
That said, my third guess - your power supply - may be easier to troubleshoot. Unless you have access to a spare video card exactly like the one you're using now, swapping it out will also mean a driver change (or reconfiguration) and a host of other variables that will make it difficult to tell what's changed and what caused it. Swapping out the power supply, on the other hand, is straight forward. All you need to watch out for is that it's big enough.
Keep in mind that you do not have to completely rip yours out and install another one. Just unplug the power to your main board and the video card itself (if applicable) and plug in the new (test) unit along side the existing (you'll need them both on). If the problem goes away, then you can start ripping things apart.
JD