SH4 looks so good....

gord96 · 05-02-08, 02:27 PM

that it makes my PC turn off if I stay underwater too long. I think it overheats my video card to the point where the computer just powers itself off. Anyone else have this happen?

Aur0ra145 · 05-02-08, 02:50 PM

I have, and it ain't fun; especially when you're getting into firing position, or finally slipping away from that DD that's been dogging you for an hour.

gord96 · 05-02-08, 02:54 PM

:hmm: yeah it kinda sucks. Never had a game do that before. Its not a CTD or anything. The system completely powers down. Then again SH4 is the nicest game my computer even ran.

AVGWarhawk · 05-02-08, 02:58 PM

Sounds like a heat issue.

gord96 · 05-02-08, 02:59 PM

i figured as much. may have to go get some new fans.

maerean_m · 05-03-08, 04:41 AM

Or open the PC case. The temperatures will drop by almost 10 degrees C.

Also, it wouldn't hurt if you vacuum clean it (specially the fans). You could get another 5 degrees C from this.

gord96 · 05-03-08, 08:48 AM

i will give this a try! thanks for the advice

tomoose · 05-03-08, 02:35 PM

Run the ol' Dustbuster with the snake attachment around your fans. They get very dusty and clogged which decreases their effectiveness.
What I do sometimes, particularly in the summer, is take off a side panel and place a small floor fan to direct air to the machine to provide better circulation particularly if I've got the central AC on.

05-02-08, 02:27 PM	#1
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	SH4 looks so good.... that it makes my PC turn off if I stay underwater too long. I think it overheats my video card to the point where the computer just powers itself off. Anyone else have this happen?

05-02-08, 02:50 PM	#2
Aur0ra145 Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 46 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I have, and it ain't fun; especially when you're getting into firing position, or finally slipping away from that DD that's been dogging you for an hour. __________________

05-02-08, 02:58 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a heat issue. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-03-08, 04:41 AM	#6
maerean_m Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 529 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Or open the PC case. The temperatures will drop by almost 10 degrees C. Also, it wouldn't hurt if you vacuum clean it (specially the fans). You could get another 5 degrees C from this. __________________ Kilroy was here

05-03-08, 02:35 PM	#8
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I'll second that Run the ol' Dustbuster with the snake attachment around your fans. They get very dusty and clogged which decreases their effectiveness. What I do sometimes, particularly in the summer, is take off a side panel and place a small floor fan to direct air to the machine to provide better circulation particularly if I've got the central AC on.

05-02-08, 02:54 PM	#3
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	:hmm: yeah it kinda sucks. Never had a game do that before. Its not a CTD or anything. The system completely powers down. Then again SH4 is the nicest game my computer even ran.

05-02-08, 02:59 PM	#5
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	i figured as much. may have to go get some new fans.

05-03-08, 08:48 AM	#7
gord96 Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 627 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	i will give this a try! thanks for the advice