Need some help with a computer issue

I have had a huge problem with games for the past couple of years. Whenever I play certain games for a small period of time, my computer will go to a black screen and the last piece of audio will be repeated endlessly. I've gone through every theory but each one seems to not fit in some way. I first thought it was my graphics card, but I have since upgraded to a laptop with a much more powerful graphics card (ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5870), which didn't help at all. Also, my graphics card seems to surpass recommended cards on most games. I had also thought it might be my processor, but I have an overclocked Intel i7 Core and my biggest problem stems from Orcs Must Die! I have had problems running Crysis or Mass Effect, which would make sense, but the game that seems to crash fastest is OMD which makes no sense. My only thought now is that the computer is overheating, but I want some form of assurance before buying something to help fix this.

My guess would be that the overclock on your CPU isn't stable. Overclocking anything in a laptop in general is a terrible idea.

So this issue has continued from your desktop to your new laptop?

My guess would be that the overclock on your CPU isn't stable. Overclocking anything in a laptop in general is a terrible idea.

bigfoot2045

Yar. See how long Prime95 takes to crash it.

Yeah, I had though overclocking would be part of the issue, but I had another laptop before this one and while it had much lower quality hardware, it would crash in exactly the same way. However, the processor in that laptop was not overclocked. I am going to try that Prime95 program and yes, the problem has been persistent across both laptops.

Yeah, I had though overclocking would be part of the issue, but I had another laptop before this one and while it had much lower quality hardware, it would crash in exactly the same way. However, the processor in that laptop was not overclocked. I am going to try that Prime95 program and yes, the problem has been persistent across both laptops.

Eionman

Perhaps a family of dust bunnies has found a nice little nest in the nooks and crannies of your exhaust system. Fire up the air compressor or the canned dust off.

dust your pc