See, I tend to look at a Mac as the OS and not the hardware. So when people saying "Ya I can game on my Mac by loading Windows" I cringe. I myself am not a fan of Apple, not because I prefer windows or microsoft but the whole ideaology that seems to follow most apple fans. But to me, the Mac OS is lacking the gaming capabilities that I need and even the tweaking ability that I require. Yes, EA games has said that they will make their games for the Mac OS also but how long till they jump ship? I mean come on, it's EA after all. Anyways, if you want a stable system with some great program out of the box then go with a Mac. If you enjoy building your own system, being able to tweak it any way you want, and withstand the possibility of system unstability then go with a Windows box.

I searched the code and it brings up thishttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/886348 stating a driver issue. Best course of action is remove all unnessecary parts from your computer and see if the issue resolves. Also, the BSOD should have also listed a file name/process such as MOM.exe or ATIDriver.exe or something on those lines. That could be a very good help in tracking down exactly what is causing the problem. As for the memory possibly going south, you should try http://www.memtest86.com/. It is a very good program and usually finds errors if they exist in the memory.

Well, before my computer got trashed by a courier I used to send it to my new home and re-building it. I use to have an issue with Medieval 2: Total war, that it use to reset at random intervals when I went to the campain map. I too was stumped as I checked the power consumption, checked for virus, updated my drivers, cleaned my registry, etc and nothing. So I went to the "Help" forums and got told a lot of "It's your hardware, update your drivers" Told them I did and all I got was "Well it isn't the game, can't be the game, the game doesn't cause this problem for anyone." And then three other people posted similar problems.

Anyways, my point is, it could be a software issue. What are you usually doing before the system restarts? Have you ever considered that one of your memory sticks have headed south? Yes, your processor and chipset can start to fail and you can notice. Download a motherboard monitoring program and check to see if it is receiving enough power.

Do this and see if it can eliminate some of the possible issues.

I happen to like the OCZ stealthxstream 600W but that's just me.