Computer Help

hey guys ive been wondering my computer has all the requirments for some games and it freezes half way throguh i have like 1 gig of ram and a 128 graphics card. ive been thinking its with the cooling system ive replaced the one fan but the CPU fan do u think it m,ight be that reason why its frezeing b/c its not cool engouhg down there? plz help

hey guys ive been wondering my computer has all the requirments for some games and it freezes half way throguh i have like 1 gig of ram and a 128 graphics card. ive been thinking its with the cooling system ive replaced the one fan but the CPU fan do u think it m,ight be that reason why its frezeing b/c its not cool engouhg down there? plz help


well first of all make sure you all the latest drivers and all the patches for the games.

Second this could be caused by an overheating component, so take a compressed air can blow all the dust away, make sure all the fans spin especially the video card one and run the computer with its side open and maybe a big fan blowing into it. if you can run the games fine like this then its a heating issue. (one common telltale of an overheating gpu are artifacts in games)

another problem could be an inadequate power supply, often an overlooked component. Try puting a load on it by playing a game and runing prime or foldind@home and measure its voltage fluctuations on its rails with a multimeter. Or try another PSU

yeah ive done a couple of those before...but im going to try with removeing the panel for the computer thanks for your help.