"Central Processing Unit (CPU)" Causing my random shutdowns?

Well, I have my computer case out and the side pannel off. I have a fan pointing towards it right now. When I play games like, Battlefield 1942, Soldiers of fortune 2 and some others I cant remember right now, for a little bit, it shuts the computer completely off like a power shortage almost. Yea I have said this a lot but i'm wondernig since I JUST baught a brand new antec true blue 480w psu, and we all thought it was the computer getting to hot. So yea we thought maybe those were the 2 problems. Everytime this this happends, and it has happend like 10 mins ago, I turn it back on and it ask me if I would like to send an error report. I do then it gives me "Something in your Central Processing Unit is causing this problem". Everytime it's done this, it gives me that error. Could it be something wrong with the processor?

Thanks!

Have you tried reseating the heatsink? Maybe the CPU is overheating and the motherboard is shutting the system off.

How would I know if the cpu is seated right? Look's fine to me. Then again, I dont know as much as ya guys! So yea lol...

whats your temps?

Pretty high, thats all I remember.... To the point where it makes the beeping noises.

Beeping noises= bad = resit the heatsink.

how so?... How do I know if its on right if it looks fine to me?... Am I going to have to get some more goo or whatever? Please a step by step would help SOO much lol. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by catattack

how so?... How do I know if its on right if it looks fine to me?... Am I going to have to get some more goo or whatever? Please a step by step would help SOO much lol. Thanks!

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Umm... Remove heatsink, Clean old goo off, restick some AS5... Put heat sink back! :)

dang gota go get some goo now lol. But hey thanks for your reply! Oh and if it dont work i'll be right back in this thread lol.