Restarts during games, No BSOD and no errors in Event Viewer.

[Cody1174]

I am having constant but random restarts while playing PC games. My computer restarts even though I have automatic restarts turned off. I am getting no errors in the Event Viewer. All my temperatures are fine. CPU<40c GPU<75c and the case temps seem fine. I notice in one game (Asheron's Call), that when there are large spell animations covering a large area of the screen I get a restart, I can almost force a crash/restart at will. Starcraft 2 is restarting often, especially with Cloaked (special animation) units are on screen. I have never had a restart/crash during normal computing, only video games. I am down to GPU, PSU, and maybe Hard drive?

An issue that I just discovered is that I get a BSOD when attempting to start in Safe Mode.
I ran a checkdisk, defrag, uninstalled and reinstalled GPU drivers. I have ran PRIME95 and Furmark for short tests, no crash. I have ran Malwarebytes a couple times and no virii. I have Avast antivirus running and I cannot uninstall due to no Safe Mode.

Windows XP fully updated
Intel quad Q6600 default speeds Tuniq Tower cooler
Gskill 2x2gig ddr2 1066
Evga GTX280 default speeds
Seagate 7200rpm 250gig HDD SATA
Asus P5k Deluxe
Thermaltake toughpower 650w
Antec 900 case.

 

[MindoverMaster]

You are pushing something to its death.

First of all, I would blame your RAM. Run Memtest86+, each stick separately between each test.
Secondly, I would blame your graphic card. It may be cutting out. Try a GPU stress test. Choose your weapon.
Lastly, and most unlikely, test your hard drive. Use checkdisk.