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[Archived] Computer shutting down because of Osu?

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P o K e
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Joined May 2011
Topic Starter
P o K e
I've tried it several times just to make sure it was Osu causing my computer to shut down. I open Osu, I can usually play for a few minutes, then there's a short lag spike, then a few seconds later my computer instantly shuts down. I can do anything else on my computer without problem, but I can't ever make it through a single song on Osu without my computer shutting down. And I usually have to wait 10 minutes for my computer to come back up so I don't want to try it again T_T

And if it makes a difference, all of my drivers are updated.
My Angel Gordon
41 posts
Joined March 2009
My Angel Gordon
Hmm, possibly an overheating problem?
P o K e
34 posts
Joined May 2011
Topic Starter
P o K e
But why would Osu overheat my computer?
My Angel Gordon
41 posts
Joined March 2009
My Angel Gordon
It's improbable, but possible. Possibly a dusty computer?
Well, here's a link with a few possibilities.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000689.htm
Jalatiphra
294 posts
Joined April 2009
Jalatiphra
if you run osu with frame limiter off and you have a very good graphics card it will produce thousands of frames per second putting your card to full load.e
this in combination with a bad cooling system inside your tower = shutdown due to overheating
P o K e
34 posts
Joined May 2011
Topic Starter
P o K e
I turned frame limiter off of unlimited and it seems to have worked, but why is it just now doing it? Its always been on unlimited, but my computer has never overheated from it before.
My Angel Gordon
41 posts
Joined March 2009
My Angel Gordon
As I have said earlier, possibly dust build-up within your computer, every few months or so, it's a good idea to get that dust out.
Jalatiphra
294 posts
Joined April 2009
Jalatiphra
open it -> take a vacuum cleaner and go for the dust , dear sir.

keep the FAN's in plance though with your hands, because if they start to rotate because of the vacuum cleaner they might break.
boat
2,369 posts
Joined February 2010
boat
Ha, vacuum cleaner?

Lol no. Enjoy your static discharges and busted hardware.

Just unclip the heatsink, screw off the fan and clean it with qtips or just dry tissue paper.

Easier then you might think it is.

If it is the gpu fan, then just take the card out of the slot and manually clean the fan and heatsink, if needed, unscrew the whole heatsink and give it a throughout cleaning.

Another way is to not remove anything at all and clean it with canned air or a weak air compressor, anything that will just blow air without building up any static electricity will work.
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato

P o K e wrote:

I turned frame limiter off of unlimited and it seems to have worked, but why is it just now doing it? Its always been on unlimited, but my computer has never overheated from it before.
osu! takes up all the frames it can from your video card. so yeah if the hardware overheats, it shuts down automatically to avoid damage :v
it happened to me 4 times.

Solution: go buy a powerful cooler if u wanna play at unlimited framerate
boat
2,369 posts
Joined February 2010
boat
That isn't necessary, even a low end machine can pull of osu! very well despite that a stock cooler might not be all that great. I am fairly certain that it is solely a matter of a clogged up cooler.
IppE
IppE

failboat wrote:

Another way is to not remove anything at all and clean it with canned air or a weak air compressor, anything that will just blow air without building up any static electricity will work.
This, soooo handy. And then a sock to wipe off dust from outside the case.
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