why do my games keep crashing

jamespg42

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after some time trying to get an old hard drive to work with my new pc, i decided to use a fresh hard drive and then install windows 32bit onto it, the new computers hardware is:
i7 6700
z170 asus mobo
gtx 970
2*4gb ddr4 ram
it runs fine when on google, but as soon as i start playing games, not just from steam, i only play them for a little while before they crash, sometimes coming up with an error message and sometimes not
any help welcome!
 
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I'm not exactly sure why 32 bit would cause them to crash however being limited to 4gb of RAM would definitely cause low FPS/stuttering with newer AAA games and possibly some crashes. At least with 64-bit OS installed you can fully utilize your 8gb of RAM.

If your still having crashes then your going to want to look at your CPU & GPU temp while gaming, also please post the make/model of your PSU.

Also post the error messages that pop up as that will help us determine the cause of the crashes.

jamespg42

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Why would the 32 bit make my games crash?
 

WildCard999

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I'm not exactly sure why 32 bit would cause them to crash however being limited to 4gb of RAM would definitely cause low FPS/stuttering with newer AAA games and possibly some crashes. At least with 64-bit OS installed you can fully utilize your 8gb of RAM.

If your still having crashes then your going to want to look at your CPU & GPU temp while gaming, also please post the make/model of your PSU.

Also post the error messages that pop up as that will help us determine the cause of the crashes.
 
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