Random Restarts?

Just built a new computer...mobo is the gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L. I was in the middle of doing something and the whole system randomly restarted. I checked the temps when i was rebooting, 63 degree c cpu temp, and 37 degree case temp. I'm running xp and i got the message, system has recovered from a serious error, and the report has the following codes - BCCode : 1000008e BCP1 : C0000005 BCP2 : B6D8A17B BCP3 : B024871C
BCP4 : 00000000 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 768_1. HELP! If anyone does play dota on TDA, you know that randomly quitting in a game is no good for your reputation.

I think your CPU is overheating double check you have installed the heatsink correctly.

I'm having the same problems as spark29 but I'm not getting any error messages. I've got a Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor. Using stock fan and heatsink w/ no overclocking.

I saw this article http://www.supremelaw.org/systems/ [...] arning.htm posted on the forum. Should I invest in a new heatsink / fan? Can someone recommend something to use? I'm not an overclocker, so I was hoping stock would be okay, but if there is a problem with the heatsink setting properly, then I'd just as soon replace it with something more reliable.

Also, is there a stress test or monitoring program that creates a log? I'd like to run a stress test that tracks temp so I can see if that's the culprit or if the restarts are because of something else.

Any help you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

I know it sounds like I'm lazy, but I'm pretty sure all the clips went in. Right now on coretemp, the temperature is reading about 37 degrees in each core. I'm just using opera. I've played half life 2 for maybe 2 hours without a restart, but in warcraft 3 it happened maybe an hour in. How can I tell if it's an issue with my hsf? What temperatures mean danger?

What about your GPU temps?Have you checked those?

Just checked...and the heat sink was really loose. I did fix it...I think. Is it recommended to go with aftermarket cooling instead of the stock with regard to intel?

Actually, the stock HSF will handle a mild OC. Maybe 5%-10% OC but I would not try anything higher, unless your like me. I have a 20% OC on my AMD Barton Core on a stock HSF and it definately pushes the limit temp wise up to 57*C in game. I know the temps are too high, but I like living on the edge, LOL!

But a C2D, with the HSF properly mounted, should run much cooler than that with the same % OC. I also know that the stock HSF for the C2D is a better design than my HSF on my AMD. People always say cooler is better, and it definately is in terms of CPU lifespan, but I have been running my Barton 2800+ at 2.4Ghz for a couple of years now, and it's still going strong. However, I want to OC to 2.5Ghz so a new HSF is definately on order.