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The most common causes for spontaneous rebooting like that are overheating or a bad/overloaded power supply. A faulty monitor shouldn't cause this -- unless (grasping at straws) your monitor gets its power from the computer instead of directly from the wall outlet? Ever have "brownouts" or power sags in the household current? That'll make it reboot too, and if you're focused on the game you might not even notice.
I'm currently cramming for my CompTIA A+ certification (for PC maintenance/troubleshooting) & this was covered in the hardware section. One thing that surprised me was the suggestion in my study guide that removing the slot covers from the back of the machine *causes* overheating instead of helping cool the innards because that disrupts the internal airstream.
Edit: just read your 2nd post. Never mind about overheating...
[ 07-21-2004, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: VulcanRider ]
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