Can this be the cause.....

[Cbeck527]

Recently, I have had a ton of crashes when playing graphically intense games (oblivion and Ut2004). After sending my graphics card (see sig) back to XFX, I spotted a an unknown port on my motherboard.

After reading about this in the manual, I discovered that this is an aux power source for PCI-e Cards.

Could this be the reason that my computer resets when playing graphically intense games?

 

[SC7]

Only if your graphics card had a power in port, which wasn't connected, and even still, you can connect it to your power supply. I doubt that was the reason, because the card wouldn't work at all without such a connection in the first place. Unless that's some port you connect your PSU to when a Gfx card is in the slot for more power?

 

[Derik75]

Perhaps you're experiencing a temperature problem under extreme loads (ie oblivion and UT2004). Next time you are playing check out how hot your CPU is running via software like motherboard monitor.

 

[Cbeck527]

I dont think that it is tempurature. I have an Arctic Cooling NV Silencer on it

 

[Cromewell]

Well, theres really only one way to find out. They wouldn't put the conenction on there if it would damage the board by connecting it so give it a try. That said, I believe that connection is only necessary when you are running SLI