I would try all the easy troubleshooting stuff first, especially before doing anything like flashing the bios. Before doing anything else, return to stock speeds if its overclocked.
> Take off the cover and put a house fan blowing into the case, run it like that and see if it still happens.
>Check all your connections, try reseating everything.
>Is it dusty in there? Blow it out if it is. I use my vacuum's hose connected to the vacuum exhaust port.
>Run a check for spyware/adware. Check for a virus if you dont already have a good antivirus running.
>Try not running apps in the background. ( eliminate everything you don't need as a starting point )
>Check any thermal management in the bios to make sure its not set to reboot the thing at a temp thats too low.
>Disconnect non-critical hardware like CD-ROMs, floppy, extra hard drives, lights, etc..
>If none of this helps, and you are lucky enough to have enough hardware in your possesion to try it, start swapping parts!
>Last resort... get drunk and kick it all around the house! Then buy/build that new PC you've been wanting! In fact, drink a beer anyway it will make you feel better.
Good luck man, PCs can be a real bitch sometimes. Please post back what it was when you figure it out for all us armchair troubleshooters out there.
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