problem with tmpgenc

[andyc]

i hope someone can help me with this cos its doing my head in.

ok i use tmpgenc to encode my mpegs
either ripped dvds or captures thru my digicamcorder.

ive done it loads of times with success but recently every time i use tmpgenc i get between 50 & 75% thru and my pc turns off

i mean my monitor goes off, lights on pc tower stay on but with no response but when i turn off at mains let it cool down it comes back on ok & i try again with same result.
now it doesnt turn off every time just most of the time.
ive used differnet versions of tmpgenc
probs started on v 011.26.110
then updated to 25.88.44.152 worked fine with no problems
that demo ran out so now using
tmpgenc plus 2.5 & its done 2 short mpegs & shut down on 2 as well

ive change the memory & also formatted but problems still keep arising
any ideas anyone
cheers

[metageek]

It could be that your CPU is overheating? Check on your system BIOS if it is set to shutdown automatically on a certain CPU temperature. My P3 600Mhz used to sound a warning bell halfway through encoding with TMPGEnc. I raised the threshold temperature for the alarm and haven't heard it since (well, maybe because now I use the 2.4 Ghz )

TMPGEnc seems to use CPU very heavily.

[ZippyP.]

Any encoder uses the CPU intensively.

You've likely got a hardware problem either CPU, ram or power supply. Try swapping out parts if possible to isolate the problem.

[andyc]

thanks for the replies