Games freeze after 5 mins of gameplay

[ramikeshta]

Well, the title sums it all up. Whenever I play ANY game, from Assassins creed 3, sleeping dogs, Sniper V2, to Age of empires 3 and worms, after 5 mins of gameplay, the game freezes, and I have to close it by using the task manager. My system specs are:
Intel core i5 processor
VGA:ATI 5770 HD Series
4 GB ram
PSU: XFX 550W
MSI Mother board

 

[darth pravus]

Check the temps when you are playing. Both CPU and GPU.

 

[ramikeshta]

I used speedfan. The HD0 temperature spiked up to 60 degrees !! Other than that, everything else was normal

 

[darth pravus]

Well that might be your issue. HDD's aren't meant to get anywhere near that hot.

 

[ramikeshta]

I'm unaware of how to treat HDD overheating problems, any suggestions please ??

 

[darth pravus]

A front fan blowing over it. Just more fans in general