Computer crashes while playing video games?

If I play games for a while mu computer starts to crash. I will either get the BSoD or my computer will lock up. Both times i need to hold down the power button to turn off the computer. If I don't play video games for a long period of time (for a day or 2, maybe) my computer will run video games just fine for a while, then the crashes become progressively worse. This happens only for video games and nothing else. Even small games like Minecraft crash the computer. It usually crashes within 5 minutes of playing, and there's no warning its just a sudden crash.

I have a Dell XPS 8300 (I got it back in 2011)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
12.0 GB RAM
64-bit Operating System

My graphics card is a nvidia geforce gtx 650 ti, but the fan is broken and vibrates. I do know that one time my computer crashed while I was playing COD and my GPU was about 60 degrees Celcius.

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Forgot Mojang E-Mail address?

I simply can't remember the E-Mail address I use to log in to my Minecraft account. But I still remember the password. All I can recall is that it was a Gmail account. Maybe there's a way to search for it? Because my name is still on it so maybe i could search for an E-Mail with my name?

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Is a dell optiplex 745 good for gaming?

So i was looking into getting a new computer, and was just wondering if this was good for gaming, for example, is it laggy, i will mostly be playing minecraft on it and possibly be recording with microsoft encoder 4, all i need to know if it is laggy, and has somewhat ok graphics Thank you!

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Problems with NVIDIA and display?

I discovered that the reason why Minecraft always runs so poorly is because Java by default uses your integrated graphics because java is usually easy to run.
So i decided to open up my Nvidia COntrol Panel, just to find a message saying "You are currently not using a display attached to an NVIDIA GPU"
I went into my regular control panel and discovered that i don't have the option of adjusting my resolution (it's shaded out).
I've been using a monitor a friend gave me for a few months because he was moving and asked if I could keep it… Maybe that has something to do?
If any more information is needed I will provide it.

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I need a new game to play?

So I'm bored with Minecraft, Runescape, Terraria, World of Warcraft, TF2, and a whole bunch of games.
I need something new something fun something interesting something that can spark and keep my interests
What are your suggestions?

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How to make a batch file open Roaming?

I'm working on a program that deletes your minecraft but minecraft is saved in roaming so i only ca1n put one user so like del c:\users\Jhon-PC\appdataoaming\.minecraft
here is the entire code
@echo off
Title Minecraft Deleter
echo WARRNING! This will delete your.minecraft (Will Lose all your work) close to cancel
PAUSE
del C:\users\Donno what to put here\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft
Echo Done
PAUSE
end

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