14 Dec 11, 05:00PM
Minecraft uses quite a bit of computer resources in multiple departments, graphics especially. My old computer with 128mb dedicated video memory on a duel core processor and 2gb ram, I simply couldn't play Minecraft; it was very laggy and the computer heated up like none other. My latest computer, it plays quite smooth and without the computer getting real hot. I would suggest not playing Minecraft on too old of hardware, otherwise it could very easily overheat as it seems that is the problem here.