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7th Sep 2008, 05:38
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Hi,
When I play games, after a few minutes the game freezes for 2-5 seconds, then the graphics go very weird. The colours change and its all pixelated. The most prominent colour is purple. I don't have a screenshot.(sorry) It usually happens with Team Fortress 2. I don't think my graphics card is overheating, because I quit right after the graphics screwed, and the temperature was on 56 degrees celcius. Could there be any other problem? Or is my card screwed? Specs: 3ghz AMD X2 6000+ Nvidia 8600GT 3gb ram shown in system properties (but i have 4 sticks of 1gb in the computer) It has happened before, but not as often as these few days. Please help.  Thanks in advance. EDIT: If you need me to play the game and see if it happens again, I might not be able to until the weekend, because I am still in high school, controlled by my parents, who do not permit me to play games on weekdays. I will however, be able to do tests like 3dmark etc. |
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#2
7th Sep 2008, 06:22
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Any of our replies will almost certainly require you to play it again, just so that it can be tested.
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You could try lowering the resolution slightly, if the game permits it? otherwise I don't know, as I play games on other platforms, but not PC, sorry. Hope I help a bit :D My System: FordyPC
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7th Sep 2008, 07:10
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Does the gfx card have a fan? Is it blocked with dust and other crap?
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Sounds like overheating to me. My System: Hybr!d
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7th Sep 2008, 23:14
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Yes the card has a fan. I recently added some ram and cleaned out some dust while I was at it. I could recheck if you want. It should be pretty dust free now.
I can lower the resolution, but I won't be able to try yet. |
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#5
8th Sep 2008, 00:33
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Overheating or a dodgy PSU are the two possible causes here.
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"I loved the P182 so much that, when my wife's system was all noisy and needed all sorts of cleaning, I bought her one. Then, when I wanted a cat, I bought a P182. The P182 is not a cat per se, but it's still an excellent buy."
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8th Sep 2008, 01:00
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Okay. How do I find if I have a dodgy PSU? I did a video test which I downloaded here:
http://freestone-group.com/video-car...ility-test.htm I got a benchmark result of 129, but according to their table here: http://freestone-group.com/video-car...k-results.html The 8600GT should be 141-240, which means my card is failing? The maximum temperature I saw while the test was running was 63 degrees celcius. I have heard of cards going up to 70's and 80's, so I don't think this is too hot. |
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8th Sep 2008, 02:54
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I also forgot to add that there was lag after I close the game. There was also lag after I did the test above, and after a 3dmark test. Could this mean something?
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9th Sep 2008, 01:10
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Well, could be the VRAM too, but it's cheaper to get a new PSU unless you're still under warranty and it's more likely that.
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9th Sep 2008, 01:14
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The place I got the computer from has 1 year parts warranty and 3 years labor warranty. I got it in around March this year so I should be fine? And how do I know if the PSU is the bad part? How will they know if it's dodgy or not? Because I don't want to go there and come back after they say there's nothing wrong because they can't test it/don't know if it's faulty.
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9th Sep 2008, 01:48
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Then just tell them either the video card or PSU is screwed up and let them figure it out.
If they have the resources to give you a warranty they have the resources to narrow it down.
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