> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Kim > I think my video card might be going bad, but I don't know as > I've never > experienced this before.
> Symptoms: I see little off-color pixels during 2D (desktop, > word processing, > web browsing). > Also, Oblivion used to run perfectly for hours > on end, but it > has progressively gotten worse where artifacts show up just > 2-3 minutes into > the game, then it crashes. > Does this sound like a video card just "going bad"? Anything > else I should > be looking for to pinpoint the problem better? Any suggested actions I > should try before dropping come $$$ on a new card? Please > help. Thanks. > > -Rich > Rich, I had almost exactly the same problem occur. It seemed to start when I upgraded from a single core to dual core 939 cpu. I had the "artifacts" you refer to and had problems with Civ IV crashing (about the only game I play). I was able to make things somewhat better by underclocking the video card, but was not able to solve the problem except by replacing the video card. I also noticed that the problem got worse if I overclocked the video card. Once the card was replaced, the artifacts disappeared and Civ IV runs without crashing the system. My online research pointed to bad video ram, as Thane Sherrington mentioned. No guarantee, but a new video card solved the problem for me. So, try underclocking and overclocking and see if that changes the problem at all. But I would be thinking about a new video card. Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED]
