what did I f**ck up now, and how do I fix it?

Non Entropia Related Off topic
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So while playing entropia the other week my screen got all fancy colors and then everything froze. Needed a restart. Couldnt get a screenie of it,.. obviously.

So I restart the computer and I get all fancy colors in the desktop screen, the windows start up screen, even the bios has weird lines of f**cked up colors.

I couldnt screenshot the loading screens, but this is what my desktop looked like:
https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/gallery/files/6/6/8/skjera.jpg

Then when I started the entropia clientloader the graphics card check box was red saying "Graphics card: " (no graphics card name after that).

OK so obviously my graphics card is fried I thought. Went to city and got a brand new one, smacked it in and everything worked fine.. for two days.

Then the same f*ing shit happens. Whats wrong and how do I fix it? :frowning:

My next guess is motherboard, but I just got a new one like 3 months ago :\ Could it be software related?

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Download and run 3dmark2006, and report back what it says.

Best test of a graphics card that I know of, but from looking at that screenshot, it looks like you’ll be buying another one (I suspect it overheated). :frowning:

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Right, but as already stated I bought a new graphics card already… it didn’t help :stuck_out_tongue:
(Old one was NVIDIA gf 8800 xt, new one is ati radeon 5700 or smth)

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Ok, I did skim read it, but the fact you even considered neg repping me, means I’m unsubscribing from this thread and I’ll leave others to offer help / advice.

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I appreciate your wish to help, I was just pointing out I already changed graphics card.

I will run 3dmark tests if you still think the graphics card is the problem, I just doubt two completely different cards would have the same weird fault. Maybe a problem with the power supply could have fried them both?

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My guess is that there is an issue with your motherboard and/or power supply and /or how the gfx card is seated in your rig that is causing some short that is frying your gpu.

Ask google if there are other ppl with this problem using the specific gpu, maybe its a common manufacturing defect.

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Any hint on what I can use as search term?

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www.afterdawn.com

Best tech site and forum I ever found on the net. I suggest asking on the forums there, shouldn’t be long at all to get a response.

I’m no tech expert, but I’d guess you’re having some sort of overheating. The fact your MB is just 3 months old doesn’t mean this can’t happen, in fact it’s just more evidence that this could be the case. Get yourself one or two more heatsinks and the problem should go away. Might even be able to salvage one or even both your GFX cards.

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Bit over the top neg repping mega wasnt it Akoz?

I was right with you there, as my graphic card worked amazing at first then started to get worse.. so was interested.

Then.. you go and do that to mega?

WHY?

Bit nasty and uncalled for in my book, and spoilt entire thread.

:mad:

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What?
I didn’t neg rep anyone. Why would I do that?
Cant even rep in off topic :confused:

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Thanks. I’ll check that out for sure

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Mega seems to think you “considered neg repping him”

Why does he think that?

and Ive never known him to be rude and swear like that for no reason?

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..I dont know what to reply to that

I’m sorry for the confusion, but I never considered neg repping anyone in this thread.

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Ok, then Im sorry too :ahh:

I waded in to stand by a friend.

But maybe he’s been a moron and got it all wrong!

Bloody-hell Mega!!

Sorry Akoz.

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np. Lets :grouphug: and get back on topic :slight_smile:

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At least your parts should still be under manufactures warranty ? :yay:

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have you tried with a different monitor?. maybe it is not your card that fried.

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No, but since both the computer froze at one time, and since I can screenshot it I don’t believe my monitor is involved.

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From your first picture, that is definatly a power-issue, or a short-issue, so make sure there is no dust in your computer, and your powersupply is adequate and so on.
If your computer ran fine for a long period (months/years) then you probably don’t have to check this, but if it is a new one (days/weeks) then definatly you may have to completely disassemble it and check if anything metalic makes any contact anywhere.
But the most likely explanation is bad powersupply/not enough power.

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what about a format?