Video card f'd up

[Sly]

okokok, this has happened 2 times. what happens is that something happens to my video card and makes it put colors all over my screen. last time i just sent my card in and they sent me another one. but now its happened again. how can i make it so i can prevent it from making these colors come up again for the rest of my computer's life?

 

[Iliaran]

It might not be your video card. You use a CRT or LCD monitor? If its a CRT monitor, do you have any speakers around your screen, or any other electronics with magnetic fields?

 

[Krovvy]

Sounds like artifacts. Its probaly overheating; if its overclocked set it back to defaults, if its not you may want to install some fans.

 

[Sly]

i ahve 4 fans hooked up, and i cant get a screenshot. i know its my video card for sure, so its not my moniter. so it mite be heat, but i doubt it a lot, considering i have it in my basement, where its cold and i have 4 fans. you think it mite just be the quality of my video card?

 

[x42bn6]

It might be slotted in incorrectly, or the contacts are faulty or something.

And we need a screenshot.

 

[Sly]

there is no way to get a screenshot

 

[Sicloan]

how can you not get a screen shot? when its screweed up just press print screen. Try to make it happen again. And if you can figure out whats causing the problems, then maybe you can isolate it and find out exactly whats doing it. Its more than likely a faulty connection or a bad monitor.

 

[x42bn6]

I think I know why..... Try hooking on your monitor (wear gloves) but make the connection half-on - the colours start screwing up.

In that case, check all your connections.

 

[Sly]

i cant get a screenshot b/c right when i turn my pc on, colors appear, so there is no way to get a screenshot. it doesnt go in and out, its just there when the pc is turned on. its not my moniter, cus i tried that a gajillion times and i know its the vid card cus they sent me another one and that one worked for the time being until now.

 

[DemiGhost]

can we get a screenshot? use a digi camera if all else fells