Wierd graphics problem

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by bete, Jun 5, 2009.

  1. bete

    bete Private E-2

    This happens almost every time i play a game, right now its starcraft :p
    I can play for anything between 5 minutes and 4 hours before this problem occur, so it seems its random.

    The screen goes all flickry, lines running through the screen.
    I have no idea what causes this, but it only occurs when i am watching movies in fullscreen or playing a video game. When this happens, i can continue playint with the flickering, until it (sometimes) lock up, or try to exit the game, wich will do a 100% lockup. No keyboard commands work, i have to physically reboot the computer.

    I will upload a screenshot in a moment.


    What can it be? Is my graphics card broken? (But why then does it only happen sometimes?)

    PS: In the screenshot, normally you can see the game in the background (black areas), i just tried to quit the game wich made it black :p.
     

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  2. Nimda

    Nimda Private E-2

    Whats your system specs, (specifically the graphics card) and check the airflow in your case, make sure the GPU isnt overheating.
     

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