I think I fried my video card...
Frog Girl:
HELP!!!:h3lp: I think my video card has had it.:sad4: When I play my game it runs fine for about 10 to 15 mins then it start to go to a blue screen and then comes back for a few mins, then it goes blue again.:smt104 After doing this a few times it goes from blue to black, keeps flashing and I have to shut down my puter.:computer: Is this a video card problem or could my hacks be doing it?
I planned on getting a new card, but not yet. I just bought one for my hubby for our anniversary and I got his and the kids got mine. But if this problem is the card, then I want to get a new one before Seasons comes out so I can get that and play it.
Any and all help is welcome and very appreciated.:happy8:
Thanx!!!:tongue3:
kim:
Before you go off and buy a new card did you try to update the driver.
Frog Girl:
Yes. It is the newest one. The main reason I think it is fried is because we overclocked it and you run a risk in doing that.
Thanx tho.
Frog Girl:happy8:
Bejac:
No, your card isn't "fried".... it still functions. This is a situation that occurs frequently, especially with cards using the nVidia chipset. What causes it, no one has yet satisfactorily explained, but the easiest "solution" is when the screen begins to flash, minimize to desktop, wait for reset, then maximize again. That will correct whatever arcane memory/cache problems your card can't seem to figure out until you turn off or restart your comp. BTW, this eccentricity is not limited to Sims, as I have experienced the same routine with WoW as well.
Frog Girl:
Quote from: Bejac;538748
What causes it, no one has yet satisfactorily explained, but the easiest "solution" is when the screen begins to flash, minimize to desktop, wait for reset, then maximize again.
I dont know what you mean by reset. I have minimized it and it still happens. The only way I can get it to stop is to get out of the game. It happens every time I play.
Thanx:happy8:
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