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Solve : Problems with graphic intensive computer games? |
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Answer» Hello. I would like some help for my computer as this problem has plagued me ever since I purchased this graphics card. I believe when I installed it, everything seemed fine. Several MMORPGs played amazingly well for a while. Then I started to up the ante by playing games with higher PC requirements. One of them is Devil May Cry 4 and every TIME I play the game, after a short period of time, the game starts messing up. The screen freezes and eventually the sound messes up as well. This error also shows up on some of the MMORPGs I play as well, but only when they're windowed. No idea. I always thought custom built computers were full proof but I guess I was wrong. Anyway, is there anything I can do besides cleaning the fan? I think we're confusing what you mean by "custom built." Typically, when telling a computer geek you have a "custom built" computer, that usually means that all the parts were bought separately (case, motherboard, processor, memory, power supply, video card, hard drives, DVD burner, etc.), and put together without the blessing of a brand name like Dell, HP, Gateway, or whatnot. In this case, you have a "factory built" or "brand name" PC. Perhaps Dell had an option on its website for you to "customize" it or select your own parts, but using the term "custom built" to describe anything with a brand name on it is going to cause confusion. Onto the problem at hand, overheating could be the problem. You can either clean out the fan using canned air (the stuff that you get from an ELECTRONICS store that they don't sell to minors for fear of them trying to get high off of it), an air compressor, or a vacuum. Just be careful with whatever you use. Alternatively, it could just be a bad video card. Usually when there are artifacts like that on the screen, that means the card is bad regardless of what temperature it's running at...I doubt that it is just the graphics card's fault since he said that the sound is acting up too killerb... Yes , I would also suggest that this could be a cooling issue. But before you even think about going into the case when installing your drivers for the graphics card did you remember to delete the old driver first? I would suggest 1) downloading this program http://majorgeeks.com/Nasty_File_Remover_d3233.html I used to use it and it WORKS... 2) then uninstalling the drivers from start > control panel > add/remove programs > nvidia driver ver xxx 3) after uninstall run the program by selecting your driver manufacturer (nvidia or ati usually but others do exist) then do a full reinstall of the latest driver , this should stop any conflicts of drivers from happening abnd from your problem this would seem more the case of this than cooling since your graphics card does seem to have a fan attached... You will have to try and move the wires from the power unit to the inside of the case , closer to the motherboard. If that does not work then you will have to buy a new fan if there are useable fittings for the device... but I would also advise you to try the onboard graphics to see if it is the monitors fault or maybe the graphics card? THIS PROBLEM MAY WELL BE DOWN TO YOUR GRAPHICS CARD THOUGH so be prepared to take it back to the shop if it is faulty... Alright so thanks for the advice guys. I'm actually leaning toward the fact that this video card is faulty but I will try to clean the fan as well. I doubt that'll do anything but it's worth a shot. I have a feeling the drivers are fine because I just installed them a while ago but I'm willing to try reinstalling them again. If there's anyone else who can give me a different solution, please feel free to give it a shot. Thank you! |
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