graphical corruption

[DarkForceRising]

So, I'm having issues with my computer starting tonight. I was trying to play Borderlands 2 when the graphics started glitching. I've had this issue before, but it's normally caused by the graphics card overheating. It wasn't overheating. Then Windows started having issues. Most text was getting replaced by black boxes.

So I rebooted. Seemed okay, retried Borderlands, still corrupted. Rebooted again. Then the initial boot screen ( you have three hard drives and such and such a processor, etc) was covered in rows of yellow dots. The following screen, which is normally text, was half readable text and half garbled text. I hit what should be the windows login screen, and it's black. I hear the startup noise. Reboot again.

Same deal. Black screen, startup noise. I blindly punch in my login. I hit the desktop, which for a few seconds is artifacted to hell and back before it fixes itself. I get a message about the display driver crashing and Windows recovering. Still not working properly.

So, to me, everything seems to point to a graphics issue. Drivers crashing, boot screen (no Windows drivers at that point) corrupted. Is there anything else it could conceivably be aside from the graphics card? Any fixes and/or troubleshooting steps I should take?

System is a radeon 4850 paired with an athlon II x4 635.

 

[denis280]

How clean is the gpu(graphic card) you could take it out.clean all contact and plug.and remove dust from it.

 

[DarkForceRising]

Should be relatively clean. Just blew the dust off of it a month or two ago. Like I said though, its not overheating.

 

[denis280]

clean all contact and plug

and also make sure you have the drivers up to date.

 

[Ketchup]

I agree with the card (or the memory on the card) going south.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I agree with the card (or the memory on the card) going south.

Or the PSU could be going. One of the two, most likely.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Is it overclocked?

 

[DarkForceRising]

Nothing in the system is overclocked that I can recall. I tried cleaning the card, no good. I yanked the graphics card and switched to integrated, and the issue seems to have gone away. I'll probably order a new card in the next few days.

 

[denis280]

I yanked the graphics card and switched to integrated, and the issue seems to have gone away

and we have a winner:thumbsup:

 

[Ketchup]

and we have a winner:thumbsup:

Don't make fun of the video card. It is the real loser in all this.



lol

 

[denis280]

Don't make fun of the video card. It is the real loser in all this.



lol

:'(sorry Michael