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Video Card problems: black screen?

Discussion in 'Audio and Video' started by cletus22, Sep 23, 2007.

  1. cletus22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 17

    I have a geforce 7900 GS, spec's are 2 gigs of ram, AMD 4600, VISTA 32 bit. It always worked, played oblivion and half life. Then I just stopped playing video games, and one day I came home...and my computer screen was pixelated, all multicolored...it overheated some how...when I wasn't even on the computer. Took the card out, let it cool down, put it back in, and it worked fine (didn't try any games). Then a few days later the same thing happened...but it DIDN'T work again. After trying to clean it, I put it back in...and I get a black screen when I boot up. I hear all the sounds, just no video. Is my card fried? Or is the connection just bad?
    cletus22, Sep 23, 2007
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  2. kpo6969 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 875

    It could be your psu went bad. Or the card.
    kpo6969, Sep 24, 2007
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  3. cletus22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 17

    I can use my on board video and everything is fine, so It wouldn't be the psu right?
    cletus22, Sep 24, 2007
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  4. pc techguy Newcomer, in training

    what make is ur motherboard?
    pc techguy, Sep 24, 2007
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  5. cletus22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 17

    im not sure...got a gateway GT5414E...if that helps
    cletus22, Sep 24, 2007
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  6. cletus22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 17

    ECS MCP61-P AM2 Motherboard...found that out
    cletus22, Sep 24, 2007
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