[hl0m4n]

my pc has been running fine and i was playing diablo 3 today. i thought i would try new video settings to see if i can get my frames up so i put everything on "low" besides texture which was set to "high". my video card is a 8800 gt btw.

so playing on these new settings for 3 minutes my comp froze and i had no choice but to hard reboot. once i rebooted i tried diablo again and same thing happened; few minutes in, froze, and i had to hard reboot.

on the reboot my screen is all pixelated beyond belief. i reinstalled nvidia drivers and still nothing. so i finally just reformatted but even on a fresh reformat, i can't install the video driver. on the install page i can't even select it.

is my gpu fried? how can i be sure? attached is a screen shot of how my screen looks but it doesn't show all the small dots running up and down and side to side of the entire screen.

[Bimmer Nerd]

You fried your graphics card - You play too much

[Bimmer Nerd]

P.s

I'd help you if you ever posted pictures of that girl you were trying to bang, but you didn't.....so yea, fuck that

[Inspired]

Is that windows XP?

[adriang]

Pwn3d

[Notion-Za]

My 8800Gtx did the same thing. Those cards run super hot.

New card wise I would suggest a 560Ti by MSI with Twin Frozr II it is an awesome bang for buck card. Since your running Xp I would actually suggest a new rig for you :P

Maybe also look at a new case with better air flow. When I upgraded my rig I bought a coolermaster HAF X and my gfx card peak temp dropped by 20 degrees centigrade. You don't need to go overboard like me, even a haf 922 would be a mega upgrade.

[Bols]

my evga 8800 gtx did the same a few months ago while playing skyrim and bf3. The crashes will become more frequent and so will the graphical distortions even on desktop. It is indeed 100% fried

[Wakka]

Upgrade to desktop.

Intel 3770k
Nvidia gtx 690

rape everything.

[E90SoFlo]

Originally Posted by Wakka

Upgrade to desktop.

Intel 3770k
Nvidia gtx 690 X 2

rape everything.

yup dual GTX 690's

madbro

[hl0m4n]

haha, yep i am still using xp on my old desktops. i don't find the need to build me a new rig until i can't play a game i want on it. like they say if it ain't broke don't fix it.

i was shopping around for new gpu and came between the gtx 460, 550 ti, and 560 se. in order from performance and reading about them it is 460>560se>550 ti.

there is the 6850 but it is a 3.0 pci slot and my pc has a 1.0 and im not sure if i want to push the gap too far. the 8800 gt is a 2.0 so i know for sure the 460 and 5xx will not have a problem.

as for the new sli 690s that would be but i still can't get over the fact back in the day when the x850 xt pe came out it was $500 and now for $500 you can get a 680. such a rapid change.

thanks for the help guys.

[Augenbrauezug]

Originally Posted by hl0m4n

haha, yep i am still using xp on my old desktops. i don't find the need to build me a new rig until i can't play a game i want on it. like they say if it ain't broke don't fix it.

i was shopping around for new gpu and came between the gtx 460, 550 ti, and 560 se. in order from performance and reading about them it is 460>560se>550 ti.

there is the 6850 but it is a 3.0 pci slot and my pc has a 1.0 and im not sure if i want to push the gap too far. the 8800 gt is a 2.0 so i know for sure the 460 and 5xx will not have a problem.

as for the new sli 690s that would be but i still can't get over the fact back in the day when the x850 xt pe came out it was $500 and now for $500 you can get a 680. such a rapid change.

thanks for the help guys.

Sounds like you exceeded that point.

[BMW F22]

Lol...that sucks. I've just built a new rig with 3770k and EVGA 560ti. Hopefully that video card will last and I don't have the same issue.

[Brey335i]

Originally Posted by BMW E90

Lol...that sucks. I've just built a new rig with 3770k and EVGA 560ti. Hopefully that video card will last and I don't have the same issue.

Might wanna grab a new videocard pretty soon if you wanna play on Ultra.

As for OP, time for a new desktop!