Major Display Problem, Come On in Last Hour

decmatt · 20 May 2008 at 23:27

Hi

Got a problem thats just started, every single screen is like this

and its just getting worse and worse, any ideas?

Thanks

ExRayTed · 20 May 2008 at 23:30

Looks like graphics card death is imminent.Probably the RAM on the card.Either that or an overclock has become unstable.If so,back to stock you go

decmatt · 20 May 2008 at 23:34

Its an AGP Nvidia 6800 Ultra graphics card, can I even buy these anymore

lunarwolf · 20 May 2008 at 23:38

doubt you will find a new one (especially as most were PCI), may find them second hand

ExRayTed · 20 May 2008 at 23:53

Just go for a new AGP card.Doesn't have to be Nvidia.If you're a gamer then simply get the best you can afford,probably best to go with ATI with AGP as they have the best range out atm.Something like This would be superb.

Flareon · 21 May 2008 at 00:22

I may be asking a rather simple question, but...

Is that a screenshot or a camera pic of the screen?

(camera pic = dead GFX, screenshot = some other issue).

peetee · 21 May 2008 at 02:33

tried on different monitor?
Thought my graphics was broken in a similar way but it turned out something was loose inside the monitor, so now i just giv it slap when it goes funky and its back on fine

MR_Punk · 21 May 2008 at 02:35

Looks like a camera pic to me

asim18 · 21 May 2008 at 05:53

Is that a toilet seat in the "Complaints" folder?

thegoonden · 21 May 2008 at 07:53

Do the speckles sprinkle themselves on the screen as time passes, occassionally arriving in hordes?
If so, then I must concur with the learned aboveposters, it's an ex-gfx card, it's gone to join the great giga-sli in the sky, it's dead.

Don't be tempted by NV 7nnn series agp efforts, half the earlier 7 series cards SHIPPED with that condition

Did I see an 8nnn card with AGP on a news site (even here?) ?

The thing is as well, that as far as I am aware, AGP8 was not actually presenting any kind of bottleneck at the time of the move to PCIe, so don't think you're missing out on all that much.
High end 6nnn's are nice cards, I just donated mine to a friend and it was tearful

PhillyDee · 21 May 2008 at 08:25

asim18 said:
Is that a toilet seat in the "Complaints" folder?

And all his friends look ginger . . . . :eek:

decmatt · 21 May 2008 at 10:12

Its a camera pic

Yes its a toilet was taken at starbucks, the toilets where a joke, so they sent me £50 worth of vouchers to apologise, how goods that!

and dont worry, no ginger friends

Thanks for the help, looks like ill be getting a new Graphics Card then

thegoonden · 21 May 2008 at 10:27

Try stopping the machine in BIOS for a while, see if it occurs there. If it doesn't, it's no gurantee it's not the GFX, but if it does......bye bye card, 100% certain.