Another one from left field. I'm interested in thoughts, but I think I have the feeling my video card is prolapsing.. This started a while back, but mostly is reasonably innocuous. I initially suspected a failing power supply, but swapover didn't improve anything.

The video driver started failing and restarting, sometimes not gracefully so you could be left without picture or it might return. Not to long after this, I discovered anything intensive like gaming will cause it to have a heart attack in short order even some basic games so long as enough display realestate is in use.

Presently I have odd characters, look a bit like flashing underscores in different colours pop up, sometimes the window headers lose portions and become
unresponsive unless you close them on the taskbar. Along with when its struggling weird transparent flashing blocks on the second display usually.

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Presently I have odd characters, look a bit like flashing underscores in different colours pop up, sometimes the window headers lose portions and become unresponsive unless you close them on the taskbar. Along with
when its struggling weird transparent flashing blocks on the second display usually.

Assuming you're not on LSD, your video card is going bad.

You might try using its control panel utilities to underclock it and see if that fixes the issue short term, maybe open up the PC while its running and
see if the fan's working or not.

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You might try using its control panel utilities to underclock it and
see if that fixes the issue short term, maybe open up the PC while
its running and see if the fan's working or not.

Chuckle, she's got no fan, its only a HD5450... only the heatsink. But I'll try
the underclock, don't tend to think about it. Its not a terribly grunty card though so I'll probably just have poke throught collection and pop something else in there.

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If you were diagnosing a Commodore 64 that is a Power Supply! Been through enough of them in my time back in the day to know that issue! LOL I would
guess Video card also, I would swap it out for a known good one and if the issues stop then you know for sure. If not it could come down to Memory. If your Video is part of the Motherboard, well it's a decision to make then upgrade or try adding a card if the board allows you to turn it off.. I know not much of a help here...

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If you were diagnosing a Commodore 64 that is a Power Supply! Been

No you're doing well, that was my first thought. It was the first thing I swapped out too. I've have never had a video card fail in my life, so its pretty left field for me. Seeing as its a Card, not on board, I didn't think about "memory" but it could well be the memory on the card that is knackered.

In order to swap video cards for something comparable, I'm going to have to do some major surgery around here. I have a free 7100GS but its lower spec than the current one, and I need at least DirectX 11 to maintain compatibility with current software. The only other card I have is in the BBS box... not much joy there getting that thing out and tearing it down, it actually still has the best spec card though. I probably should've taken it out, when it became the BBS.. still leave sleeping dogs as they say. :)

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On 04 Feb 2020, Spectre said the following...

No you're doing well, that was my first thought. It was the first thing I swapped out too. I've have never had a video card fail in my life, so its pretty left field for me. Seeing as its a Card, not on board, I didn't think about "memory" but it could well be the memory on the card that is knackered.

In order to swap video cards for something comparable, I'm going to have to do some major surgery around here. I have a free 7100GS but its
lower spec than the current one, and I need at least DirectX 11 to maintain compatibility with current software. The only other card I have is in the BBS box... not much joy there getting that thing out and
tearing it down, it actually still has the best spec card though. I probably should've taken it out, when it became the BBS.. still leave sleeping dogs as they say. :)

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My opinion? Take out the easiest one you can get to and put it in if the computer boots and runs fine without the same issue, put it back into the
other computer and go on eBay and pick up another card to replace the bad
one.. I had a card go bad on me once, I fought and fought with everyone
telling me it was the vid card until a friend of mine came over with an old
isa card plugged it into the slot and said now are you happy! LOL I still
have that card! LOL It's sitting in a box labeled don't be a jerk!

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fought with everyone telling me it was the vid card until a friend
of mine came over with an old isa card plugged it into the slot and
said now are you happy! LOL I still have that card! LOL It's sitting
in a box labeled don't be a jerk!

I think we've all been there... :) Mine was an old WD EISA MFM Drive Controller...

Confidence is high its a video card problem though, I was willing to try any other suggestions though..

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On 02-04-20 14:16, Spectre wrote to Bucko <=-

If you were diagnosing a Commodore 64 that is a Power Supply! Been

No you're doing well, that was my first thought. It was the first thing
I swapped out too. I've have never had a video card fail in my life, so its pretty left field for me. Seeing as its a Card, not on board, I
didn't think about "memory" but it could well be the memory on the card that is knackered.

I've had video cards fail on more than one occasion, so it does happen. :)


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