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Old 04-15-2007, 10:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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so recently my computer screen has been ****ing up..the screen just like like its scrambled and i cant do anything but shut it down manually..i have no clue wtf is going on and im getting scared and pissed...any suggesitons ,tips , ect
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if the screen is scrambled and is shutting down on it own then it sounds like the graphics chip has overheated/failed.
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Agreed... If you can, try another video card or monitor on the machine. But I'd guess it's the GPU acting up.
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