screen turns black whenever i try to play GaMeS? need expert help!!

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luckypenguin

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elo peeps

i got a new pc built for me a week ago, i setup aeverything then i started installing some games.

Graphics Card: GeForce 8600 GT
Monitor: 19" LG Flat-panel LCD
• 1440 x 900 resolution
• 300cd/m2 brightness
• 10,000:1 contrast ratio
• 2-millisecond response
• Certified for Vista

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/LG-F...09998/catOid/-12965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
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the first game i installed was the Counter Strike source package, with DOD and Half-life 2 deathmatch. that worked fine, everything went normal during gameplay
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Problem:
a few days later i installed Medal of Honor Airbourne.... it installed fine, so i started to play it. i went through the training, and then i went to briefing for the first mission, after breifing it loaded for first mission. while it was in the loading screen it "froze" for a few seconds, then the screen went black.. so i pressed the window button (the on inbetween Ctrl and Alt on the left side of jeyboard) and it displayed my desktop zoomed in and weird colors. a few seconds later the screen went black again and had a blue box in it that said
something like analog "power saving mode"

anyways i had to restart my PC because i couldnt do anything. i then went online and looked for solutions..i tried reinstalling the game, messing with details on the game, tried changing my screen resolution, and i think thats it.

ok so i uninstalled Medal of Honor airbourne and decided to buy the game Mass Effect. The same type of thing happened with that game, except it happened earlier. when i pressed the play button the screen just turned black....i tried pressing everything Crtl + Alt + Del, esc, del, ... the screen was just black and wouldnt do anything. i tried it again and the same thing happened.




so what do you think i should do?? where is the problem coming from?

im confused right now :/

tell me if u need to know anything else about the computer
 
a) (re)install newest nvidia drivers
b) use GPU-Z to check video card temps
c) tell me how powerful your power supply is(in watts as well as what the total current in amps is on the +12v. Check the label on the PSU for this info)
 
hey, before i reserch anything else i want to try using another monitor with my computer, jsut incase it is my monitor. Is it ok for me to use another monitor with my pc? will it ruin anything?
 
yes got to rule out the monitor

do what i said first though. 99% of the time its drivers, overheating or lack of power, specifically in gaming rigs.
 
What operating system are you using/what power supply do you have/type dxdiag in run or if using vista in the search bar than click save all information choose desktop as the destination, then open it and copy and past the contents here.
 
System Information


Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL
System Model: DG31PR
BIOS: BIOS Date: 01/23/08 15:53:32 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E1400 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1020MB RAM
Page File: 682MB used, 1751MB available

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8600 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.5819 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/12/2007 21:44:00, 5433216 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 4/12/2007 21:44:00, 6738656 bytes



Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID:
Manufacturer ID:
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5436 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 6/22/2007 04:14:40, 4432384 bytes
Other Files:

HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 31
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 31
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run



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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: 3500-4500 Series
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x043D, 0x010D
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Multimedia Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC313
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x27CB
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 8/4/2004 , 57600 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 7/27/2007 , 4736 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID:
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 8/3/2004 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/27/2007 06:bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 02:01:08, 40840 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/27/2007 06:00:00, 24576 bytes
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC050
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/27/2007 06:00:00, 23040 bytes
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 8/17/2001 14:48:00, 12160 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 02:01:08, 40840 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/27/2007 06:00:00, 23040 bytes

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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Wireless Network Connection 3 - IPv4 -

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DirectPlay Voice Codecs
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Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 208.9 GB
Total Space: 238.5 GB
File System: NTFS



there u go, i deleted the stuff that i thought u didnt need
 
if im not wrong, i've had this problem before. i was unable to play any game as screen went blank or had funny flashing pixels. i tried the directdraw and direct3d test in the dxdiag. i failed that both of them. did u try the test? maybe you can at least figure out what's the problem from there. and im sorry if i've missed out the test result in your post
 
ok heres the latest ypdate. i was playing couter strike today, and teh screen went black, like it does with the other games, but then it said "teh NV4 Display driver has stopped working normally..."and it told me it was going to restart my pc....
 
remove your nvidia drivers
then install the latest nvidia drivers
if that doesnt work install the latest beta ones
 
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