ddesart
Chieftain
Does anyone else's video card just shut off at random times? Sometimes I can play all night, and other times it lasts just 5 minutes. I have to restart the computer every time which makes the whole process very annoying.
Video Card stop working
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Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Are you sure it is the video card? My friend had a problem with games randomly freezing for months and it turned out to be a faulty motherboard.
Could be an overheating problem.
Could be an overheating problem.
Red Adept
Warlord
I'm not sure what the problem is, but since last week, I'm not able to even play the game.
I get to the load screen and then it locks up, windows doesn't find a solution to it and it shuts down, or I need to go to task manager and shut down the application.
I'm going to try to reinstall it and see if that helps.
I get to the load screen and then it locks up, windows doesn't find a solution to it and it shuts down, or I need to go to task manager and shut down the application.
I'm going to try to reinstall it and see if that helps.
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ddesart
Chieftain
It could be and overheating problem, I have thought of that...how do you fix though?
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Improving the airflow through your computer with fans, making sure the cables are all tidy and not blocking airflow, dusting it on a regular basis (do NOT use a vacuum or anything with static electricity).
PrinceScamp made some good suggestions. If those don't work, you also could reseat your video card, RAM chips and other such stuff inside your box. Overheating can cause those items to work their way loose.
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