ok, i will have to explain my situation to better illustrate the problem.
my specs are:
althon 1Ghz (TB)
kingston 256 ddr 400
abit nv7 (nforce2)
geforce 5700 (mbga)
sb live value
3com NIC
winxp sp1 (simplified chinese)
well, all of the things were working nicely during the winter (ambient heat 20-25 C), then, it came summer, where the ambient heat rised to around 30-35 C. then, the pc starts to crash when i play 3d games.
i am somewhat sure that it is the video card crashing, because:
1) when it crash, the screen just goes black, and from my monitor's LED, it means no signal. usually, when my cpu crash, the screen would freeze, but it won't turn black.
2) it only happens when i play 3d games, yes, even old dx7 games. i tried using the pie program burning the cpu, and the pc did not crash.
well, it was just occasianally crashing, then, one day, the card decides to crash, then when i restart the pc, the monitor just show no-signal. well, after looking here and there without any luck, i hit reset, and the computer starts to boot (meaning showing stuff on screen). it would not boot if i just turn the power on.
my question is, is there a way to realy know if it is the video card crashing? and, why is it that i have to hit the reset buton to let the pc boot?
you can use jargon or more technical terms.
thanks.
my specs are:
althon 1Ghz (TB)
kingston 256 ddr 400
abit nv7 (nforce2)
geforce 5700 (mbga)
sb live value
3com NIC
winxp sp1 (simplified chinese)
well, all of the things were working nicely during the winter (ambient heat 20-25 C), then, it came summer, where the ambient heat rised to around 30-35 C. then, the pc starts to crash when i play 3d games.
i am somewhat sure that it is the video card crashing, because:
1) when it crash, the screen just goes black, and from my monitor's LED, it means no signal. usually, when my cpu crash, the screen would freeze, but it won't turn black.
2) it only happens when i play 3d games, yes, even old dx7 games. i tried using the pie program burning the cpu, and the pc did not crash.
well, it was just occasianally crashing, then, one day, the card decides to crash, then when i restart the pc, the monitor just show no-signal. well, after looking here and there without any luck, i hit reset, and the computer starts to boot (meaning showing stuff on screen). it would not boot if i just turn the power on.
my question is, is there a way to realy know if it is the video card crashing? and, why is it that i have to hit the reset buton to let the pc boot?
you can use jargon or more technical terms.
thanks.