what kind of monitor do you have? and yes, graphical artifacts are normally the first sign of overheating.

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Probably something Tagruato did.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN what kind of monitor do you have? and yes, graphical artifacts are normally the first sign of overheating.

viewsonic vx2025

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is that CRT or LCD?

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I'd put my money on it being graphics card related... Most faulty monitors that I come across either have zero display or no power at all.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN is that CRT or LCD?

that's an LCD

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Sounds like the video card. You're not overclocking it, are you?

Open up the case and see if the fan on the video card is spinning. If it isn't, there may be dust or something else is causing it not to.

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the thing is, cards should only be overheating when youre playing games. a graphics card should never ever overheat if youre just sitting in windows.

do you have any other PCs in nearby? plug your monitor into them and see if the problem remains, then you can narrow it down.

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Originally posted by cmay119 Sounds like the video card. You're not overclocking it, are you? Open up the case and see if the fan on the video card is spinning. If it isn't, there may be dust or something else is causing it not to.

not overclocking it, but i'll check for the dust/airflow

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN the thing is, cards should only be overheating when youre playing games. a graphics card should never ever overheat if youre just sitting in windows. do you have any other PCs in nearby? plug your monitor into them and see if the problem remains, then you can narrow it down.

yea; i got a couple of notices that the video card was a little above temp when i was playing crysis, but it didn't happen all the time, so i didn't think too much of it at the time...
no other monitor, but i'll try to get one from work tomorrow

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Originally posted by JBDreamerie yea; i got a couple of notices that the video card was a little above temp when i was playing crysis, but it didn't happen all the time, so i didn't think too much of it at the time... no other monitor, but i'll try to get one from work tomorrow

in that case do what has been suggested, check the airflow in your box and ensure your heatsink is working properly.

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