All 3D Games Crash on my Computer

[Lysimachus]

I think this happened when I was trying to find out how to fix my computer when I overclocked it a while ago...

...but anyway, recently I can't play any 3D game at all. It always crashes after about a minute of play (sometimes not even that) and results in a BSOD. Is this to do with the hardware or out of date drivers?

[Freddie]

Providing you haven't made any changes recently to drivers or hardware it sounds like an overheating issue, I suggest you download ATI Tools and run the Scan For Artifacts process and see what happens, if you screen corrupts or you PC crashes you be looking at a overheating video card or a PSU with a 12v rail that's not delivering a clean stable 12v's. Also it could be your CPU is overheating, for this download and run Prime95, if you PC remains stable after 10 mins of both prime95 and ATI Tools run both apps simultaneously.

[Lysimachus]

I use an NVidia card - will it still work?

[The Dutch Devil]

Yeah, you can also use this program on a Nvidia card.