GPU Dying?

**King Edward I** · December 21, 2006, 09:41 AM

Hi, Ive got a wierd error in display -> games are taking longer to load and sometime look like this . Is this symptoatic of my GPU dying?

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8360/skyhtc5.gif

Ed

**Shaun** · December 21, 2006, 09:46 AM

erm, that looks ore like symptoms of bugged or outdated or simply rubbish drivers actually.

**Spart** · December 21, 2006, 10:00 AM

Yeah, drivers or maybe even overheating.. Get the latest drivers and check that your cooler isn't covered with all kinds of crap :p

**Lord Boris** · December 21, 2006, 10:08 AM

I once had an FX5900 ultra that had similar graphics after it overheated. If your card is still under warranty you might be able to swap it for a new one.

**King Edward I** · December 21, 2006, 10:16 AM

its a laptop and RTW and Med 2 worked fine - then they both suddenly started going it

and I know its not cooling because if I leave the comp off for hours as soon as I start up RTW/MTW it does this

**Lord Boris** · December 21, 2006, 10:57 AM

In that case it sounds like the GPU is possibly damaged, i'm not too sure what to suggest other than seeing if it can be repaired under warranty.

**Incinerate_IV** · December 21, 2006, 04:29 PM

Wow looks like a damaged GPU, or bad drivers. Did you overclock that GPU?

**King Edward I** · December 22, 2006, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by Incinerate_IV

Wow looks like a damaged GPU, or bad drivers. Did you overclock that GPU?

no its not overclocked

**Hadrian** · December 21, 2006, 08:43 PM

That doesn't look like tearing or an incomatability issue that's related to drivers. It looks like a problem with the chipset/core's basic image configuration, or a possible break down in the chipset/core's shader model build process. The fact that it started all of a sudden definately isn't a good sign. Is it an older GPU with some miles on it? What model is it?

**King Edward I** · December 22, 2006, 01:40 AM

its an Intel GML 915 integrated laptop chipset - what is bizzare is that it does that and then sometime later wil work fine :S

Its in an acer travelmate laptop