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General => Internet, Science, & Technology => Topic started by: FAMY2 on September 27, 2011, 06:08:34 PM

Title: Stupid Dell
Post by: FAMY2 on September 27, 2011, 06:08:34 PM
Sometimes my monitor flashes on and off. I tried another monitor and it still does it.  If I use a fan in front of the tower, it does it less. And it just seems to be when I am using more graphics.

Do I need a new video card or what? confuseddood;  I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce 7900 Gs and 3 GB ram.
Title: Re: Stupid Dell
Post by: snoorkel on September 27, 2011, 08:22:13 PM
That's a strange issue, I would try taking the graphics card out of its socket, clearing all dust away from the socket, cleaning the gold connectors lightly (q-tip and rubbing alcohol or something), and re-seating it. If that doesn't help then the GPU is probably just kind of dead
Title: Re: Stupid Dell
Post by: applesauce on September 27, 2011, 09:21:00 PM
clean all of your heatsinks, but especially the GPU and all around on the video card.
Title: Re: Stupid Dell
Post by: FAMY2 on September 28, 2011, 04:31:21 AM
I used an air compressor with a water remover thing on it and carefully blew all the dust out.

Does the graphic card come out the same way as ram does? 
Title: Re: Stupid Dell
Post by: snoorkel on September 28, 2011, 02:12:20 PM
Quote from: FAMY2 on September 28, 2011, 04:31:21 AM
I used an air compressor with a water remover thing on it and carefully blew all the dust out.

Does the graphic card come out the same way as ram does? 


yeah pretty much. there's probably a clip you'll have to undo at one end of it.
Title: Re: Stupid Dell
Post by: FAMY2 on September 28, 2011, 03:37:55 PM
Thanks.    lubdoods;