January 9, 200521 yr Uh oh.A few weeks (5 0r 6) I was getting strange, miscolored textures and noise on the screen. I cleaned out me computer (physically) and the problem went away. I guess it was overheating.Now, I am having the problem again. But, unlike several weeks ago, it starts right away, not an hour or so into the flight. My computer is also squeaky clean. I have also experienced several blue screens while MSFS changes from loading to the FS and when switching from cockpit to external views. Would these be related to a bad vid card?So, my question is, is the card bad? recoverable? what do I need to do?Specs are:Asus K8V DeluxeA64 3200+9800 Pro 128 1028 3200 RAM120GB Seagate BarracudaAntec 430 Case
January 9, 200521 yr sounds like your fan died...happened to my radeon 9800 np.luckily, i was still covered by dell and they replaced it.leave your case open and see if the fan operates while you play a video intensive application.i'm not sure about this, but you could check if hardware failure is covered under waranty or try replacing the fan yourself.
January 9, 200521 yr Fan is working, I took the case off and checked. I also tried running with the case off for more cooling and reseating the card. Neither worked.The problem is getting worse.Is it common for vid cards to go bad after only 1 year?
January 9, 200521 yr I had a similar issue a few years back--thought for sure it was my vid card. Instead it turned out to be a marginal chip of RAM on the MB. You may want to try removing one or more chips to see if the problem clears. Sometimes, with the hot environment of the MB, they will also become slightly unseated.-John
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