Every game results in a graphical meltdown. FIXED! LOL READ.

[nub]

LOL.

Poor srred.

[jister]

I'm depressed now, gonna sell all my computer shit and will become a farmer! thx srred

[1447]

Well, at least you fixed it, lol.

[ankhsethamon]

Well, at least you fixed it, lol.

[Furling]

What can I say.. epic.
On the bright side, if something like this ever happens you'll know where to start looking

[xoqolatl]

37. Sit in the tub with shotgun.

Now this is weird.

[zombie@computer]

possible locations of borkedness

Hardware
1) CPU (faulting, overheating, clocking)
2) RAM (faulty)
3) MOBO (faulty)
4) PSU (low voltage, check voltages during event)
5) GPU (overheating, overheated(=already allmost dead), plug)
6) CABLE (loose contact, semiloose contact)
7) MONITOR
Software:
a) GPU drivers
b) Misc drivers
c) OS

5c,6,7,b) and c) are improbable because it only seems to happen in 3d environments. a,b,c are improbable if nothing special was installed or updated prior to start of problems
a) has already been replaced (did you correctly uninstall old drivers first?)
1) can be tested using a cpu stress test
2) can be tested using memtest
3) cant really be tested, but if 1 and 2 come up fine its an unlikely cause (though still possible!)
4) if you cant check voltages, try removing any 12V rail devices (eg extra hdds, cd) to see if that fixes it. Trying another psu is better, but most likely a lot more work!
5 a and b are best tested in another computer not known with these problems
6 and 7 are easy to test if you have another cable and monitor around
a,b, c are best tested on another OS install, though thats a lot of work. You can try using a linux booted from cd and running a 3d app, or a temp OS on a second drive or same dreve after backup.

i dont think i forgot any options here

twasnt all that farfetched now was it ???

[Phott]

37. Sit in the tub with shotgun.

Now this is weird.

Missed that, laughed my arse off for another ten minutes now.