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Offline HawkerMKII

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Fade to black
« on: March 22, 2016, 07:19:20 PM »
Puter dummy here.....will be playing AH2 and poof....black screen, I can hear the game still running but have to reboot puter. Any ideas on where to start looking? Thanks and  :salute ( btw this just started last friday )
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Offline The Fugitive

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Re: Fade to black
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2016, 09:03:13 PM »
Check the fan motor on the graphics card. It may be locked up and the card is over heating and shutting down.
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Offline TequilaChaser

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Re: Fade to black
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2016, 09:05:55 PM »
Video card overheating perhaps?

How clogged up is the fan(s) and heatsink on the video card, on the other computer fans, if clogged/dirty at all?

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Edit: heh, beat me to it, Fugi
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Offline HawkerMKII

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Re: Fade to black
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2016, 07:40:42 AM »
Air clean every 2 wks or so, all fans seem to be running ok, will log into game and see if vid card over heats.....like i said, have to start some where, thanks gents :salute
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Offline Skuzzy

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Re: Fade to black
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2016, 09:08:28 AM »
Het related issue is what I would start with.  If that does not appear to be the case, then it could be power related.

It might also be the vertical sync frequency is not quite right.  I see a lot of computers which do not have the monitor INF file installed, which could lead to a mismatch in the various timings of a monitor.  Long term, it could damage the monitor.
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Offline HawkerMKII

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Re: Fade to black
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2016, 09:59:00 AM »
Seems to be working ok, thanks for the help all :salute
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