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I was just playing a graphics intense game (need for speed), and suddenly I get a BSOD. The BSOD doesn't seem normal because of the lines running up and down my screen.

here is a picture (note the green is really white (or maybe I just can't see it right...)

the picture

What happened?

EDIT: I went to my Nvida control panel, and it said I didn't have a Nvida card attached. I definately do. EDIT: In device manager, I right clicked on my Nvidia GeForce8500 GT and under device status, it said "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)"

EDIT: Windows 7 32-bit I have the Nvida 8500 GT

EDIT: The lines are stuck, but only when the monitor is on, and plugged in.

Gareth
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wizlog
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Check the temperatures

Download FurMark and see till what temperature it can get, STOP if it goes too high. This depends on your video card, so you got to search into the specifications what the maximum allowed temperature is of your card...

Tamara Wijsman
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If you see these artifacts at all times (including during POST, boot, and in Windows), then it's a hardware issue and your graphics card may be on its way out. Usually things like this indicate damage of some sort. Different types of artifacts like this can mean different parts of the card are going out (like memory, or different parts of the GPU).

This site has example screenshots of different types of artifacts from various types of graphics card failures. However, if you are not comfortable with going in and fixing it manually, it might be time for a new graphics card.

Ben Richards
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