During heavy 3D play (like Call of Duty) my comp will crash. After a few minutes of play I get a screen that is just pure static and jumbled colors (no discernable images). Doesn't happen unless I am playing intense 3D games; some games work no problem (Homeworld 2, Counter-Strike). Some background about the problem:
1. Happened maybe 3 times in the last year but started happening daily when I got Call of Duty (lol).
2. Happened with my last video card as well.
3. Lately it takes about 10 tries to get my comp to boot (it turns on, but no post, no video signal).
Starting to think my power supply is going or something. Anyone else seen this? The fact that it used to happen with my old video card makes me think this, especially because I have the same power supply that I was using then. Oh yeah, I don't overclock anything - all running at stock settings.
Athlon XP 2100 (Thoroughbred)
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
512MB DDR Corsair XMS 2700
Gainward Geforce 4 4200 Ti (53.03 drivers)
Audigy 2
Antec 300W Power Supply (came with my Antec KS282 case)
Here's a pic of what the crash screen looks like.
Thanks in advance.
-Ray
1. Happened maybe 3 times in the last year but started happening daily when I got Call of Duty (lol).
2. Happened with my last video card as well.
3. Lately it takes about 10 tries to get my comp to boot (it turns on, but no post, no video signal).
Starting to think my power supply is going or something. Anyone else seen this? The fact that it used to happen with my old video card makes me think this, especially because I have the same power supply that I was using then. Oh yeah, I don't overclock anything - all running at stock settings.
Athlon XP 2100 (Thoroughbred)
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
512MB DDR Corsair XMS 2700
Gainward Geforce 4 4200 Ti (53.03 drivers)
Audigy 2
Antec 300W Power Supply (came with my Antec KS282 case)
Here's a pic of what the crash screen looks like.
Thanks in advance.
-Ray