How to test my video card

[Xarick]

I keep getting random crashes.
I can sometimes play for hours and no issues, but then I will get a X game has stopped responding. Like Battlefield or Tribes Ascend.
My card is factory OC.
But is it even the card?
What else should I be looking for?

 

[Termie]

Can you explain more about the crashes? Are they always the same? Do you get an error message as described above every time (X game has stopped responding), or do you sometimes get a bluescreen, a system hang, or an error stating that the video driver has stopped responding?

Also, list out your specs.

 

[TheReaWarmonger]

Them are software related problems, it has nothing to do with your GPU. If it was your GPU you would get artifacts, driver crashes, and other various stuff. It has to do with your software configuration or your processor. First thing I would do is eliminate all possible cases of it being a hardware issue. Download Prime95 and CoreTemp and run a stress test on the CPU (e.g. In-place large FFT's). Monitor the temperatures to make sure your processor is a) remaining cool and b) getting enough volts. If you can pass 1-2 hours of Prime95 than its not your CPU. Which means its a software issue, e.g. something conflicting with the game causing it to stop responding. If you want you can also download MemTest86. Burn it to a CD and boot into it. Select the first option (single core) and let it run for 2-3 passes. Memory is very fickle stuff, if it doesn't error then than its likely not going to any time else. With all of that done, you can safely say its a software conflict. Tho I can ensure you that its not your GPU.

 

[Xarick]

Not usually the same.
The only one I got that was a blue screen gave me a bizzarre error code that I have never had again. BF3 and Tribes ascend both said stopped responding.
Glad to hear it is not the GPU.
I suspect then it is my Ram or HD.
Ram proc and mobo are getting replaced with haswell.

 

[blastingcap]

Possibly a RAM problem. Try Memtest86+ and HCI memtest, run the first for 24 hours minimum, the latter 1000% minimum and see how it goes.

 

[FalseChristian]

He asked you to list your specs! Why haven't you done so?

 

[nightspydk]

Have you got a bsod log there or have you looked in your eventviewer. Is this just a ctd or a system crash.

Lots of unanswered questions indeed.