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    Screen issues..HELP

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LRC812, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. LRC812

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    Can someone please tell me why my screen glitches like mad in the upper half when i quit playing counter-strike source? Its does it for about 2 min after and it helps a little if i close steam altogether...Is this a bad sign? I have the 1280x800 screen ZM 80 CPU and the HD 3200. Is CS to much for the laptop?
     
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    D3X the robo know it all

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    Please explain the glitches in more detail. Words like "bad sign", "too much", "glitches like mad" are not great descriptions on a problem and it could be just about anything and hard for someone to diagnose the problem.


    Better yet, use a capturing tool or camera to get the screenshot of your monitor/screen on here so that we can tell what you are talking about.

    As well describe when it occurs, how long it occurs for, what operating system you are running, when this started happening, what kind of notebook you have.
     
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    It sounds like it is overheating, displaying artifacts. But I need more info.
     
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    GPU Core overheat artifacts.

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    GPU memory overheat artifacts.
     
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    It looks more like the first screen shot but it only does it when i go back to my desktop. When it happens it looks like little squares that are almost every color imaginable. It doesnt happen during gameplay..just on my desktop. i have a hp dv5z with vista 64 bit and it only occurs so far after i close counter strike
     
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    Your GPU is overheating, it could either a dusty heatsink or a videocard failure. Which video card do you have? If it's an Nvidia you may need to contact HP directly for warranty as it may be affected with the Nvidia fiasco.
     
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    It is the ATI radeon HD 3200 Integrated card...should it really have this much trouble with CS? or is it defected? seems to run anything else just fine
     
    LRC812, Aug 19, 2008
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    May i suggest www.urbandictionary.com
     
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    This is a screen shot of what happens to my desktop after i play counter strike.
    Can anyone tell me whats going on or how to fix it?
     

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    Can anyone tell what kind of problem im having?
     
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