Card could be fried?

[Adrenalize]

Last night i was playing nfsu and my pc locked up.
I hit the reset button and when the monitor booted the screen was garbled with random colors but i could still see the post and such. what in the world could cause this?

 

[Taurus]

card could be overheating. make sure the fan on it still spins and seems seated correctly.

 

[LeeJend]

And if the Vid card is overclocked too roll it back to standard speeds.

Check your system temperatures. MB should be 35-40 deg C and processor should be 45-55 deg C. (High end when gaming). If the internal temepratures are too high it can overheat the vid card.

 

[Adrenalize]

my cpu and case temps are 43c and 35c at full load so it might be the vid card fan

 

[Syrus]

i had a new that did that, i just sent it pack and got my money back, wasen't gunna started messing round with the heatsink or anythin like that on a new card