Is my video card dead?

[Itch]

From what I've read it's definitely the video card. If your graphics artifact in the bios it's before any driver loads and the card needs to be replaced. If you need something to get you by I have a few spare cards (older) nothing you'd want to play Crysis on but they'd work until you got something better. PM me if you need one I'd not charge for the card.

[TheVirus]

Your card has bad memory, hence the artifacts. Normally, artifacts occur because of excess heat in the memory chips. You could check the cooling fan/heatsink and see if it's working properly. Also, you could take a small fan and have it blow directly onto the card to see if that helps. I'd recommend RMAing the card, but seeing how old it is, you're better off just buying a replacement.

[ReGIONALS]

Yea I know this, just literally got no money atm, and I guess no games for me for a month or two. :/

 

I've never used the driver off the CD. This is the first time I've had a problem with this video card.

 

get 30-40$ and i MIGHT be able to send you the card form my old computer, works fine and i have no use for it

runs css on low but will work as a temp card

[trakaill]

Ive had that exact same problem before and the reason was because one of my RAM stick was not completely pushed in..if would not go past that first DELL screen... after I pushed it back in it worked!! Hope this helps but really check and make sure all your component and plugged correctly

[Kennith]

Ive had that exact same problem before and the reason was because one of my RAM stick was not completely pushed in..if would not go past that first DELL screen... after I pushed it back in it worked!! Hope this helps but really check and make sure all your component and plugged correctly

 

I've doen that with my RAM already, it's not the ram, when I uninstall the drivers for my video card, it works fine, just can't play any games. So, no as already stated in the topic and repeated a bunch of times, its not my RAM, thanks for trying to help though.