Please help!

[Calasphere]

Hey, im new to the forums, and im really having problems with gaming, I can't get on to anything.Every time I try to launch a game(the game I want most is WoW to run)but for some reason, after a certain amount of time normally about 5-10 seconds, the screen suddenly crashed, pixilating the whole screen, and making all wierd coulours, as if the coulours on the screen are reversed and pixelated and spread all over, I have to then restart the whole computer this happens, ALL THE TIME I really wana try out my new WoW:TBC, but it always crashes goddamn, please someone help me fix this!
Ive looked everywhere, and I found you guys and I thought u may be able to help ^.^

EDIT:
Actually I realised it actually ONLY WoW that crashed all the time plz help!

[pharoah]

welcome to tsf.start with the "follow these steps first" link in my sig those steps can solve many common game issues

[Calasphere]

Non of these work please help!

[Tiber Septim]

Hi Calasphere.
To me it sounds llike your video card is artifacting, this can be casued by damaged components, either by heat or electrical damage. The strange thing is you are saying it only happens in WOW.

Is it possible to get a screenshot of the pixellation, just so we can check?
Also, download Everest (link in my signature) and then, in Everest, go to -> Computer -> Sensor.
Take a screenshot of that before you run any games, and take another after about 10 mins of running a game (particularly WOW).
Post those shots back here.

[Indoril Nerevar]

In addition to the above suggestions, please post your system specs, as you were asked to in Step 9 of the thread pharoah linked to.

9. If, after running through each of the above steps, you are still having the problem, then post your issue in the appropriate section, along with your full system specs (see the link below for info on posting system specs), and indicate that you have run through these steps. Someone will take a look at your thread as soon as possible.

Follow the "Posting System Specs" link in my signature to find out what we need to know and how to get it for us.

[Calasphere]

Ok heres my specs as i know:

Windows Xp Home Edition(Service Pack 2)
Intel Pentium 4 515, 2933 MHz (22 x 133)
2 Gigs of Crucial RAM (1 and 1 DIMM)
7800GT nVidida Graphics Card
74GB HD(dont know brand)
DCD RW R9(DVD Drive)
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-8I915PM



thats all i know, ill try get a screenshot of Pixelation or i could do a artists impression? Its just lots of lines of colour, sometimes vertical and sometimes random...

[Tiber Septim]

Thanks, and remember to check those temperatures and voltages using Everest, they could be causing damage.

[Calasphere]

Actually recently, i cleaned my PC, i was sure i grounded myself, and im not sure but i think it happened after that? Help?

[Calasphere]

Please could someone answer? Just i have had TBC for 1 week and i have a bout 5mins to play it then it crashes, i'm really stressed and am hoping to play tonight... help!

[Calasphere]

Ok guys, I got more into the problem, it happens on every game, I need help before I die of anti-gaming!

[Tiber Septim]

Originally Posted by Tiber Septim

Remember to check those temperatures and voltages using Everest, they could be causing damage.

Please post the screenshots of before playing and after about 5 minutes of gaming (if possible).

[Calasphere]

Everything is normal before, and then when it crashes, well I can't do anything, i did try to check and take screenshots but it didn't work

[Ksen]

Is it a crash or a freeze? That could make a difference sometimes.

[Calasphere]

Its, uh kind of a freeze, and then I have to restart PC, im not rly sure..

[pharoah]

if this started happening after you cleaned the pc.you may have knocked something loose,if you have some computer building savvy just reseat your componets.

[Indoril Nerevar]

What Tiber has been asking for is screenshots of the program Everest. Open Everest, and go Computer -> Sensor. Take a screenshot of the temps and voltages, and post it here. Then open a game, play it for a while, close it, and quickly go to that Sensors page in Everest. Take another screenshot of the temps and voltages, and post it here.

[Calasphere]

Well, thanks for all the support on this topic guys, im going to do a screenie in about 5 mins, please try and remain patient while I try to get a screenshot, also id like to add, that the reson I cleanened the PC was because it would not boot up, and that fixed it, and also the crashes gone before I had to clean it, so im not too shure

[Calasphere]

Here we are my friends, hope it helps, although for some reson, the readings seem exactly the same 0.0
http://img110.imageshack.us/my.php?i...olppron7rb.jpg

[pharoah]

64c is very hot for a cpu looks like heat is the issue.do you have any thermal paste?if so id take that cpu cooler off apply some new thermal paste,and remount that cooler.

[Ksen]

I've always thought overheating issues resulted in an automatic hard reboot. Am I wrong in that assumption? Can a freeze happen from simple overheating as well?