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Computer Issues after move

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kainu7

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So I just moved the other day across country....after getting unpacked i set my computer up made sure everything was still in place and played a few games, now the today (the next day) I try and play a game and im having crashing, and now its starting to happen faster and faster, went from only in a game to happening after while just sitting on my desktop to now happening before windows posts.

Anyone have any ideas what this could be? I was thinking video card but I dont have another i can try to troubleshoot.

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It looks like a video card issue, but be sure to test your RAM too. When I moved a year ago, I had some major RAM issues. It took a couple of RMAs but Corsair eventually took care of me.
 
Alright, Found out the problem, its the video card, now time to find a new one!
 
Could it possibly be the PCI-E slot? Perhaps there is intermittent contact with the slot on the motherboard, giving the appearance that another video card would work. Was the video card supported inside the case during the move? It could have bounced around a lot and weakened the PCI-E slot. It seems odd for a video card to stop working out of nowhere like that.
 
I guess it could be the PCI-E slot but the mobo i have only has a single PCI-E, the card he gave me is an older narrow videocard and not the wide n heavy videocard i had. Ill lay down the PC and see what happens with my old videocard, at least then no vertical pressure with be on the PCI-E.
 
Sounds like overheating

Check and make sure you cables didnt get bounced around to the point of obstructing a fan.. Detatch, clean and reapply thermal paste to your HSF.

If not.. remove all cards and cables and clean them with canned air.
 
Ya it is the video card. My friend gave me a old video card and some ram. Since then Ive swapped it out until I didnt get the problem again and tried it a few different ways. The video card worked fine the first two days here and then the 3rd day refused to do any games and now it just refuses to allow full boot of pc, it usually fails when the screen shows windows loading. Ive already bought canned air and cleaned out the whole case and the video card.
 
Then the card is now faulty. Time to RMA or get a new card.
 
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