PANIC MODE!!! someone please help me

[P!rate]

So i was playing tf2, (on badwater), when we won the round and stuff, got reset to our spawn and BAM!!!!, i get green and pink pixels all over my monitor. I look on my second monitor, with my xfire and stuff, same thing happens. So, i check my logitech g15 monitor, it has now frozen, press ctrl alt delete, and nothing happens.

I restart my computer, fire up tf2 again, and barely come to the main menu when it happens again. Green and pinkish bunches of pixels all over both my monitors, i know have the computer off, and slightly panicking, luckily, i just got 400 bucks, so i should be able to fix it if it is a hardware problem, but PLZZ tell me whats wrong.

I read it could be a gpu problem? Which is weird considering i bought it during the summer of 08, yet i did have it in a hot case before i switched into the antec 900 this month, but i havent had any problems so far..

My specifications are down in my sig, please help me?

 

[UrielDagda]

Sounds like a classic case of Sudden Graphics Card Death Syndrome to me!

 

[MattLaFleur]

my card did that when I had a bad bios on it.

did you check all your connections?

 

[Arkanian]

make sure that your GPU and CPU fans are running. If your GPU fan died, that could cause your issue.

 

[P!rate]

Ooo thanks, i didnt think about the fans. And this "sudden card death syndrome" lol, does it happen frequently? Because buying a new gpu every 5 months is not going to be good for my wallet :/

 

[P!rate]

All right, checked the connections and also the fan of gpu, working "good". So i guess its up to me to go and buy new video card.. fuck nvidia, im so going ati now.

 

[Arkanian]

what about the CPU fan?

 

[P!rate]

I have no fan, i have a heatsink..
Even with one of these fans not working, i got like 11 other fans in my case, meaning it should at least get a couple of minutes without crashing right?

 

[Arkanian]

WHOA!!!! You don't have a fan on your CPU??? That is not good. Especially with the CPU that you are using. I would recommend getting one ASAP!

 

[P!rate]

For real? I havent had any problems with it, seems to be at good temps..

 

[Arkanian]

What are the temps of your CPU and GPU when you are playing TF2?

 

[daytripper67mi]

i had a bad ram stick cause this once,but i was using onboard graphics.

 

[MN Scout]

What are the temps of your CPU and GPU when you are playing TF2?

Also, what are your temps before you game?

 

[P!rate]

Um, ill check them later, right now i took out the 8800gt, now running with onboard graphics, yay? NOT!!!, my screen resolution skips from fucking 1600x1200 to 1900x1440, giving me weird aspect ratios considering my monitor is meant to be at 1900x1200.. is there some way to bypass this or sometin? THanks