Hey all,
At the beginning of this year i built a computer from scratch for the first time with help from a few friends who knew what they were doing (or at least i hope they did), and for the most part everything has worked fantastic to date. The only issue i have had is when playing games with intense graphics such as SC2, Guild Wars 2, Tera Online, etc. The problem that occurs randomly (not always, but is happening more and more now) is suddenly the screen will blink for a second, and when the screen comes back it will be distorted with the screen covered with small squares all over. Accompanying this issue is a very loud noise that sounds like static mixed with vibration, it is very odd. I wish i had a screenshot but every time it happens i get scared from the noise and screen and instantly force a shut down with the power button (i cannot interract with the screen at all, yet people on skype can still hear me/i can hear them, etc). My quick fix solutions up to this point have been simply turning off the computer and turning it on, and the other which seems to help for longer periods of time is to take out my graphics card from the mobo and plug it back in. This leads me to believe that the issue is either with the graphics card or the mobo itself.
Based on the information above i was just wondering if anyone has an idea as to which of the two is causing this and/or what i can do to fix it!
Thanks!
-Arik
At the beginning of this year i built a computer from scratch for the first time with help from a few friends who knew what they were doing (or at least i hope they did), and for the most part everything has worked fantastic to date. The only issue i have had is when playing games with intense graphics such as SC2, Guild Wars 2, Tera Online, etc. The problem that occurs randomly (not always, but is happening more and more now) is suddenly the screen will blink for a second, and when the screen comes back it will be distorted with the screen covered with small squares all over. Accompanying this issue is a very loud noise that sounds like static mixed with vibration, it is very odd. I wish i had a screenshot but every time it happens i get scared from the noise and screen and instantly force a shut down with the power button (i cannot interract with the screen at all, yet people on skype can still hear me/i can hear them, etc). My quick fix solutions up to this point have been simply turning off the computer and turning it on, and the other which seems to help for longer periods of time is to take out my graphics card from the mobo and plug it back in. This leads me to believe that the issue is either with the graphics card or the mobo itself.
Based on the information above i was just wondering if anyone has an idea as to which of the two is causing this and/or what i can do to fix it!
Thanks!
-Arik