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Mr_Midnight

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First off, sorry if this is in the wrong spot since I don't know exactly what's wrong. I have a hunch it may be my video card so I posted it here.

Recently while playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 my computer image will freeze up, but audio will continue. Then, the screen will turn into purple static, then yellowish green static, and then blackscreen.

I then have to press and hold the power button to turn it off and restart it. So far, it has only happened in Battlefield Bad Company 2.

Edit: Scratch that, my screen also flashed black while opening multiple videos on youtube, but then recovered and I was able to continue without shutting my pc down.

Could it be my graphics card is getting too hot? Or the Processor? I don't really know... Thanks for any and all help! Posting my computer specs below.

Computer Specs:

COOLER MASTER Elite 330 Case
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series 60GB SSD
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
SAPPHIRE Toxic 100282-2GTXSR Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 2GB
KINGWIN Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modular 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC W/ 3-Way LED Switch and Universal Modular Connector Power Supply
2TB Western Digital Caviar Green Internal Hard Drive. Not sure exactly which model it is. Got it from my grandparents as a gift.
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm. As an exhaust pushing air out the back.
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm. As a front fan pulling air in.

Edited by Mr_Midnight, 04 January 2011 - 12:38 AM.

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phillpower2

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Hi Mr_Midnight
Download and run Furmark to stress test your card and see how it goes http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/ if the problem occurs download and run Speedfan http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php provide a screen shot with your next post so that your temps and voltages can be checked.
I would agree that the GFX card may be the culprit and running these tests may provide us with some insight.
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