2012-06-06, 03:30 AM
I've had a very similar problem with my old computer. Turns out the heat dissipator (those metal things glued on top of the chips) was not having good contact with the video card's chip.
The computer would just suddenly freeze during games or otherwise heavy video usage. There was no frame rate drop.
Since it was still on warranty I just had the video card replaced, but I could have also bought a bit of thermal conducing paste to reestablish contact between the two parts.
The computer would just suddenly freeze during games or otherwise heavy video usage. There was no frame rate drop.
Since it was still on warranty I just had the video card replaced, but I could have also bought a bit of thermal conducing paste to reestablish contact between the two parts.