I think my video card is melting. I'd appreciate any help!
Posted: December 17, 2006, 7:36 pm
My ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 card seems to be having a meltdown of some sort. Recently while playing Thief 3, the graphics wen't into a psychadelic insanity with random flickering pixels. Now just browsing in windows I get flashing pixel shit around any animations and the mouse cursor, and any 3D animations simply will not show up, or will come up with an error.
After reinstalling drivers, etc, it says that my card doesn't support Direct 3D, and sometimes it even says the device is damaged when I look it up in Device Manager. (However, right now it says "This device is working properly.", which is clearly bullshit.)
I opened my computer and looked at the card to find that a small part of the card is covered in white crap that looks similar to battery-leak stuff, and has spilled onto other areas of the card. I have a feeling this is not a good omen...
Does this this sound like something I can get repaired, or does it sound like my card is totally fucked? It is Xmas time and I don't really have a lot of money to spare on a new card right now, especially since I've spent about twice as much money this Xmas than ever before. I see that ATI has a "Trade-up" program with discounts, but I don't know whether a damaged card like mine will even work for that?
I'd also ask that if anyone has a card around the same quality or better than my ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 and plan on replacing it this holiday season, I would buy it as long as it is in fairly good shape.
Merry fucking Christmas.
After reinstalling drivers, etc, it says that my card doesn't support Direct 3D, and sometimes it even says the device is damaged when I look it up in Device Manager. (However, right now it says "This device is working properly.", which is clearly bullshit.)
I opened my computer and looked at the card to find that a small part of the card is covered in white crap that looks similar to battery-leak stuff, and has spilled onto other areas of the card. I have a feeling this is not a good omen...
Does this this sound like something I can get repaired, or does it sound like my card is totally fucked? It is Xmas time and I don't really have a lot of money to spare on a new card right now, especially since I've spent about twice as much money this Xmas than ever before. I see that ATI has a "Trade-up" program with discounts, but I don't know whether a damaged card like mine will even work for that?
I'd also ask that if anyone has a card around the same quality or better than my ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 and plan on replacing it this holiday season, I would buy it as long as it is in fairly good shape.
Merry fucking Christmas.
