SIGNS OF A DEAD GRAPHICS CARD GPU. NEED HELP...

[gianniric]

I need to know the signs of a dead GPU. Cause i'm having problems with my video card. PCIe DDR2 GeForce 9400GT 512MB. Can somebody help me. I need answers ASAP. Thanks..

[davo]

the first sign i notice is the pc freezes while playing games,streaming vids,or watching vids.forcing me to crash my pc.
the second sign is the pc crashes on its own or fails to load the operating system.
the third sign is the graphics card's fan makes funny noises.
the final sign is failure to run the computer despite it being turned on and all lights working,also unable to load the BIOS or open the DVD drive.

the first thing i would do is clean the dust from inside the pc,then remove the graphics card,clean the slot with abit of folded up paper,then re-insert the card.
you can also clean the RAM cards the same way.

put the pc back together and try and turn it on.

[Joey]

What specifically are the problems? If you really have a dead GPU then you will get no picture on the screen, the monitor will be blank.