Please help me URGENT :((

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hello everyone, first i will write down my system:
MSI KT4A-V mainboard
2x 512 ddr 400mhz
ati radeon 9600xt

im using windows xp, my problem is that when i enter warcraft3 or world of warcraft, after some time(10-15sec) it begins to swirl and thing, cant explain it so ill post a screenshot:
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this thing begins when im IN game, not in windows, but continues to happen when im in windows too, i tried to reinstall video card drivers, tried to install newer ones, older ones, none did work, i also removed the video card and checked it if its OK, and it was OK, so i tried everything i can… didnt work, please help me, i appreciate any help, thanks in advance

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Does it begin right away when you’re gaming, or only after a while?

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starts after 5-10 seconds for warcraft 3

2-3 minutes for world of warcraft

havent tried other games

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How long has this been occuring? How is the cooling on your video card? What about the northbridge (chipset on your motherboard)?

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Does this happen in safe mode?

Are you using any ‘advanced’ skinning applications such as WindowsBlind?

When did this start happening, and what did you do (if anything) before/when it first happend?

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How long has this been occuring?
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2-3 days, but it was happening rarely, now its happenning all the time, which is very annoying

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How is the cooling on your video card? What about the northbridge (chipset on your motherboard)?
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the cooling is OK, i checked the fan on the video card, and its working fine, but i dont have a software to see whats the heat in there, if you can tell me a software like that, i can tell you the exact number

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An Ap like motherboard manager will alow you to see the temps+voltages on your motherboard (and i believe Nvidia graphics cards as well)

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[QUOTE=publicenemyno968]
Does this happen in safe mode?

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dunno yet, want me to try that?

[QUOTE=publicenemyno968]
Are you using any ‘advanced’ skinning applications such as WindowsBlind?
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you mean like themes? im using windows vista theme for like 3-4 months now, i dont think that may cause any problems, do you?

and this happened first when i was gaming… i restarted and it was fine, but then it started to happen more often, now it happens all the time :l

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Yes, Try safe mode… if it doesnt happen in safe mode it is likely that its being caused by drivers (as safe mode only uses the essentials + a GUI)

I dont think the vista theme is your problem :stuck_out_tongue: But try using the windoze Classic theme, just in case :stuck_out_tongue:

Ie never seen anything like this, so its worth trying everything! :smiley:

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i can’t test if it happens in safe mod or not, cause this thing only happens in games, and i cant get in a game in safe mod, :frowning:

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shameless bump.

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Speedfan tells me its 47 in temp1(dunno where’s that)
70(this may cause the problem!) in temp2(whats temp2 anyway?)
and 29 in hd(harddisk?)

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70 is prolly ur cpu (u got a pentium?)… 29 sounds right for a hdd!

im guessing this is *C, not *f (lol!)

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no, i got amd 2500+

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check the fan on your cpu, is it definetly working?

also, hit ctrl+alt+del… whats your cpu useage at?

my 2200+ got to 56*c when the fan wasnt working properely, and i was only in the bios! i turned it off bfore it ghot any higher coz\ that was the temp with a 1% load!

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how can i check my cpu fan while pc is working? :slight_smile: got a software for that?
the cpu usage is normal, around %2-5

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Yeah, its called ScrewDriver… you might find one in your tool box :stuck_out_tongue:

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hmm can’t find it, got a link? :open_mouth:

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how can i check my cpu fan while pc is working? :slight_smile: got a software for that?
the cpu usage is normal, around %2-5
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SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

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i already got speedfan mate, but i can’t figure out whats temp1 and temp2? which one is cpu?