Computer problem when I attempt to game

Arch

Ok so I really don't know what the hell the problem is.....whenever I attempt to play games (aka WOW) on my home computer it plays fine for about an hour and then all of a sudden the graphics will lock up and from that point on the computer will be unable to activate 3D acceleration....all my drivers are up to date (as far as i can tell and I definitely exceed the minimum reccomendations for WOW (which is pretty easy to run)

also now I apparently cannot right click on misspelled words in firefox!

what the fuck!

Also this is what i see when I access my NVIDIA manager after it locks up

I know this is kinda vague....but any ideas?

EDIT: I have my DXdiag saved but it is too long to post

OremLK

Sounds like you're having a problem with your video card. This could be from a number of causes, but I would guess

a) Overheating. Check to see if anything is clogged with dust; maybe check the card's heat sink and try to clean it out, if you can. Likewise with case fans and such.

or

b) Power supply. If your power supply is giving out the card might not be getting enough power, or might not be getting stable enough power, and this can cause problems.

Could also be that the card itself is just failing for whatever reason.

Arch

OremLK wrote: »

Sounds like you're having a problem with your video card. This could be from a number of causes, but I would guess

a) Overheating. Check to see if anything is clogged with dust; maybe check the card's heat sink and try to clean it out, if you can. Likewise with case fans and such.

or

b) Power supply. If your power supply is giving out the card might not be getting enough power, or might not be getting stable enough power, and this can cause problems.

Could also be that the card itself is just failing for whatever reason.

Forgot to mention- Just dusted/cleaned out the entirety of my case earlier so its not that.

how can I check the second problem?

also- this is my current card....suggestions for better?

My entire rig is in the spoiler, taken from my account history at newegg

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor Model ADA4200CUBOX - Retail
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ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black PATA Model DRW-1814BL - OEM
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LOGISYS Computer XBlade CS859BK Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811105113


Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822144415

DYNAPOWER USA EP-50X.C563-BX 500W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail

PC CHIPS A13G V1.0 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813185093

EVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130056

A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1908K
Item #: N82E16820211064

OremLK

Definitely a fair chance that it is the power supply. That's a really cheap, low-end unit and probably isn't built all that well. You could maybe go into your BIOS and see what kind of voltages it is putting out and how stable they are, but I'm not sure how exactly you can be sure what the cause is.