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[SuHh]

"VPU Recover has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands. Pls tell ATI technologies about this".

after playing CS:S for about 45 minutes... i get this message after the game crashes on me
this happens all the time but can be fixed with a system reboot (although it persists and comes back within like 15 minutes of playing)

Also... this is really freaking me out... this happens normally after i get that message:



yea... all those flashy colored boxes are NOT GOOD...

and yes i have GOOGLE'd it up and all the results that have turned out are not very helpful

[IWantWhiteCastle]

GPU is probably overheating

[SoulWind]

I agree, thats usually the GPU over heating.

when it's the memory on the video card, you usually get corruption (wierd lines and sh*t) what is happening for you is almost certainly the GPU itself

my suggestions:

a) dl a copy of hwmonitor and keep an eye on the temperature of your card
b) underclock your GPU (you should be able to do it from Catalyst Control Panel) to a slower speed to reduce heat
c) as a long shot, what power supply do you have? check that your power supply is providing enough power

[matthew0155]

first i would try any other GPU you may have lying around, if it does not do it, then you know 100% it is that.

[teN AnImalS]

screenshot looks almost identical to when my 9800Pro took a sh*t, I'd say GPU as well

[poocrayon]

screenshot looks almost identical to when my 9800Pro took a sh*t, I'd say GPU as well

+1

[Scroll_Lock88]

screenshot looks almost identical to when my 9800Pro took a sh*t, I'd say GPU as well

That looks like a heat related issue, but it has shown up on computers where they use a sub standard power supply that powers the videocard but has ALOT of dips in clean power. This wont kill the videocard/components outright, but will do permanent damage over time. Especially to the harddrive and memory, as these arent as shielded against power sags as well as other components.



This ladies and gentlemen is why you do not skimp on computer equipment, clean it on a monthly basis, make sure it runs cool, and it is sufficiently powered. Yes you may not have alot of money, but it costs you far more in the long run screwing yourself over than if you saved and did it the right way.


P.S. go die in a fire of aids asian, god hates your country

[SuHh]

P.S. go die in a fire of aids asian, god hates your country

i've been waiting... since before i posted this topic.... for you to troll it :D

[teN AnImalS]

That looks like a heat related issue, but it has shown up on computers where they use a sub standard power supply that powers the videocard but has ALOT of dips in clean power. This wont kill the videocard/components outright, but will do permanent damage over time. Especially to the harddrive and memory, as these arent as shielded against power sags as well as other components.



This ladies and gentlemen is why you do not skimp on computer equipment, clean it on a monthly basis, make sure it runs cool, and it is sufficiently powered. Yes you may not have alot of money, but it costs you far more in the long run screwing yourself over than if you saved and did it the right way.

well, the 9800Pro did die from a heat-related issue, as the cooling fan failed during a marathon Diablo 2 session. I replaced it with a Zalman unit but it was too little too late. It would still operate in 2D just fine but 3D apps made it look like his screenie.

Money is easy to make. It's just hard to keep the Secret Service from catching you for doing it.

[Mandraque]

my 6600gt just shat itself last week and it looked similar.