Graphics Card Broken?

[8sk8terpunk8]

About a week ago I was on the computer and the screen would go black and then 5 seconds later it would show the screen again, and it had kept doing this, so I shut off the computer and when I tried turning it back on, it would just so a black screen, but i could still hear music. So then I opened up my computer to see what the problem was but I could not see a problem. I have a Nvidea graphics card but no idea what model sorry. But when i connect the monitor to the built in stock graphics card, the computer works perfectly. Please help because it makes my computer slower and I can play a few games.

 

[elf5380]

Mmm mabye the refresh rate if off, try setting it to 60 or so. U could also try updatying your drivers from www.nividia.com. If all else fails try your card on another pc and see if it works then.

 

[8sk8terpunk8]

OK thanks. How do you change the refresh rate, and I cannot update the driver because when i try to find what driver I have, it is unable to find it because I am not connected to it and i cannot update the driver because it has to be conected to my monitor, and if I connect it to my monitor, then I cannot see what I am doing.

 

[Hello Miss799]

lol, I doubt it's your refresh rate if it's anything.

I think your video card is old. how old is it? you may also be getting this if you overclocked your card to much...

 

[8sk8terpunk8]

If by overclocked you mean over used then probly, and its about almost two years old.

 

[Hello Miss799]

If by overclocked you mean over used then probly, and its about almost two years old.

No, by overclocked I mean using a program to increase the speed of a video card.

And what I'm thinking is that you are going to need a new video card. But, pull out your card and test it on a different monitor to see whether or not it is the video cards problem.