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Something in my computer is broken, just trying to figure out which thing it is. I'm at least 80% sure it's my GPU, but let's see if anyone can help me figure out which component it actually is. I know the following is a lot to read and I apologize, but I figured if I didn't say everything, I could potentially leave out something important.
So a few hours ago I ordered a pizza while playing Planetside 2 (known as "PS2" for this). An hour later the pizza got here and I went to go get it. When I got back my computer was on with all fans running at maximum and no output to my displays. I assumed it just overheated (not overclocked or anything) and this has never happened before. I held the power button then turned it back on and booted into the BIOS where I set the fans to slightly higher speeds.
I rebooted and got back into Windows 7. I watched some Netflix and browsed the Internet and stuff for awhile without incident. I booted up PS2 again and got to play for a few minutes before the display went 100% blank and all my fans spun up to max speed again. Obviously I'm highly concerned at this point.
After rebooting again I immediately started up all of my typical stress testing stuff (CPUz, GPUz, Task Manager, A-Tuning [a utility for my ASRock board], and RealTemp). I started up PS2 again, got into a battle area and waited, watching my monitoring tools. There was nothing and out of the ordinary (temps all well below dangerous levels etc.) and the computer did the same thing again. Stayed on, lost display and all fans went to max speed.
I turned everything off and booted into the BIOS again. I set all settings to default and booted again. Once in, I reinstalled almost all of my drivers (chipset, GPU, etc.) and rebooted. I got in, started up my hardware monitoring utilities and went into PS2 again. I got to play for almost 10 minutes and then BAM! Same thing.
I rebooted. But what's this? Now I see this:
Great. Things are just starting to go wonderfully. I save changes and exit the BIOS. During the bootup I see these same lines. I wait for Windows to try and boot but it doesn't. It tries a few more times and then I force in into Safe Mode with Networking. Once in Windows the lines are still there and yeah. Here's a nice 17 second video with my "fun" issue (Warning: I do cuss. I'm a bit pissed, so my apologies): https://vidd.me/nzq
Anyway, after Google'ing (granted my Google skills aren't stellar) and researching for a few hours, I came up with nothing. I tried uninstalling my graphics drivers and all sorts of crazy stuff and even maaged to get into regular Windows a few times. The lines were pink in regular Windows instead of the blue ones present in Safe Mode.
Also, I guess it'd be good to post my specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Gemin II S524 77.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card
Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply
Optical Drive: EVGA 100-OD-S101-BR DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
After hours of fiddling around, I've come up with nothing and can only get Windows to boot when using F8 during bootup (open Windows advanced startup options). I tried to do startup recovery but I don't have a PS/2 mouse with me and USB doesn't seem to work during it. I also don't have my Windows installation disc (also at my house, I'm at my dorm). So if it's obvious this is an issue with the GPU great, I'll just have to buy a new one with the $300 coming my way instead of a new phone (although I was wanting to wait until GTX 8xx series). If I just need to reinstall Windows (doubt that's the issue when the BIOS is messed up too), then that's fine, I'll figure it out. If something else is the issue, lets figure it out.
Final note: I could not get my iGPU (integrated graphics) to work no matter what I did. So that didn't give me the chance to check if it was specifically the GPU causing the issue.
Thanks for reading all this and I look forward to any and all help that anyone can manage to provide, Thanks!
So a few hours ago I ordered a pizza while playing Planetside 2 (known as "PS2" for this). An hour later the pizza got here and I went to go get it. When I got back my computer was on with all fans running at maximum and no output to my displays. I assumed it just overheated (not overclocked or anything) and this has never happened before. I held the power button then turned it back on and booted into the BIOS where I set the fans to slightly higher speeds.
I rebooted and got back into Windows 7. I watched some Netflix and browsed the Internet and stuff for awhile without incident. I booted up PS2 again and got to play for a few minutes before the display went 100% blank and all my fans spun up to max speed again. Obviously I'm highly concerned at this point.
After rebooting again I immediately started up all of my typical stress testing stuff (CPUz, GPUz, Task Manager, A-Tuning [a utility for my ASRock board], and RealTemp). I started up PS2 again, got into a battle area and waited, watching my monitoring tools. There was nothing and out of the ordinary (temps all well below dangerous levels etc.) and the computer did the same thing again. Stayed on, lost display and all fans went to max speed.
I turned everything off and booted into the BIOS again. I set all settings to default and booted again. Once in, I reinstalled almost all of my drivers (chipset, GPU, etc.) and rebooted. I got in, started up my hardware monitoring utilities and went into PS2 again. I got to play for almost 10 minutes and then BAM! Same thing.
I rebooted. But what's this? Now I see this:
Great. Things are just starting to go wonderfully. I save changes and exit the BIOS. During the bootup I see these same lines. I wait for Windows to try and boot but it doesn't. It tries a few more times and then I force in into Safe Mode with Networking. Once in Windows the lines are still there and yeah. Here's a nice 17 second video with my "fun" issue (Warning: I do cuss. I'm a bit pissed, so my apologies): https://vidd.me/nzq
Anyway, after Google'ing (granted my Google skills aren't stellar) and researching for a few hours, I came up with nothing. I tried uninstalling my graphics drivers and all sorts of crazy stuff and even maaged to get into regular Windows a few times. The lines were pink in regular Windows instead of the blue ones present in Safe Mode.
Also, I guess it'd be good to post my specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Gemin II S524 77.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card
Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply
Optical Drive: EVGA 100-OD-S101-BR DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
After hours of fiddling around, I've come up with nothing and can only get Windows to boot when using F8 during bootup (open Windows advanced startup options). I tried to do startup recovery but I don't have a PS/2 mouse with me and USB doesn't seem to work during it. I also don't have my Windows installation disc (also at my house, I'm at my dorm). So if it's obvious this is an issue with the GPU great, I'll just have to buy a new one with the $300 coming my way instead of a new phone (although I was wanting to wait until GTX 8xx series). If I just need to reinstall Windows (doubt that's the issue when the BIOS is messed up too), then that's fine, I'll figure it out. If something else is the issue, lets figure it out.
Final note: I could not get my iGPU (integrated graphics) to work no matter what I did. So that didn't give me the chance to check if it was specifically the GPU causing the issue.
Thanks for reading all this and I look forward to any and all help that anyone can manage to provide, Thanks!
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