Black Screen

[Kevin1]

hey guys i been going to alot of forums for a while trying to figure whats wrong with my computer and i wounder if you guys could tell me. alright this is what happens i'll load up Halo or CSS and after a few mins of gameplay my screen goes black i cant do nothing cant hear just black so i need to restart it, i've cleaned my computer inside blowing out the dust, re installed the games and still same problem, my video card is nVidia 7600 GS and it's been updating to the newest, also when i installed new video card it didn't pass threw the logo testing could be that but i still continued because nVidia forums said it was ok

 

[Alf]

In order for us to help ya, we need all the specs
CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU, etc. etc.

 

[Kevin1]

In order for us to help ya, we need all the specs
CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU, etc. etc.

i just copyed this off steam Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 2800 Mhz
1 logical processor
1 physical processor
HyperThreading: Unsupported
RDTSC: Supported
CMOV: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE: Supported
SSE2: Supported
3DNOW: Unsupported

Network Information:
Network Speed:
IP Address: 74.100.220.XXX

Windows Version:
Windows XP (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
DirectX Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.10.9424
DirectX Driver Version: 6.14.10.9424
Driver Date: 19 Apr 2007
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x392
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1280 x 960
Desktop Resolution: 1280 x 960
Primary Display Size: 12.05" x 9.06" (15.04" diag)
30.6cm x 23.0cm (38.2cm diag)
Primary Display Type: CRT
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary AGP GART Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 256 MB
Primary Monitor Vendor: Korea Data Systems
Primary Monitor Model: emachines Inc. eView17
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x


Game Display Settings
Half-Life 2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 (Windowed)
Half-Life 2 MSAA Disabled
HL2DM Resolution: 1024 x 768 (Windowed)
HL2DM MSAA Level: 2x
Counter-Strike: Source Resolution: 1024 x 768 (Windowed)
Counter-Strike: Source MSAA Level: 2x

Sound card:
Audio device: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio

Memory:
RAM: 1023 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 316624 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 231626 Mb

 

[Alf]

does this happen with other games, or programs? (ie listening to music, surfing)

 

[Kevin1]

i only have 2 games, Halo and CSS and it only happens mostly when i'm playing Halo, never happens while surfing net or music just games, i gave my computer to the person who built it he told me it was ok so i don't know...

 

[Alf]

i want to say that its overheating... but it sounds like it happens too soon.
are any of the components overclocked?

 

[Kevin1]

my brother asked me if i overclocked the computer i just said i unno because i don't know what that means...

 

[Alf]

didnt this happen recently? after you added anything?

 

[Kevin1]

nope this started to happen when steam told me to update my video drivers and i did, right after that gaming on my computer when downhill, but last month when the guy looked at my computer i was playing no problem but then last week it started again, and the funny thing is i don't even play alot of games and when i do its like for a hour

 

[Alf]

are you from the states? of from the UK?

 

[Kevin1]

none, i'm Canadian

 

[Alf]

ok
Download this driver, then uninstall the nividia video drivers you have now (control panel, add or remove programs).

Restart your computer when asked.

Then install the new one. Restart when asked and then play either one of you games to see if it corrected any problems.


http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_162.18.html

 

[Alf]

its the US english ones, dont know if the international ones are for Canada as well

 

[Kevin1]

whats that suppost to mean?

 

[Alf]

what what?

 

[Kevin1]

lol nevermind, anyways i'm downloading it right now, is that suppost a new version or older?

 

[Alf]

new version, hopefully it may work, if not then at least you have the latest video drivers

 

[Kevin1]

are they the right ones? if you forgot my drivers are nVidia 7600 GS and i have the newest already

 

[Alf]

oh really? yes there are for the 7 series (i have them too)

 

[Kevin1]

well should i still install them?