Hi guys, ive been having a problem with my graphics card. Whenever I play a game it looks great and plays well until about three to five minutes in. Then my characters and enviornment start to distort. Ex: a characters arm will suddenly have a giant grey triangle sticking out of it.

This happens on a new laptop i bought from a friend whom is actually really great with computers, however he as well has no idea what causes the problem.

Besides this problem the computer runs great but it interrups every game i play on it, and thus is extremely frustrating. I have visited ASUS.com (my computer's manufacturer) and updated my graphics driver (becuase Nvidia doesnt keep lappy drivers). I really am at my wits end here and cannot figure out what to do next. I hope this doesn't result in me buying a new graphics card (I dont even know if you can replace a graphics card in a laptop)

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Some laptops have upgradeable graphics cards many do not.

What is the exact make and model?

Deterioration over time generally indicates a heat problem.

Do you notice a noticeable "hot spot" on the bottom of the laptop.

Here are my specs: and the only hot spot i have ever noticed was near my fan, ive learned to keep it clear and as ventilated as possible (becuase it was getting very hot).



OS Information:
Property Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
Property Value
Current Clock Speed 987
Description x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz

Current Clock Speed 987
Description x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz


Memory (RAM):
Property Value
Bank Label BANK0
Capacity 1073741824

Bank Label BANK1
Capacity 1073741824

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~2048 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 1023MB

Disk Drives:
Property Value
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model HTS541010G9AT00
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 100027630080 (~93 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
Property Value

Motherboard:
Property Value
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product A8J
Serial Number BSN12345678901234567
Version 1.0


BIOS:
Property Value
Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
Name Default System BIOS
Release Date 20060607000000.000000+000
Version A M I - 6000607


Monitor:
Property Value
Description Default Monitor
Name Default Monitor
Screen Height 800
Screen Width 1280


Keyboard:
Property Value
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
Property Value
Manufacturer Logitech
Name Logitech USB Wheel Mouse

Manufacturer Synaptics
Name Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad


Sound Card:
Property Value
Manufacturer Analog Devices
Description SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_11D4&DEV_1986&SUBSYS_10431153& REV_1005\4&1D31F387&0&0001


Video Card:
Property Value
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 536870912
Description NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.8426
Driver Date 3/17/2006 1:16:00 PM
Video Mode Description 1280 x 800 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
Property Value


Modem:
Property Value
Model Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem
Name Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem


Network Adapters:
Property Value
Description Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description RAS Async Adapter
Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Description Direct Parallel
Description WAN Miniport (IP)
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description 1394 Net Adapter

External Ports:
Property Value
External Reference Designator PS2Mouse
External Reference Designator Keyboard
External Reference Designator USB1
External Reference Designator USB2
External Reference Designator LPT 1
External Reference Designator COM A
External Reference Designator Audio Mic In
External Reference Designator Audio Line In
External Reference Designator Audio Line Out
External Reference Designator USB3
External Reference Designator USB4
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator


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No problem. But what is the exact ASUS model?

They have like A1000 M1000 Z1000 etc.

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

Also curious that XP only detects half of your RAM

On the bottom of my notebook it says i have
MODEL: A8J
MB Ver :A8JM

And I really dont know why XP would only detect 1/2 my RAM, although it could have been a mistake I made when I wiped my lappy trying to fix the graphics problem, (made everything 0's).

Dang I hope i havn't screwed up my notebook to bad. The guy i bought it from is really good with computers so this might be a custom built lappy (if thats even possible).

BTW thanks for helping, computers can be frustrating lol

There is a slightly newer graphics driver.

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

Select Series A8 then Model A8Jm then + VGA

Worth a try.

well, I installed the most recent driver and still no luck.

The problem happenes every time I play a game and it kicks in about five minutes in every time =/. I dunno really but you would think that if it was a overheating issue it would be more sparatic then that. I dunno though im just shooting in the dark.