cant see anything

hey, i was going around explorable areas when i got this:




i was just playing and BOOM!!! i lose all textures and it becomes near impossible to see or move because everything starts copying over itself and streaking and omg its horrible

all i know is i got a Nvidia GeForce 6800 vid card and im playing on windows XP

Sounds like your vid card died.

Either your graphics card is overheating (check on the graphics card to see if the fan is working and if possible, check the temperature of your card if your card has a temperature monitor on it)

Or your card is dying. Maybe you can RMA it and get a replacement sent to you?

Definitely looks like a dying video card, can't exclude overheating though. Check for dust in your PC's fans.

well, how can i do that without destroying my computer? i dont know much about hardware but programing is where im better at.

is seems that i can run for a few hours without problems in an area (note the amt of monsters) but i think when i spend an extended amopunt of time in an explorabe the problem occurs, and it does usually carry over to outposts and other places, tho usually less serious at first after i zone

when i look at the fan or something like suggested, what should i look for? and what actions shoulkd i take

tank you
PS, whats RMA

Most PCs are made to be tinkered with, so opening your case isn't going to hurt anything. First, take the side panel off the case the check all of the fans that you can find, especially the ones in the front and back of the case. Next, check the fan that's on your video card (you'll see it's the one your monitor is plugged into. If you see dust in any of these fans (or the heatsinks they're attached to) get yourself an airduster (the cans of compressed gas) and blow them out really well until they're pretty clean. Next, power up your computer with the side panel off (don't worry, it's ok...just don't touch anything inside while it's on). Make sure that the fan on your video card is spinning.