Well the computer is only a month old. There shouldn't be too much dust. My old computer was 4 years old and had never been cleaned. I never had any of these problems with that. I also opened up that case yesterday and surprisingly, there were even some places without any dust on them, other areas you could still see the grey color of the case. I am glad that that computer was old. There was a sticker on the back that I had to peel off beacuse it was right across the seam of the case. When I peeled it off, the word "VOID" appeared on the case and on the sticker. Probably voiding the warranty (which is over of course). I don't know if I would want to risk opening the case on this computer.
Do you have access to a digital camera? If so, would you please post a few pics of the "pixelation" effect? Also, how about a couple of pics of your pc with the side panel off?
Then we can tell if you have discrete or integrated graphics. If you have integrated, then something else is most likely the problem. I have never heard of an overheating integrated graphics chips, but i have seen a couple of faulty ones. I have a hard time believing that even hp's suffocating case is causing such a heat related problem. I mean they have some kind of thermal envelope in which hardware is designed to operate, and their cases are designed to function within certain acceptable levels even if they are on the high(hotter) end of the spectrum.
Bad monitor maybe? Bad power cord or monitor cord? Loose AGP card? Power connector not connected to video card? I just think even if you throw some more fans in your case, your pixelation will eventually return. Then it points to faulty hardware, and not a lack of ventilation.
Please try putting some fans in your case first though, since a fan is a lot cheaper and easier than a new video card or a trip to the BB service desk.
Well I don't have a digital camera, but would a screenshot work? I thought of it before, but I figured that poor image quality may cause the pixelation to be worse than it is. I'll take a screenshot in a minute and post it. I'll save it in .png format to help retain the quality of the image
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edited February 2005
I may be wrong, but I don't think pixelation will show in a screenshot since taking a screenshot has nothing to do with the video card. If it does show, I don't think it's a hardware problem.
You can see it a little bit in the screenshot, but not enough to really notice it. That's on my computer anyways. You might not see anythign at all. I circled the worst parts in red.
Sounds like it's the monitor to me. Have you tried a different monitor yet? I had a monitor that would go fuzzy at random times, I guess it depends what you mean by pixelated... still, try using a different monitor
I believe that fjibberwacky is correct. I can correct the problem by turning the monitor off while I leave the computer, then when I return, I turn it back on and everything is back to normal. I'm glad I didn't go spend all that money on a new card. Thanks.
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Then we can tell if you have discrete or integrated graphics. If you have integrated, then something else is most likely the problem. I have never heard of an overheating integrated graphics chips, but i have seen a couple of faulty ones. I have a hard time believing that even hp's suffocating case is causing such a heat related problem. I mean they have some kind of thermal envelope in which hardware is designed to operate, and their cases are designed to function within certain acceptable levels even if they are on the high(hotter) end of the spectrum.
Bad monitor maybe? Bad power cord or monitor cord? Loose AGP card? Power connector not connected to video card? I just think even if you throw some more fans in your case, your pixelation will eventually return. Then it points to faulty hardware, and not a lack of ventilation.
Please try putting some fans in your case first though, since a fan is a lot cheaper and easier than a new video card or a trip to the BB service desk.
http://spyware-shooter.50free.net/images/pixelation.PNG