Problems with my display/videocard

[Vlad]

hi guys
I'm having problems with my display/video card I don't know honestly
I currently have a radeon x1650 256MB and it worked perfectly the first 6 month... then, it crashed everytime i started a game or smth similar
i decided not to run any more gaes on the computer.. afterwards, it became worse.. it began to crash anytime it wanted :P really.. I could readsmth and my screen went black and a message "no signal or out of range" appeared... i don't know if the problem is in the monitor or in the videocard
other times, when i started the computer some strange colourful appeared randomly on the screen.. i thinkthat's bad.. then, when I'm at the login screen, I'd move my mouse a centimeter, and the system was blocked
another image appeaerd several times and here it is

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4214/image000bx1.jpg
i tried installing the newe drivers but still the sme problem

thanks in advance for any replies

 

[Kate]

Which operating system ?
http://www.modernstreet.com/general/ati2dvag-problem/
http://www.sightsea.com/pghpchd/pages/infinite_loop.html

 

[Kenny]

What is your rez set at? Too high for your monitor?
Also make sure your refresh is within range.

 

[Vlad]

I'm on windows xp and my resolution is at 1240x1024... my screen is 19inch

 

[Kenny]

Make sure the Monitor model will handle the new card and check the refresh rate to be sure it is within range.

 

[Vlad]

Make sure the Monitor model will handle the new card and check the refresh rate to be sure it is within range.

i did and everything seems to be in order... I'll try to remove the video card and check if nothing moved..
i also read that there are lots of windows xp sp2 users that have problem with that.. perhaps, i should upgrade to vista? i don't know
i worst case, i'll have to get a new one

 

[Peter]

Presumably you have tried downloading the latest drivers?

If XP sp2 caused a problem for your graphics card then it is possible the graphics card manufacturer released a new driver set for it.

 

[Vlad]

i downloaded another one again and I'm going to try to install it in a few hours
i'll post the result here