Not hot, but ****s up

[Mental Liberator]

I have a computer specs are
GeForce XFX 5700 LE
3.0 Ghz 512 mb cache
Old gateway monitor
Data A 512 ram
Asus mobo

The problem is that when i keep it on for a long time the monistor starts to flicker. Then after I keep that on for a while it just restarts. Now I used everest to check the temperatures and they all seem fine. What do you guys think my problem is? Thanks.

 

[Starr]

Hmmmm. Maybe the monitor is bad. Or it could be Malware. Does it happen at random intervals or like it is on a set time.

 

[ACES WILD]

try getting a new monitor, or borrowing a friends you know works, and see if it still happens. BTW are you overclocking your gfx card ( i couldnt imagine a 5700le would go very high) because if you are, that could be the problem also

 

[Mental Liberator]

No it's not the monitor. And I'm not O.C.ing it.

 

[mayorredbeard]

use to have that same problem. my monitor wouldn't flicker (maybe it did when I wasn't looking, that sly fox!), but I did have my comptuer turning off when I didn't want it to. I didn't have any timers set to tell it to turn off after a certain time or anything. For me this fixed the problem:

1. Check your power supply, I unplugged all the cords and replugged them back in. The random restarting was still happening, but not as often.

2. I ran adaware and spydoctor and it picked up a ridicolous amount of spyware, and then I removed it. Next I ran Norton 3 times (because half the time it misses viruses, or so it seems).

3. Make sure your computer isn't overheating. Run everest every once and a while. Could of just been a cool spot or something when you ran it. Run it a couple more times to make sure it's not overheating.

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That fixed the problem for me, good luck.

 

[Mental Liberator]

Thanks mayorredbread I'll try it.

 

[Charchris]

Refresh rate?

 

[winterfreshpwnz]

Yeah the refresh rates could be too high for your monitor to handle, I mean I doubt it, but it never hurts to check.

 

[alvino]

Could be driver problems too.

 

[RAFDOG]

Could be driver problems too.

hmph some1 always sais it b4 me

yeah i was thinking gphx card drivers or refresh rate
i doubt it would be over heating but i dont know much about that area it just dosnt seem like it would do that my monitor sometimes stays on 4 more than 24 hrs and nothing like that happens.

I rekon the monitors just dodgy or just phone signals deciding to screw around with it