Is my video card dead?

[Rushro]

Hey there, recently my computer has been freezing up at random times while playing WoW. There are multiple ways this happens and I don't know what causes it.

1) The screen will go all black, but I can still hear sound then the picture comes back 20 seconds later.

2) The whole computer will freeze then it will sometimes return to normal or I have to manually restart.

3) The screen will go black then a blue screen will flash and then reboot.

These problems started about 2 months ago and have gotten progressively worse up until now where I can't even get past the log in screen without my computer freezing and needing to manually restart. Often times when I manually restart, when I go to turn my computer back on again, the computer will start up but the monitor won't respond. I go to turn on the monitor but it says it isn't receiving a signal and goes into sleep mode. Many of my computer savvy friends have told me to take the card out and clean it off, which I have done (first time in 3-4 years since owning this computer). I plugged the card back in and went to run WoW again but the screen freezes the second the game starts to run.

So with all this, is my video card dead? I'm not the best when it comes to this computer parts stuff but something is telling me that it's on its last legs.

Specs: Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: RY880AA-ABA a6077c
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4400 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 2244MB used, 2048MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode

Display Devices:
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 7500 LE
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01DD&SUBSYS_034B1043&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1017 MB
Dedicated Memory: 249 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: HP w2207 Wide LCD Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 8.17.0012.7061 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/8/2011 01:14:00, 10071656 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-429D-11CF-6668-47231FC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x01DD
SubSys ID: 0x034B1043
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
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DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

Any help would be greatly appreciated, if there is any more info needed just ask.

[Deleted]

I had something similar and it turn out to be my PSU was on its last legs..

when my HDD span up it would cut power to my Video card and stop my display but the computer was still running, this went on for a while and was random, I finally found out it was my PSU when it want bang and everything shut down, I replaced it and everything worked fine..

[Biernot]

1) The screen will go all black, but I can still hear sound then the picture comes back 20 seconds later.

2) The whole computer will freeze then it will sometimes return to normal or I have to manually restart.

3) The screen will go black then a blue screen will flash and then reboot.

1) most likely a problem between video card and video driver. Either caused by faulty driver or faulty video card.
2) if this happens during specific actions (e.g. always when you come to certain point in a game), then you might have a hdd problem. Otherwise it could have a variety of reasons.
3) most likely memory fault or a broken windows installation

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A computer freezes when a routine has been caught in a endless loop. This can be induced by three main problems:
a) Bad programming
b) Corrupted data, that causes an otherwise perfectly fine routine to go into endless loop
c) Missing data, and a routine waits for it in a loop.

a) can be dismissed most of the time, because til you had the problems, it ran fine.
b) caused by faulty memory (ram, hdd, video ram) or faulty transmission (bad cable, faulty s-ata controller, ...)
c) caused by faulty hdd (e.g. bad sector, and the hdd controller tries to read it again and again)

[Rushro]

1) most likely a problem between video card and video driver. Either caused by faulty driver or faulty video card.
2) if this happens during specific actions (e.g. always when you come to certain point in a game), then you might have a hdd problem. Otherwise it could have a variety of reasons.
3) most likely memory fault or a broken windows installation

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A computer freezes when a routine has been caught in a endless loop. This can be induced by three main problems:
a) Bad programming
b) Corrupted data, that causes an otherwise perfectly fine routine to go into endless loop
c) Missing data, and a routine waits for it in a loop.

a) can be dismissed most of the time, because til you had the problems, it ran fine.
b) caused by faulty memory (ram, hdd, video ram) or faulty transmission (bad cable, faulty s-ata controller, ...)
c) caused by faulty hdd (e.g. bad sector, and the hdd controller tries to read it again and again)

alright, thanks.
any suggestions on how I can fix this?

[RustyMetal]

Like the post above said, its a driver problem. Backup your data and upgrade to windows 7 is my suggestion.

In windows 98/xp/2000/vista you get a BlueScreenOD when graphics drivers crash. Windows 7, if you graphics card drive crashes no BSOD, instead windows halts everything and attempts to reload the drivers. Also 7500 is kinda aged, It could possably be Windows Vista Aero/graphics settings that are causing the problems.