Monitor Issues While Playing Games

[TheRabbit]

Hi all,

My fairly old computer (around six years) is having trouble playing games. After several minutes of playing, the screen goes to sleep without a reason. If I try to turn it off, or unplug it it will not go back to the original screen. My computer is a 64 bit.

Here's the details on it:

Manufacturer: DELL Inc

Model: DELL ST2210

Categories: LCD monitor

Description: 1920 x 1080 Pixel Resolution 21.5 LCD Display

VGA, DVI and HDMI Connectivity

Games Affected:

Banished

Empire: Total War

Garry's Mod

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Civilization 5

Unaffected:

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

Star Wars- Battlefront 2

Thanks for your time!

[KvickFlygarn87]

Sounds like your graphics card is bust. Try checking temperature while playing, watch for sudden rises.

[TechnicalK3rbal]

Sounds like your graphics card is bust. Try checking temperature while playing, watch for sudden rises.

Probably the graphics card. Had the same problem, replaced the graphics card, everything worked!

[TheRabbit]

Thanks! I'll take a look at it when I can.