computer help..screen flickers on and off

WarranTWarranT
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ill be on the net and my monitor will all of a sudden flicker on and off

this only happens when im on the net though

any ideas? i dont think it could be my power supply?

these are my stats

amd 2.4
geforce4 ti 4200
768 megs of ram


i turned off my computer today while i wasent home and then i came home and went on, it was fine for a bit then started to do it again

checked all the cords they are fine

Comments

  • DJPDJP
    6 days and he's still hanging........

    First I would try isolating the short, to the monitor or pc.
    Hook up your monitor to another pc. If you're positive the
    cables are fine, but have the same problem happen, then it's
    an internal short in the monitor. Your screwed. :(
    Buy a new monitor. 

    If it doesn't happen on a new pc though...

    Then try hooking your pc up to a new monitor instead.

    If those both fail, also try a new cable too, they can break
    individual wires inside.

    Aren't pc's fun?
  • WarranTWarranT
    my buddy fixed it for me....he came over, turned it on and 5 seconds later was like

    "its the ram man i had the same problem"

    im like WELL FIX IT? lol

    its fine now

    the only bad thing is the 512 ram stick was bad, now im running on 256 haha

    im gonna pick up a stick this weekend, 1 gig is $100, prices have dropped big time
  • DJPDJP
    Glad it was an easy find. If it was doing it all the time,
    and not intermittently, it may have been the video card or
    a cable. A RAM stick is an easy fix and prices have
    definitely come down. I have every computer tower I ever
    owned, sitting in a pile, since I got into them years ago.
    Occasionally I'll rob a part here or there to feed the
    beast. A cooling fan here, a cable there, etc. lol
  • moosemoose
    I do the same thing and finally got around to putting a old video card into my latest machine and I am now running two monitors. Life is very SWEET.
  • DJPDJP
    Back in the early 90's, I made a custom computer console
    that I still use today. It pivots back and forth overtop my
    recliner chair. It makes surfing and online poker much more
    comfortable. ;) I position the monitor so I can watch TV and
    surf simultaniously. muuuwhahahahaaa! :)
  • RivaflushRivaflush
    dude....two words...lap top? :)
    i'm just messin...the second i read that i thought of how i could fashion something similar... :)
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