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Question

Display Problem

Sep 30, 2015 2:09PM PDT

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Answer
Sounds like GPU problems.
Sep 30, 2015 2:36PM PDT

For the next week use the canned air on the vents daily.
For the next month use it weekly then go back to your regular 1st of the month routine and how it clears up.

If not, have a tech replace heatsink compounds inside the laptop.

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i have cleared all
Sep 30, 2015 2:58PM PDT

i did a thorough dust clean of the laptop and nothing changed, could things change if i replace the thermal paste on the gpu?

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Maybe.
Sep 30, 2015 3:03PM PDT

It's a classic failure but as a test we reload the factory issued OS (restore media or onboard restore) then re-test. It's a classic GPU failure sign.

-> But there is something that if you didn't tell me it could be. Is the RAM stock? In some systems you must get the right RAM since these are used for video GPU memory. Test? Install the sticks the machine came with.

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RAM is stock
Sep 30, 2015 3:11PM PDT

RAM and everything is stock i didnt changed nothing.
I also did a reinstall of os and all programs( started from 0) and installed the stock programs from the DVD that i got when i brought the notebook, i did tested the gpu in diffrent programs to see if the problem is caused by gpu overheating but there was no difference in beahvior.

I had to disable the nvidia graphic carda from Device manager in control panel and leave only the integrated one because i cpuldn't get any work done (as you see in the images i posted)

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Looks like a GPU failure to me.
Sep 30, 2015 3:16PM PDT
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Reseating
Sep 30, 2015 3:51PM PDT

i tried reseating just now but nothing changed Sad