# Graphics card playing up **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 14, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphics-card-playing-up/119400 "2004-08-14T11:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EZEkiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@EZEkiel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EZEkiel)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphics-card-playing-up/119400/1 "2004-08-14T11:01:29Z")
hiya whats going on, i have an irratating problem with my graphics card, every so often the screen will flicker with magenta and change color… and i was just wondering if anyone new what is going on … cause yeah it gets kinda annoying thanks [:ninja:EZEkiel:ninja:] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphics-card-playing-up/119400/2 "2004-08-14T14:51:44Z")
Did you overclock your card by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![thoriphes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@thoriphes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thoriphes)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphics-card-playing-up/119400/3 "2004-08-14T16:01:15Z")
That could also be the result of your monitor malfunctioning. If you’ve got another one, I’d test it before considering another video card first. ---
**Author:** ![Maxtr0sity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphics-card-playing-up/119400/4 "2004-08-14T23:26:49Z")
Sounds like your monitor is over heating or have poor connection somewhere. Reseat all the cables of the monitor and just for the sake of it, update your drivers if you haven’t done so.