[Solved] getting dump messages? Relating to DLL files? getting blue screen

[Dopey]

Playing a game and 2 times now got a blue screen and reboot, saying its dumping dll files? anyone know how I can fix this? thanks

[Dopey]

Been told by a m8 its could be my graphics card? needs a clean, could be overheating, just ordered some silver paste so I will give that a go first as a cheep option

[Plastic Nev]

Hi, it can be nothing more than an overheating issue, so do carry on and give all the computer a good cleaning out of dust, there should be no need to remove heatsinks, either from the graphics card or even the main CPU, a soft not nylon brush and a can of compressed air, blown in with short bursts to remove any dust is usually all is needed.

If however you do need to remove a heatsink, or find one is loose, do clean off all the old heat paste before replacing it with new.

 

Nev.

[Dopey]

Thanks Nev

[Dopey]

Yea thats what it was.... just crud, it had a lot of gunk in the fins, gave it a good clean with a small paint brush, and CD cleaner, its working fine again now, thanks guys