If you happen to be wondering why your computer would suddenly give you a blue screen, check out the message first. If it has something to do with your video card, chances it is overheating for some reason.

Normally, you will notice that these video cards have built-in auxiliary fans. The purpose for this is to maintain a certain temperature level for their use. Some make use of wider heat-sink fans but if you are the type who spends a lot of time on the computer, this may not be practical.

Going back, once you get that blue screen, try and check our video card hardware. Observe if the fan is still functioning and how fast it is going. If it is not the normal speed to which ventilation is being circulated, chances are your video card is indeed overheating.

Normally, this will be a real problem for you. While you can try and use your computer over and over again, chances are it will keep on crashing and giving that blue screen. Worst, if you are not careful, the next time around your computer may not load anymore.

Such big problems from one computer peripheral can really be frustrating

Nvidia Linux Display Driver version 169.07 was released yesterday. If you own a GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GTS 512 or 8800M graphics card, you should know that this driver offers support for them.

The highlists of this release are:

• Added CUDA driver to .run file.
• Improved modesetting support on Quadro/GeForce 8 series GPUs.
• Fixed several X rendering issues.
• Fixed problems scrolling ARGB X drawables in Qt.
• Improved support for interlaced DVI, HDMI, and HDTV modesetting. (more…)

…“You can build your system for a lot less than a real Mac and get the performance of a top-dollar Apple machine. This is fact and a lot of the real Mac users will deny, but it is fact. My machine runs a e4300 Core Duo Processor over-clocked to 3.40 GHZ. Where can you get a 3.4-GHz Mac? It will cost you a fortune. I have 1066-MHz DDR2 memory. Where can you get that on a real Mac???”

“Why run OS X? Well, when you are just used to Windows, it is like living inside a house and not experimenting the whole world out there. Once you get out of it, it is just amazing. Mac is just that: You just feel like glued to the computer. Everything is just beautiful, the interface, the stability. Once you experiment it, you don’t want to go back to windows.

• ATI Catalyst? Software Suite Version 7.9
  Adds Avivo Video Converter for Windows Vista 64-bit, and Catalyst Control Center Color Temperature Control.
  (tags: ATI Catalyst Software Compatible )
• CoCreate Software Announces Support for Windows Vista
  If you deal with high-tech electronics and machinery, CoCreate helps with product lifecycle management (3G PLM) and streamlines the process of planning, developing and manufacturing products, and is now Vista compatible.
  (tags: Software Compatible )
• Easy Media Creator 10 embraces Windows Vista
  Roxio's software, which handles Music, Photo & Video, DVD creation, DVD Playback, Burning & Copying, Mobile and Disc Label Creator is now Vista compatible.Ro
  (tags: Roxio Software Compatible )
• nVidia ForceWare v163.67 Beta For Win2000/XP/Vista
  A beta release that supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI? technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs
  (tags: Nvidia Video Drivers )

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