video problem i think

[pigeonsrck]

well hello, at first my problem seemed to be a problem with my monitor.
this is what happens when iam playing a game on my computer. Could be anything xcom from back in the day or a new game like battlefront. I will be playing for about 20 minutes or so. Then the monitor screen will go black then turn to a gray screen. So the monitor is still reading what the computer is sending. I think. Also all the sound stops and i basically am stuck not letting me do anything. I cant return to window or anything.
thanks for the help.

[shield]

is your videocard well seated? .... and have you scanned for spyware/adware/viruses etc... ??

[Raptor]

Perhaps your monitor is set to go into standby mode?

[pigeonsrck]

ok let me explain this a little better. I dont really know how the win xp does its blue screen of death. but it is kinda like that except i cant crtl alt del out of it.
the only reason i say the video could be the problem is because it acts all crazy. BUt everything stops sounds and video .

[Raptor]

Inspect your temperatures to see if they become too high.

[pigeonsrck]

im pretty sure that may be the problem. it seems however i cant get the temperature down. i cleaned and got rid of all the dust but it doesnt seem to help. any ideas of how to keep temp down.

[Raptor]

First post your temperatures.