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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Redrobes" data-source="post: 3099698" data-attributes="member: 40793">No definitely not. A restore disk needs most of the OS installed.Your problems sound like video card or video driver related. Im guessing that your machine works ok the rest of the time.Ideally you should thrash different aspects of the video card and see where it hangs. Im guessing that it will be with the 3D bits since the driver and DirectX both show issues but it could be in both 2D and 3D. Anyway, it sounds like a memory issue with your video card.It could be also be getting too hot. Theres usually some utilities to measure the current GPU temperature so run up some demanding app like a 3D benchmark and watch the temperature without taking the case apart or modifying your setup. I would say after about 80 deg C your pushing it but some people think that you can go a bit higher.Get the case apart and check that your fan is still turning OK on the card and blow out the dust being careful not to damage the card (Physically or via a static electricity shock - hold on to the chassis with a spare hand with the mains power lead plugged into the wall and PC but switched off at the wall mains outlet - i.e. Earth still connected).DirectX is intimately involved with your graphics card. Its more than just a bit of software - most of it will be running on the video card itself.I would hold off reinstalling the OS and keep looking at video card issues for a while. Reinstalling the OS can be a world of pain if not done with some thought, consideration or experience.I dont have any firm tips except to try and run your games with the case side off and see if it still locks up. If it does not then its probably temperature. Also google for an NVidia card RAM checker. There might be one out there, I dont know for sure tho but it does not sound like an impossible app to write.</blockquote>

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