I need you CAG tech support

UPDATE:

I was in the middle of a game of LoL when suddenly the screen on my HP laptop Pavllion spazzed out. To my understanding, the game and other functions I tried to do we're not responsive so I did a hard shut down.

Upon reboot, everything seems to be working properly but the screen itself is split horizontally into 4 repeated images of itself, and it looks very blurry/artifacty -- basically broken.

Any idea on what it could of been or what I should do? I don't think it could just be the screen if freezing is occurring as well.

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And for the possibility that my computer is gone and I would need to pay a good sum of money to repair it, how much is a decent laptop these days? These are my current specs, and all I would want is a better processor.



Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Could be overheating. I had huge issues with overheating with my laptop. Blow out the dust, get a laptop cooler and these issues will happen less often.

Cheap laptops? Maybe 350 or so for a decent one (non gaming)

bring it in to the shop, i only charge 65$ an hour

I'd do a system restore to a time when you knew things were working and see if that fixes your issues.

I can almost guarantee you your integrated graphics chip is about to shit the bed. Back your important items up now.

Ok nevermind, my computer is really messed up now. I'm running on safe mode, horizontal pixelated lines are everywhere and I can brush them away for a second if my mouse cursor moves over them. Computer freezes if I try to start normally.

I know that there was a period of time about a year ago where people were bringing in HPs to our shop continously with video issues. There are several models, including the dv6000 (which is a very popular model) that had a motherboard recall. I would definitely try to call HP to see if your computer is one of those. If it is, they should fix everything for free.

I bought it used 3 years ago, so it's well out of warranty. Is there a certain way I should word my call? Because I've been reading about the issues with the dv9000 series and I have the same video card in question as well.

[quote name='panzerfaust']I bought it used 3 years ago, so it's well out of warranty. Is there a certain way I should word my call? Because I've been reading about the issues with the dv9000 series and I have the same video card in question as well.[/QUOTE]

Definitely still call. If it's a recall, the warranty doesn't matter. Although there might have been a time restriction. It's worth a shot.

Bleh, told me that a faulty manufacturing problem would arise within the warranty period, and anything outside of that is pretty much bad luck. $300-$400 for HP to fix it. I'm going to see a friend since he's pro at this stuff and can get me a new motherboard for cheaper but most likely I'll be looking to buy a new computer ASAP.

This seems like a decent deal.

Although buying a new computer is going to be a devastating blow to my wallet

That sucks. The part alone is going to be in the 200-300 range alone though, if not more. And since it's an older computer, it may be worth it to just go with a new one. I'm not much on the sales side of things, but Dell's new budget Alienware laptops are pretty cool. Good luck!