Windows 10: Is the graphics card or another component broken?

Hello, fellowship,
something weird happened to my computer yesterday. Can you tell me what could have caused it? I almost assume that the graphics card failed. Here's what I did:

I have started the game GTA5 (this usually takes about 2-3 minutes until I am in an online lobby. Then the game as well as the rest of the PC is also frozen and the sound was heard twice, for removing e.g. a USB stick. After that the mouse & keyboard didn't work anymore, because apparently these two USB receivers were not active anymore. Plugging it in again did not help either. After a hard reboot, the main monitor (1 of 2) did not get a signal, the PC froze during WIN 10 login and the picture was black and white. Only after several hard restarts and some time of waiting did the main monitor suddenly turn on again, it was colored again and the mouse/keyboard worked again.

So far I have done a virus scan as well as a hard disk scan and Nvidia driver update. But without any particular result.

Can either of you imagine what it might have been about? I'd like to eliminate the problem for the future, of course, if I can.

:)

 

graphic card

Hi,

There is a possibility that the application you're trying to download is not compatible with the hardware that you have. We suggest that you check the system requirements of the chat application, then see if your device is capable of running the it.

To check the Graphics card information on your device, follow these steps:

• Press Windows key + R.
• On the Run box, type msinfo32 then hit Enter key.
  
• On the System Information window, click on Components → Display.

Should you need further assistance, we are here to help.

 

graphics card problems

Hi,

Your computer makes a noise or beeps from your internal speaker because it failed to detect the graphics card. What we can suggest is for you to try cleaning your graphics card with a pencil eraser. Here are the steps below:

• Turn your computer off.
• Pull out your video/graphics card.
• Rubbed the cold contacts with soft pencil eraser.
• Connect your video/graphics card back to the computer.

Kindly note that this is just a temporary fix. If the case still continues, I suggest that you contact your graphics card's manufacturer.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Is my graphics card broken?

UPDATE: Please see here.

I have a Sapphire HD 4830.

When I boot into XP all is initially fine and I am able to see the desktop.

However, when I click on the start bar and navigate a few steps, I receive an immediate white screen of death and a total irrecoverable lock-up.

I am confused about what this could mean and I would be grateful for any suggestions on the best course of action to test and repair the problem.

Does this sort of issue suggest that the graphics card is irretrievably broken?