GPU going crazy?

Bunnyboi114

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Jul 26, 2013
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I recently have gotten a HP Envy 15-j000 Select edition with a Nvidia Geforce GT 740m and after a few days of gaming my computer would freeze and the screen would be full of an uneven grid of red dots and black/white lines would be everywhere.

It has gotten to the point where my laptop would go into automatic repair and the screen would turn into a rainbow of colors and repeat. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

My Specs are:
Intel i5-3230M @2.7 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 2GB
6 GB DDR3 (2 Dimm)
1 TB 5400 rpm HD
 

thewisdomp

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Jul 18, 2013
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Ensure you have the latest drivers from the NVIDIA website. You may be over heating the GPU. Make sure your fans are clean and that there is proper airflow, with nothing covering up the inlet or exhaust vents.
 

Bunnyboi114

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Jul 26, 2013
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I have the latest drivers and a cooling pad so my laptop stays under 70 Celsius. (around 50)

EDIT: I think it died, when I turn on the laptop the screen just stays blank.