Computer crashed and now won't start properly (GTX 460 SE)

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Essoh

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Let me start out by saying I don't really know much about computer hardware.

I was playing a game and everything went checkerboard then it crashed. Now when I try to start it up again in regular mode, I get this:
http://i.imgur.com/mjar1f3.jpg


I can run it in safe mode which is what I'm doing right now.
Here are my specs
http://i.imgur.com/XXcjI6F.png


I just want to know if there is any way for me to 100% confirm that it's a problem with my graphics card and not any software or anything. I already tried system restoring a few days but it didn't do anything. I just find it weird that I can run my computer in safe mode but not regular mode.

Anyway, if it does turn out that my card is busted I was wondering if this card would work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


I have another computer in my house with I believe a GTX 650 and I tried replacing the 650 with the 460 but there is only one male plug thing and the 460 has 2 female plugs. I tried both but the monitor wouldn't even turn on when I booted it so I'm assuming the card just won't work.

Anyway I'm in desperate need of help. Please if you need more info I will respond asap.


EDIT: It looks like that card is out of stock. In the similar cards section there is this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443

What's the difference? Why is it cheaper? Can anyone recommend me a good nvidia card for around 200 dollars?
 
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While you are in safe mode, see if you can uninstall the Nvidia gfx card driver. See if you can boot normally and if Win7 will load its generic driver. If so, run CCleaner and have it clean the registry of errors and do the Clean portion too. Then you can try re-installing the latest driver for your card.
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

If you still can't get the PC to boot after removing the Nvidia driver, can you remove the card and use the MB's VGA port with your monitor temporarily to do the above?
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While you are in safe mode, see if you can uninstall the Nvidia gfx card driver. See if you can boot normally and if Win7 will load its generic driver. If so, run CCleaner and have it clean the registry of errors and do the Clean portion too. Then you can try re-installing the latest driver for your card.
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

If you still can't get the PC to boot after removing the Nvidia driver, can you remove the card and use the MB's VGA port with your monitor temporarily to do the above?
 
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Alright, I did everything you said and my computer did run after I uninstalled the card's driver. After I re-installed it and restarted my computer it went back to that blue error screen, though. So does that mean my graphics card is toast?
 
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Quite possibly... but not necessarily. There's one more thing to try since the card was able to operate smoothly with the generic driver installed.

Download and install Driver Sweeper; the version from this site: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4266-driver-sweeper.html
Then once gain, un-install the Nvidia gfx driver and boot back into Safe Mode. Run Driver Sweeper and have it find and remove any Nvidia, AMD, and ATI graphic driver remnants it finds. Re-boot and install the latest driver for your GTX 460 SE and your OS: http://www.geforce.com/drivers
Make sure you get the correct driver your 460.

If that doesn't solve your problem, it may be time to look for a new card.

Btw, does the system run OK with Windows driver installed.
 
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