G53SW locks up while playing games

I tried looking for solutions before this thread but I couldn't find any that related to my issue. What has been happening is that I recently disassembled my laptop because I was having the "no screen" issue but would hear Windows boot up and found that my display connector was loose, so I replugged it to the motherboard and make sure it was snugged back in place. After I put it all back together my laptop booted up and I could see the screen again. I noticed that the display drivers went back to stock so naturally I went back to the version I had before it was disassembled. For browsing and basic use, everything was going good, but when I tried to run BF3, after a few minutes I would get the DirectX function "GetDeviceRemovedReason" error show up.

This led me to believe that I should uninstall the display drivers again and do a fresh install. After all of that, I tried to run BF3 again and after a few minutes I would start to get green artifacts on my screen then soon enough my laptop would lockup and I would have to hard reset the laptop. When I try to boot up the laptop, the black screen or no screen issue returns, but Windows could be heard loading. After waiting a few minutes, the screen decides to come back to life, and everything returns to normal. I tried lowering my OC, and went down as far as stock and still had the issue. My question is did I miss something after assembling the laptop in terms of software, or is it something else?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Did you disassemble the panel, or just to the mobo?

 

you have to reball the graphic chip, such issues happen when a thermal paste dries out and then a system overheats, however, you can buy a used card for cheap (100$) or so in common trading sites. Also, make sure that there are thermal pads on video rams (vrams) I had this issue when I accidentally removed them.

 

reballing the chip wont help if the solder between the die and the package is damaged.

 

I just disassembled up to the motherboard. Once I got up to the display connector on the mobo, I just reattached it. I saw the heat pads, and made sure none of them fell off.

 

What do you mean by package? if you mean the pcb board ( green board ) then I think its possible to fix it, lot of people used heat gun etc ( I know its a bad fix).

 

try to underclock the card and check the results, I used to experience artifacts when I over clocked it.

 

Tried that, and I went as far as factory clock settings. It ran cooler, but I still got artifacts on my screen and it still froze completely.

 

The package is usually the chip as a whole (packaged circuit), he means how the chip is constructed. You can fry chips but usually you get some bubbling or deformation that you can easily see. Reballing the gpu would probably be the best solution if the chip is still good, sometimes gpus just die and then have to be replaced as well.

 

Here is a video I made of the issue I have been having. I tried to get more of the game but it froze without giving me the green artifacts it usually puts before it freezes.