I have a Dell Insprion 1420 with Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS 

Running windows 7, fully updated. I'm not here for tech support however, more of a vent post or hoping someone will have a magical answer :/

I played heavy graphic games on that laptop, Eve Online almost everyday for 3 years! And every MMO I have run on that computer with no issues. The Sims 1-3, Oblivion. WoW..many many others.

I finally had the "No-video Dell fail" crash after playing. A quick google will show that Dell Insprion 1420 nvidia version has a faulty design and breaks down ALL the time. Many other dells have this issue, not just my model.

I played sins for a couple days..Then after a few blue screens and then pink lines all down my screen it got worse and worse till it just wouldn't boot any video. I can hear windows startup but can't see anything.

After many hours of research and testing i learned it's the dell no video issue from overheated nvidia card.

I replaced the motherboard thinking that I had just over used it over the years and it was the faulty dell parts problem.

I played Eve online again for a few hours, rollercoaster tycoon 3, and watched some shows.

Then tried Sins after i reinstalled the game and it went down in the same horrible way right after I selected a map. except no warning this time just pink lines and now won't let me see any windows startup within minutes instead of the days it took to go out before.

I've played Sins on my way old laptop that can't even run Eve because the graphics card is too old, but it runs Sins perfect. I don't understand why it would destroy my newer laptop.

Currently getting a desktop for gaming because this is very frustrating.

I guess I just wanted to let it be known out there and see if anyone else has heard of this issue with just Sins? Or if it's a coincidence it happened twice?

Thanks!