IMac 17' screen - has lines and is freezing help!

I have a IMac 17' - My screen has lines across it and sometimes a triangle- If for some reason I'm able to get it to work past the users choice screen, it freezes within mins. Does anyone know how to fix or what the issue might be?

It's probably a bad video card or bad caps (the little soda cans) which are either swollen or leaking. If your machine isn't an iSight, take the back off and inspect the caps.

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Hello DJJOC,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To start troubleshooting this issue where your iMac's screen will not illuminate, please reset your SMC by following the information outlined below.
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