The problem is that in some games there will occur glitches in the graphics. The glitches vary from small colorful pixels to the ground kind of dragging up further than it should, if that makes any sense. It happens in mostly high quality games such as Battlefield 4, Boishock Infinite, GTA 5 and Tomb Raider. And it's weird, because when i had just bought my pc couple of years ago Battlefield, Bioshock and Tomb Raider would look just fine, no glitches. I am not sure if it is my monitor that has been tearing or maby my gpu. Here are pictures of the glitches:
This one is not so easy to spot, but there are some sort of vertical dotty squares in the background around the screen in the dark areas. This sort of glitch i get alot. Also in the background of youtube videos and other streaming.
So what do you guys think is the issue here? The games run smoothly, it's just these glitches that are the problem. My specs: AMD fx-8350 Gigabyte 990xa ud3 MSI 660ti PE Corsair C600 PSU
You're sure about this? Wouldn't want to buy a new graphics card and then discover that was not the problem. Could it be the monitor? Or would the glitches not show up in screenshots then. I also have kind of a shitty motherboard i have had problems with overheating before.
unless if it's constantly the same issue in the same spot on the monitor in and out of game it's not the monitor. Motherboard also wouldn't cause this, it's strictly graphics card related. you could try using afterburner or a similar program to lower the graphics card core clock to see if the problem goes away.
Didn't fix nothing. Assuming i did it correctly, You're just supposed to set down the core clock value and press apply right? That is at least what made sense to me, but it didn't work.
you could try increasing the voltage, do it at your own risk though... if you're already having problems could have unsavory results but it could also fix the issue. it's a coin toss.
I mean it works in games like league of legends, csgo and fallout new vegas, games that are not as demanding, so i dont want to risk breaking the card completely. Also i dont have money for another one right as of now.
Chances are, you're not going to be able to fix it. I use a tool called EVGA oc scanner to check for artifacts, but that requires an EVGA card. You can use Furmark, occt, kombuster, gputool, or atitool. I think the first 3 you have to watch to see if an artifact pops up. I believe the last 2 will track them for you. This won't fix anything, but you will know if it's your gpu.
I have downloaded occt now, and it is running. So does this stop running when it's done and give me a final result like a virus scan? Also when it's running now it imidiately said "39309 errors detected", which im assuming is not very good lol
oh well, thank you so much for the help! I've had the card for around 2,5 years so i did get something out of it. It should last longer than that though shouldn't it? Could it be dust in my pc that fucked it up? When i open the case i see that it has gathered some dust on top of the pcb.
Dust can be a problem, but as long as there's still air flow, it's probably not the problem.
A good video card should last at least 5 years.
If you're the type of guy that changes your engine oil every 3,000 miles, then you're also the type of guy that dusts out your case every 6 months. It's not completely necessary, but it's a good habit to have and your gear will thank you for it.
My trick is I'm using a HAF X with awesome air flow and filters that I can pop out and clean. Everything inside looks brand new.
There's miles of things that can go wrong with a video card. Most of the time, it's the manufacturer. Not necessarily that everything they put out is bad, but that specific model was bad.
hmm yeah. Probably just this one that had a fault.
I'm thinking maybe I'll just buy a temporary GTX 950. It will only be in use until after the summer break when i start my apprenticeship and actually make money for a proper card. Is the 950 alright for modern games?
