Hello there,
I've been having some persistent graphical issues with my machine, which started a month or two ago.
You can see the sort of thing I'm talking about below:
http://s36.photobucket.com/user/Darjc24/media/gfx_zps75fa40de.jpg.html
My current set-up:
H55M Foxconn mobo
Radeon 6870 GFX card
i5 740 CPU
12GB DDR3 RAM
Generic 650W PSU
These artifacts tend to develop after playing fairly intense games for a while. I can go from getting a couple of days with no issue, to only getting an hour or two. They never occur on start-up, so a restart always temporarily fixes the problem. Interestingly, I tried taking a couple of screenshots (via xfire), and the artifacts don't appear, everything looks normal.
Things I've tried:
- One of the things first suggested to me was that my monitor was on it's way out, and due to the fact I'd been intending on getting a new one anyway, I bought a new one without any testing. Alas however, it didn't solve the issue.
- I've tried updating all graphical and mobo drives, including reverting back to old drivers, no improvement.
- I've reset the mobo by removing the battery (under advice), no improvement.
- I discovered whilst investigating that my CPU was getting rather hot. I applied fresh thermal paste and replaced my heat sink (again, I intended to anyway). No improvement!
- I've installed software to monitor the temperatures of all my hardware. My CPU now rarely exceeds 50 degrees, whilst my GPU rarely exceeds 60 degrees.
I only have one PCI-E slot. so cannot switch my GFX card about. I cannot easily test my card in another machine, nor do I have another PCI-E device to test the slot.
I imagine it's coincidence, but I recently upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, roughly when the problems began. Like I say though, I personally don't think this is related to the issue.
I suspect my GPU is on its way out (less than 2 years old! Under warranty?), and so I'm on the verge of parting with the cash for a new one. I guess I'm looking for some support of my opinion before I do.
My PSU would be the only other thing I'd personally suspect, as it's 6 or 7 years old now. I've never however had any random shutdowns or issues of the like which I suspect I would if that was the problem.
Thank you for any help!
Darren
I've been having some persistent graphical issues with my machine, which started a month or two ago.
You can see the sort of thing I'm talking about below:
http://s36.photobucket.com/user/Darjc24/media/gfx_zps75fa40de.jpg.html
My current set-up:
H55M Foxconn mobo
Radeon 6870 GFX card
i5 740 CPU
12GB DDR3 RAM
Generic 650W PSU
These artifacts tend to develop after playing fairly intense games for a while. I can go from getting a couple of days with no issue, to only getting an hour or two. They never occur on start-up, so a restart always temporarily fixes the problem. Interestingly, I tried taking a couple of screenshots (via xfire), and the artifacts don't appear, everything looks normal.
Things I've tried:
- One of the things first suggested to me was that my monitor was on it's way out, and due to the fact I'd been intending on getting a new one anyway, I bought a new one without any testing. Alas however, it didn't solve the issue.
- I've tried updating all graphical and mobo drives, including reverting back to old drivers, no improvement.
- I've reset the mobo by removing the battery (under advice), no improvement.
- I discovered whilst investigating that my CPU was getting rather hot. I applied fresh thermal paste and replaced my heat sink (again, I intended to anyway). No improvement!
- I've installed software to monitor the temperatures of all my hardware. My CPU now rarely exceeds 50 degrees, whilst my GPU rarely exceeds 60 degrees.
I only have one PCI-E slot. so cannot switch my GFX card about. I cannot easily test my card in another machine, nor do I have another PCI-E device to test the slot.
I imagine it's coincidence, but I recently upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, roughly when the problems began. Like I say though, I personally don't think this is related to the issue.
I suspect my GPU is on its way out (less than 2 years old! Under warranty?), and so I'm on the verge of parting with the cash for a new one. I guess I'm looking for some support of my opinion before I do.
My PSU would be the only other thing I'd personally suspect, as it's 6 or 7 years old now. I've never however had any random shutdowns or issues of the like which I suspect I would if that was the problem.
Thank you for any help!
Darren
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