What's with my screen? My graphics die?

kashford

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Ok so problem started one day. I turned the computer on after it was just fine last night. Now I turn it on and start surfing the web everything is fine., I started to run smite get into a game and my PC freezes completely. No response, so I turn it off/on and get these horizontal red lines across the monitor. It loads but more lines, boxes are showing up and then blue screen. I couldn't read what it said something about display drivers. But by. Now the monitor has constant horizontal lines flickering.My friend thinking it was a virus made me install malware bytes and it worked. The lines were gone. I even forgot to mention that I had to change my dvi port from the first one to the bottom. Anyways I think everything is fine but I run smite again and PC freezes again turn it back on and the small horizontal lines appeared again. I can't find a PC shop to test individual parts they just want me to drop it off and let them fix it. Any ideas to what you guys think it is? The lines are like static looking and when I boot I get two vertical static lines kind of like an old VCR tracking static. I have a Radeon 6870, with a ASus m5a99x and amd fx8350 and an 750w psuI have ordered a new fan for my CPU has I have read it overheats but that's on its way
On my phone so sorry about formatting! i have reformatted my conputer and it still all fuzzy. Ill add a picture tomorrow. No way to do it from my phone.

here is a picture of what my screen looks like after formatting. http://imgur.com/ZbZJ7U9
I thought it was temperature too so I put a box fan right up next to my open case, didn't do anything. I've been thinking about taking off the Gpu heat sink and reapplying thermal paste. I don't know the. Card is 3-4 years old. Hope the picture helps.
 

JimF_35

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"I thought it was temperature too so I put a box fan right up next to my open case, didn't do anything. I've been thinking about taking off the Gpu heat sink and reapplying thermal paste. I don't know the. Card is 3-4 years old. Hope the picture helps."

What are your GPU temperatures while the game is running? You can run something like Furmark for testing and Speedfan for temps.

http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/

My opinion is that it is the GPU that has gone bad. Do you still have a warrantee on it. If so I might take it back to the store you bought it from and get it RMAed. You can maybe underclock or overvolt your GPU with something like Afterburner.

http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

The other thing it could be is your power supply. You may want to check that out too. What power supply do you have?
 

kashford

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I have a 750w rosewill bronze 80 plus. Ill also add that i have two dvi ports on my video card. the top port has stopped working but i still get that pixel lookig screenig or w/e on the bottom port.

Also why doesnt my bios beep when my hard drive loads. Nor does any keyboard lights flick on when i click the main switch. Its always done this but just wanna know why it doesnt.

My cpu temps do run a little hot as it is a 8350 with stock. I have a evo 12 heatsink on the way. But i might need to add like a r9 280x to that list

Havent got a round to messig with temp or under clocking it since im studyig for exam on monday >.<
 

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