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Is my GPU defective? (Red lights on mobo)

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October 4, 2014 9:24:10 AM

New PC, a lot of problems related to my GPU, mainly in Hearthstone:
1. Artifacts (flickering lines) in Hearthstone randomly for a second. Have not seen in any other games.
2. General freezes for a second, like something not opening when I'm clicking the icon, or flash player freezing...


Specs:
Windows 8
i7
GTX770
Z97-A

Dual monitors
No overclock
Ran Furmark 10 min, Max temp 79C, FPS 42.

Thanks for the help!

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October 4, 2014 10:03:29 AM

I noticed that some red lights were blinking on the mobo when it was turned on. Not sure what it could mean?
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October 4, 2014 10:20:49 AM

Is your PS strong enough for that card?
Id suggest a 600W
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October 4, 2014 10:57:22 AM

Thanks for the reply!
I've got a XFX Pro Semi Modular 850w for upgrading purposes. I've read that it's one of the best PSU brands there is, so it should be enough by far.
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October 4, 2014 11:12:17 AM

What mobo lights?
Pics.
Need.
Will diagnose.
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October 4, 2014 11:27:32 AM

It will be kind of hard to take a picture of them as one only show up for a split second, but I will see what I can do.
Oh, and there is an yellow light next on the ethernet connection that seems to be turned on at all times, even when the computer is off...
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October 9, 2014 8:25:29 AM

Not sure if this is related, but when I was playing Minecraft I got an error from the Nvidia OpenGL drivers:

"The NVIDIA OpenGL driver detected a problem with the display driver and is unable to continue. The application must close.
Error code: 9
Would you like to visit http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html for help?"

Any ideas?
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October 9, 2014 8:37:18 AM

MrGoldScrew said:
Pictures incoming!

When I turn the PC on, firstly this light turns on:
http://i.imgur.com/TqpQD5N.jpg

Then this flashes for a split second:
http://i.imgur.com/ngv7LIv.jpg

Lastly, this light stays longer than the previous ones:
http://i.imgur.com/YYWSunM.jpg

Hopefully that makes sense.


Those are the POST lights. It is normal for them to blink at startup. As long a (red) light doesn't stay on, it means everything has passed POST.

The first picture is the CPU light, the second is for the RAM and the last is for the graphics card.

What drivers are you using? Did you uninstall your previous drivers? And if so, how did you do it?

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October 10, 2014 3:10:33 AM

frag06 said:
MrGoldScrew said:
Pictures incoming!

When I turn the PC on, firstly this light turns on:
http://i.imgur.com/TqpQD5N.jpg

Then this flashes for a split second:
http://i.imgur.com/ngv7LIv.jpg

Lastly, this light stays longer than the previous ones:
http://i.imgur.com/YYWSunM.jpg

Hopefully that makes sense.


Those are the POST lights. It is normal for them to blink at startup. As long a (red) light doesn't stay on, it means everything has passed POST.

The first picture is the CPU light, the second is for the RAM and the last is for the graphics card.

What drivers are you using? Did you uninstall your previous drivers? And if so, how did you do it?



Ah I see...

I'm using the latest drivers of course. When I uninstall drivers I go into the device manager, right click on the GPU and uninstall. I also check the uninstall drivers mark.
Actually I should do this again, because I'm not sure if I did this with the new PC...
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October 10, 2014 6:33:01 AM

MrGoldScrew said:
Not sure if this is related, but when I was playing Minecraft I got an error from the Nvidia OpenGL drivers:

"The NVIDIA OpenGL driver detected a problem with the display driver and is unable to continue. The application must close.
Error code: 9
Would you like to visit http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html for help?"

Any ideas?


So this is still happening, currently checking for Hearthstone problems...



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October 16, 2014 9:32:14 AM

So these little black squares showed up today when loading chains of comments on Youtube:
http://i.imgur.com/NxZCILf.png
Happens on both monitors.
Again, no idea if it's relevant to the GPU failing or just a bug...
Haven't seen any Hearthstone problems yet but haven't played that much...
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