Is my graphics card dying? ASUS R9 280X

Rouwdouw

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Jun 13, 2016
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Hey guys,

Technical information
ASUS R9 280X DC2 3GD5 3096MB GDDR5
I've never overclocked the card. The card is for about 29 months in use.

The problem
For about a month I've been having black artifacts. The artifacts appear most of the time in games (Dark Souls, Rust, Total War: Shogun 2), but not exclusively, lately they also appear on my desktop while browsing. The artifacts are always black squares and they flicker irregular. I've also noticed they don't always appear on the same spot on my screen. Screenshots of artifacts and a short clip of artifacts

Troubleshooting
I've reinstalled the latest GPU drivers multiple times (using DDU) and I've also tried older drivers, with no succes. As far as I know I couldn't detect any anomalies in the MSI Afterburner logs, the GPU temperature stays well below 70C.

Is my graphics card dying?

Thanks in advance!
 

Rouwdouw

Commendable
Jun 13, 2016
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1,510


Thank you for your suggestion, I'll definetely try another PCIe lane.