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IKA258   08-05-2008 at 07:00:05 AM

Card is maybe 3-4 days old, and has artifacts on GRID and Assassin's creed. Mildly on GRID, and very annoyingly noticeably on Assassin's Creed. Tried 3 different drivers, nothing seems to be helping.

Help? What should I do?

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BigBurn   08-05-2008 at 07:12:58 AM
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Contact your hardware vendor and it will probbly end in a RMA. Artifacts are usually coming from faulty video ram and there is nothing you can do. Or maybe the card is overheating, so just check your airflow before.

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IKA258   08-05-2008 at 07:40:13 AM
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It's also probably worth noting that less graphics intensive games (oblivion, GTA San Andreas) don't artifact. Any way to be certain it's the card, not drivers OS etc, game etc?

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BigBurn   08-05-2008 at 08:12:53 AM
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Download ATItool (i know its ATI but it will work) and do the artifact test.

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IKA258   08-06-2008 at 12:49:59 AM
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Downloaded the ATI tools, says "no error," however I do see visual artifacts in the form of yellow lines? Any know what's up?

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jaydeejohn   08-06-2008 at 02:27:31 AM
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Looks like a RMA to me

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IKA258   08-06-2008 at 02:32:29 AM
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Okay, now I upped fan speeds to 100% w/ RIVAtuner, no artifacts at 67C.
If fan speed set to auto, GPU goes to 76C in ATI tools and in games, and begins to artifact.

You guys still think it's a faulty GPU and would RMA it? Keep in mind it is running highly overclocked from the factory.

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thogrom   08-06-2008 at 03:53:20 AM
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yes... it shouldn't artifact at default anything... if it requires a modified fan profile to make it work... then it doesn't work the way it should

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