New GPU (6870) Blue Lines

[casey10]

Some times when I am watching youtube video's or listening to music out of no where I get blue vertical lines that go across my screen is my GPU bad should I RMA it?

 

[jryan388]

Temps? Are you using the latest drivers?

 

[kajabla]

^+1.
Full specs, please.

 

[casey10]

I5-2500k, MSI p67A-GD65, 8 GB G Skill Ripjaws DDR 3 1600, Hyper 212, HAF 912, corsair TX 750W psu and of course the 6870

 

[kajabla]

And temps?

 

[casey10]

GPU tempature is 35.0C on idle.f

 

[HEXTZ]

GPU tempature is 35.0C on idle.f

have the same problem, same card.

Windows 7 Ultimate
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990F
33 C Currently, idle.


I think it's the drivers, maybe disable/uninstall the display adapter, reboot, re-install updated drivers. I don't know, any tips?

I get em when I'm playing SWTOR and go on youtube, and bang! blue screen with vertical lines.

 

[casey10]

Yea I've decided im just going to RMA the video card and go with nvidia this is the first time I've ever gone with ATI and it was a bad choice.

 

[kajabla]

Don't knock off AMD entirely based on this one bit of anecdotal evidence. Both companies have DOA/buggy cards; I wouldn't say one has any more than the other.

 

[sod16]

+1 to kajabla, my s**ty nVidia card Blew after 3 years.

 

[casey10]

I went with Nvidia card GTX 560 TI (EVGA FTW)!

 

[kajabla]

Sounds good.

 

[casey10]

it was the 384 Processor core one though I think this card will compete against 6950 right?

 

[kajabla]

Yep, roughly equivalent. They trade benchmarks, depending on the game.

 

[casey10]

Ok then for 230$ I got my money's worth