Vertical lines on monitor.

[JoeThePlumber]

Hello, after replacing a PSU and upgrading the ram in my computer, upon first boot up since installing the hardware, my screen was full of artifacts which turned into two large vertical lines. I didn't get past the Windows loading screen.

I reset the computer and it booted normally. No problems, works great.

I was just wondering if anyone has had this before? My monitor is good, no problems there. I did recently receive an RMA for my 6850 video card. Its about 3 days old.

Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[austing]

If its still there, try going to onboard video, if its gone, its the graphics card.

 

[JoeThePlumber]

If its still there, try going to onboard video, if its gone, its the graphics card.

Do you think its an issue if I have no problems now? I rebooted multiple times to try and reproduce the problem but everything went smoothly. Just wondering if I should think about RMA'ing by RMA. lol

 

[Fokissed]

Try stressing the system for a bit. Use Prime95 to stress the CPU and RAM and Furmark to stress the GPU. If your PC doesn't crash, you're probably fine.

 

[JoeThePlumber]

I tried stress testing with Prime95 and furmark. I experienced artifacts and a blue screen when using furmark. :/ HIS cards. Took 3 weeks to get my original RMA back and now I might have to wait another 3 weeks if they will even RMA this one. Will reinstall drivers first and see if that helps.