GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Artifacting/Crashing

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

I just assembeled a new computer and got everything running pretty smoothly. I wanted to test out a few games on the new rig and I updated my Nvidia drivers to the newest version and ran Metro 2033. After a few minutes my comptuer crashed and after restarting I found that certain programs and windows (Firefox, Skype calls) artifact heavily and will crash the drivers after a few seconds. I fixed artifacted in Firefox by turning off hardware excelleration but I don't know how to solve the problem for anything else. I uninstalled the newest drivers for an older version but I'm still getting the same problem. Any tips on what to do?

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Hmmm this seems to be becoming more often.
What are your FULL system specs? Everything...

Anyway. Download and instal MSI afterburner, then try increasing the power slider to max.

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

Sorry I'm not sure how to find a list of all my specs, but here's my parts list for my computer. Like I said, just bought it. http://i.imgur.com/cuBPxW5.jpg

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Seems all good, another possibility is a problematic PSU. But that PSU is perfectly decent!

Anyway, try the slider increase?

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

OK, I'm still getting artifacting. I don't seem to have that issue when I tried using those programs after I had no drivers when I uninstalled them while trying to fix with a rollback.

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

Weird, Mozilla is no longer artifacting. With the power only at 100%, though it's not doing it at max either. Skype is still artifacting, but the drivers didn't crash due to it like it was a bit ago.

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Trogz :

OK try this. Remove all Nvidia drivers. Then do a registry sweep with something like CCleaner, restart the machine and re-install the latest driver of Nvidias site.

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Trogz :

Weird... OK you sure they are artifacts? Can you take and post a screenshots?

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

Spoke to soon on that last post. Still doing it. Sure I'll supply an SS in a second.

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

Gosh this is extremely unusual. I accidentally started the computer in safe mode, which I guess wasn't a bad thing, but restarted again to go back into my normal computer mode to get an SS. Now nothing is artifacting. To describe it, when I opened Mozilla, a bunch of small little pixilated boxes would flicker and change color on the screen. Similarly to this random image I found on the internet. http://i.imgur.com/9pkNR.jpg

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Definitely driver related. Well do what I suggested anyway...

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

OK. Did what you said. Nothing worked. Re-installed windows, and I'm still getting this:
http://i.imgur.com/zCGCery.png
It's happening after I update the drivers only. But I have no idea how to fix it.

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Trogz :

OK starting to think the GPU is faulty. Try another port on the GPU, and try it in another PC, RMA time almost...

Trogz · Jun 19, 2013

As of right now, knock on wood, everything seems fine. I slipped it into the other available slot and so far I'm not getting the same issues after I updated my drivers there. I'll try skype and a few games and post back if I find any issues. Edit1: Skype's fine.
Edit2: Though I only know that Metro 2033 didn't work and that happened at the start of this Fiasco, Scrolls (though not a graphically intensive game) shows no signs of trouble while playing. I think you may have cured me, doc.

Novuake · Jun 19, 2013

Trogz :

Holding thumbs.

Trogz · Jun 20, 2013

I hope I didn't put it in the wrong PCI slot to begin with, I would feel so silly.

Novuake · Jun 20, 2013

Wait? What? That Pro 4 has only one PCI-e slot??? LOL where did you put it in? And where is it now?

Trogz · Jun 20, 2013

Oh my gosh I'm an idiot. I forgot to mention I had to switch motherboards since I got the wrong model online. I bought one with the incorrect amount of sockets like a dummy (I'm not very good at this.) I had to switch to a http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H77M/ I got at a local store. I showed then my parts list and my intentions and they helped me pick this out. It had two PCI slots.

Edit: I'm really sorry, but thankful, you're taking your time to help out a scatterbrain such as I.

Novuake · Jun 20, 2013

Trogz :

AH! That makes more sense.
Do you have it in the top blue slot now?

Trogz · Jun 20, 2013

No, I had it there originally and moved it to the lower black slot. Which seemed to work. I thought that's what you meant when you said switch GPU slots... but again, I'm pretty awful at this!

Novuake · Jun 20, 2013

Hmmm that is strange... The bottom port is only x4, less bandwidth for the card which could cause it to be slower.
Not what I meant, wait, maybe it was just neccessary for a re-seat of the graphics card.

Trogz · Jun 20, 2013

I'll try to put it back in a few. Also how slower we talking here? Since everything is still running real smoothly.

Novuake · Jun 20, 2013

Trogz :

Depends on the game. I should say about 10%. Change it and see. If it does it again in the top slot, I would RMA the mobo.

Trogz · Jun 20, 2013

Will do! Thanks for all your help, I seriously appreciate it. A flame of knowledge to lighten up the dark ignorance that is my noggin

Trogz · Jun 20, 2013

Yeah, everything works back in the normal slot. Nifty! Thanks for all your help!

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