Extremely Worried!

Thanks a lot the reply Breaks! :)

Did your friends card do the exact same thing, really?

I don't have another computer that I can try it in which is unlucky...

Or, if you have onboard graphics, run off that for an hour or two and see if you run into any issues.
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I'll try the onboard graphics...

I have that exact monitor and I've never seen any of our monitors (or other monitors for that fact) do that when dying. Normally they just pack up on the spot if it is in fact the monitor. I wouldn't put it down to the monitor.
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I didn't think it was the monitor either, thanks for clarifying that :)

How much slack do you have behind your PC where the monitor connector goes in the graphics card?
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The wire isn't pushed agains the wall at all, it's got to bend to go the monitor, but it isn't bad.

Run an application that monitors your card temp
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It's running at 47c at the moment... I don't know when it's going to do it, so I can't really monitor it... The fan is spinning I can see it is.

I'll try the onboard video, ahh, it'll be horrible, thanks a lot for the help. :) I owe you!
 
You're welcome matey :)

47C idle is considerably hot for a graphics card, in my experience. My card right now is sitting at around 39C and I've not long come out of a game. Check that there isn't dust or something blocking the fan or vent (if you have a vent on your card). But to me it definitely does seem like the graphics card at fault. And yes, my friends card did do the exact same thing :). Although his got to the point where, just after post, it would be like a disco of colours and you couldn't read ANY information at any point of booting.

Running the onboard video is just to check and check again that it isn't the monitor (which I'm very sure it isn't). But it's also to check that it's not something else causing the problem such as the motherboard etc. Doing that will cancel out the card being at fault (if it does it without the card in) at least.

In these situations you just have to try and cancel. Try various methods of troubleshooting, and cancel out a component by component, one at a time. Just to be on the safe side, run memtest as well to make sure your RAM is fine, so we can cancel that out also. Although RAM has never caused this sort of issue before, but if it is a voltage problem like someone else mentioned, your PSU could have taken out a few other things too, hence the RAM test.

Not sure if there is an accurate voltage reader for PSU's but it might be worth a try looking for one of those and making sure you're outputs are fine. Or you can just reboot and look in your BIOS as it says there. But it would require you sitting there for about 20 minutes and starring at the voltage readings to make sure none of them are spiking.

Breaks.
 
47C idle is considerably hot for a graphics card, in my experience. My card right now is sitting at around 39C and I've not long come out of a game. Check that there isn't dust or something blocking the fan or vent (if you have a vent on your card). But to me it definitely does seem like the graphics card at fault. And yes, my friends card did do the exact same thing . Although his got to the point where, just after post, it would be like a disco of colours and you couldn't read ANY information at any point of booting.
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I've read that people's cards go up to 76c sometimes, I have an 80mm fan right next to the GPU too...

If it where the RAM wouldn't I get things like random reboots and such, I don't know if it could cause the screen to go funny.

When I run a game, the fan does get louder, a lot, I think it's speeding up to cool it down more?
 
RAM wouldn't cause your screen to go funny (as far as I know), but if it is a faulty PSU then it's a good idea to check all other components for any theme of curruption. I've had a bad stick of RAM before due to a dodgy PSU and the computer ran fine. It was only when an application used up to around 85% of the RAM that I started noticing data curruption. As I said, the RAM idea isn't related to the issue as such, just more of a precaution on your components to rule out any major PSU voltage spikes. Better to be safe than sorry I always say, especially with my track record of comp failures.

I just found that temp to be rather high for an idle temp, especially if you have a fan blowing directly on it. Might be worth sticking a desk fan inside your computer for an hour or two, run the machine as normal with the card running and point the desk fan at the graphics card. See how much it affects your temp readings, and also to see if it stops any artifacts from showing. As it could be an overheating issue rather than a nackered card. Have you checked the cards cooler to make sure it's not clogged up with any crud like dust / hair etc?

My overall guess would be a failing card though. So I personally would either try and test it somewhere or just send it back if still under warranty. But it's never nice to jump the gun and end up doing something you didn't need to. Hence all the other tests to do so you can rule out other things :).

Breaks.
 
Just reading your reply then and the monitor went off, had to reset the machine...

It's running at 49c at the moment. I don't have a fan that I can put next to it... I thought that my temps would be acceptable.

Yeah, I would guess that it is failing, I also don't have onboard video, so I can't test that theory...
 
Gah. Best bet would be to return the card then matey. If it is still under warranty. Seems your only option.

Breaks.
 
Gah. Best bet would be to return the card then matey. If it is still under warranty. Seems your only option.
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Yeah, guess that's what I'll have to do, did take it out before my last post and spray it with some compressed ait to clean it... I haven't had a problem yet, but it's still eatly I guess.

You get a year warranty whenever you buy something from a store, so it's Ok... I'll have to find the time to send it back :(

Thanks a lot for your help, again :)
 
Just one more thing, I know Breaks has mentioned that it could be some other things, but could the MOBO or the CPU cause this? Thanks :)
 
Motherboard = Possibly. Say if you had a damaged address bus or something (but that's quite rare), or if you had flashed the BIOS dodgy etc. CPU = Doubtful. I couldn't see the processor creating artifacts like that (or at least in my life time I've never read or heard of one doing so). I can't recally if they do but don't gigabyte do hardware testing software? If so, give that a run and see what the results are that it outputs.

Breaks.
 
Ok, Sure, Thanks. So it's unlikely that it's the CPU or the MOBO, it most probably is the GPU as it's a but funky :P I'll send it back on Sat or Sun... Or Tuesday :(

Thanks again for the help Breaks :)
 
It's rather odd and a little rare for a faulty motherboard / cpu to give off such effects on their last legs (well at least I've never heard of it happening before and no one else seems to be posting to confirm or disagree with it). So in the long run, yes, I'd go with your GPU. And you're welcome :). Although, another good idea as to why to run Memtest, not only will it test your RAM but it also tests your motherboards buses to and from the RAM. As of course data has to be sent to and from the RAM across your motherboard, so you can see if it's getting currupted along the way (but it is of course a lengthy process).

Breaks.
 
Yeah, True and I can't imagine them being on the way out as their only a month old... I'll send it back over the weekend though, it'll take just over a week to get it back, especially with half term and bank holiday Monday... I'll give Memtest a try.

I've just noticed, you have near enough the same spec as me :)
 
Not to go on, but I don't know if this changes it being the GPU, but when the PC was posting the lines started to appear and I got a BSOD for a split second then the PC restarted and I'm on it now, Is it still the GPU?
 
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Not to go on, but I don't know if this changes it being the GPU, but when the PC was posting the lines started to appear and I got a BSOD for a split second then the PC restarted and I'm on it now, Is it still the GPU?
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Serves you right for over clocking your cpu. Thats what you get looser.

U dnt hava clue about pc's do you danny
 
Serves you right for over clocking your cpu. Thats what you get looser.

U dnt hava clue about pc's do you danny
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I haven't OC'ed my CPU, What are you on about?
Shut up, you're just a fat mess!

Yeah, I think I do, more than you anyway... Why are you being so immature?
 
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I haven't OC'ed my CPU, What are you on about?
Shut up, you're just a fat mess!

Yeah, I think I do, more than you anyway... Why are you being so immature?
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lol ok you can try and quote computers 2 me if you want you will loose pal.

I hold probably more qualifications than you, in a job on £5 an hour and guess wat, 2 get in2 ict u dnt need 2 go 2 uni, and anuva fing i am currently working to my MCSE which will make me a microsoft approved professional.

I currently manage 5 networks and have just quoted on installing a full new 1 in a big office block in liverpool

Dnt u try and say i dnt have a clue as i kno more than u

people u kno even say u r clueless.:)
 
lol ok you can try and quote computers 2 me if you want you will loose pal.
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KNowing stuff about computers isn't sitting there and stating random facts about them.

I hold probably more qualifications than you, in a job on £5 an hour and guess wat, 2 get in2 ict u dnt need 2 go 2 uni, and anuva fing i am currently working to my MCSE which will make me a microsoft approved professional.

I currently manage 5 networks and have just quoted on installing a full new 1 in a big office block in liverpool

Dnt u try and say i dnt have a clue as i kno more than u
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Gareth, you don't do any of this, you "work" for your Dad, you follow him around on your little lead, he does it all, you stand there and watch.

people u kno even say u r clueless
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Who, you?
 
Kornowski said:
KNowing stuff about computers isn't sitting there and stating random facts about them.



Gareth, you don't do any of this, you "work" for your Dad, you follow him around on your little lead, he does it all, you stand there and watch.



Who, you?
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I must add i DO NOT work for my dad, i am self emplyed with my own web maintenance/netowork customers.

I am the ict manager for my dads businesses, but am not on the payroll/.

ANy more of your shit and u will b reported
 
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