aramp1
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Okay, I have a bit of a weird problem with my visuals that just started happening in the last month or so.
Every once in a while they get very grainy (see pic of my desktop). Sometimes it gets pretty bad. It seems to happen if the computer sits for a while. It will definitely happen if I turn the computer off overnight or for any period of time. I’ve decided that it wasn’t the monitor because I switched it over to my laptop and it worked fine.
I built the computer about a year and a half ago and figured that it was dusty inside (even though I blow it out with compressed air on a regular basis) So, I took out my graphics card, removed the heat sink and cleaned it up. I re-installed it (with new grease between the heat sink and chip) and that didn’t do it. I can’t seem to figure this out. I have the latest driver. The visuals seem to get better when the screen refresh rate is lower, IE after I first turn the computer on when the visuals are bad, I drop the refresh rate down to 60Hz. Once it gets warmed up, I bring it back up to 75Hz or so. Is it time to get a new video card? Any ideas for help?
Every once in a while they get very grainy (see pic of my desktop). Sometimes it gets pretty bad. It seems to happen if the computer sits for a while. It will definitely happen if I turn the computer off overnight or for any period of time. I’ve decided that it wasn’t the monitor because I switched it over to my laptop and it worked fine.
I built the computer about a year and a half ago and figured that it was dusty inside (even though I blow it out with compressed air on a regular basis) So, I took out my graphics card, removed the heat sink and cleaned it up. I re-installed it (with new grease between the heat sink and chip) and that didn’t do it. I can’t seem to figure this out. I have the latest driver. The visuals seem to get better when the screen refresh rate is lower, IE after I first turn the computer on when the visuals are bad, I drop the refresh rate down to 60Hz. Once it gets warmed up, I bring it back up to 75Hz or so. Is it time to get a new video card? Any ideas for help?
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