green blocks and colored lines on the desktop after the nvidia geforce 6100/6150 + nforce 430/410 system drivers update

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Accepted solution by Selin Lopez — oof do a proper clean install of teh previous driver: download it from teh NVIDIA support page, boot into Safe Mode, run DDU , reboot,…
  1. So this is new. Artifacts on the desktop, and only since updating GeForce 6100/6150 + nForce 430/410 System Drivers from NVIDIA.

    gpu artifacts

    ive already rebooted three times :) they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows loads. is that a meaningful clue? 🙏 im happy to run tests, I just need to know which ones make sense. I have not overclocked anything on purpose, but I did install a tuning tool a while back 😅 I want to rule out teh cheap explanations before I start pricing replacement cards. thx in advance!!

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  2. hmmm do they appear in screenshots, or only on the monitor?

    thinking

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  3. ahh right i had a mild memory overclock in a tuning tool that Id forgotten about on the home-built PC. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. ok so if artifcats persist after DDU and an older driver, and even appear in BIOS, back up your data and look into warranty, dont keep stress testing a card that shows artifacts in BIOS.

    thumbsup

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  5. test with a second display output or a different port. if artifacts move with the screen content in screenshots, its rendering (GPU). if they dont appear in a screenshot but do on the monitor, teh cable, port or monitor itself is involved.

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  6. oof do a proper clean install of teh previous driver: download it from teh NVIDIA support page, boot into Safe Mode, run DDU, reboot, then install. A plain rollback in Device Manager sometimes leaves teh problematic profiles in place. lmk how it goes

    somewhere an AI is confidently telling someone the wrong fix rn

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  7. ehh id test in a second PC if you can. Its teh only test that really separates the card from everything else.

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  8. hmmm following, having teh same problem. i swear driver-update is cursed

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  9. @slopez_30 DDU plus the previous NVIDIA drvier and teh artifacts are completely gone. so relieved i didnt buy a new card in a panic.

    mindblown

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