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My Editing Workstation Started Showing Glitchy Squares In Games Overnight

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Accepted solution by Lina Mori — oh ive been there lol check that the PCIe power connectors are fully seated and not melted or discolored. Power issues can produce…
  1. Jade Weber
    @buffermonk

    so this is new. artifacts in games, and only since updating ForceWare Beta Drivers from NVIDIA.

    gpu artifacts

    I've already rebooted three times, they don't show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows loads. is that a meaningful clue? I'm 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 the cheap explanations before I start pricing replacement cards. any ideas??

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  2. Lina Mori
    @lmori

    ok but any GPU overclock or memory overclock active? ?

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  3. Jade Weber
    @buffermonk
    in reply to @lmori

    sorry forgot to say i had a mild memory ovreclock in a tuning tool that Id forgotten about on teh editing workstation. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Noah
    @noah_cobalt

    im literally losing my mind here ok this thread just saved my weekend im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  5. Caleb Bauer
    @caleb.bauer

    been there man test with a second display output or a different port. If artifacts move with teh screen content in screenshots, its rendering (GPU) 😤 If they dont appear in a screenshot but do on teh moniotr, the cable, port or monitor itself is involved. hope that helps :)

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  6. Lina Mori
    @lmori

    try turning off the cable first, fixed it for me... bump.. 🤦 still happening with gpu for me

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  7. Arjun
    @arjun_heap

    hmmm ur BIOS observation is a good clue. If artifacts appear only after Windows loads teh driver, but not in BIOS or in Safe Mode (which uses the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter), that leans towards driver/software. If they show up in BIOS too, think hardware.

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  8. Arjun
    @arjun_heap

    yeahhh pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo driver-update from scratch

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  9. Caleb Bauer
    @caleb.bauer
    in reply to @arjun_heap

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

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  10. Arjun
    @arjun_heap
    in reply to @caleb.bauer

    been there man if artifacts persist after DDU and an older driver, and even appear in BIOS, back up your data and look into warranty. Don't keep stress testing a card that shows artifacts in BIOS.

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  11. Caleb Bauer
    @caleb.bauer
    in reply to @arjun_heap

    ahh classic reset any overclock or undervolt, especially memory clock. artifacts that look like small colored blocks are often VRAM instability, and a driver update can change memory behavior enough to tip a marginal OC over.

    at this point my GPU cost more than my car lol

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  12. Arjun
    @arjun_heap

    ok but which version are you on?. came here to say exactly this ?

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  13. Arjun
    @arjun_heap

    lol same thing happened to me +1 same here

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  14. Noah
    @noah_cobalt
    in reply to @arjun_heap

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts ok this thread just saved my weekend. exact same thing happened to my desktop last month

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  15. Lina Mori
    @lmori
    in reply to @noah_cobalt

    yeahhh have u checked your drivers settings? mine were reset after an update good luck man!

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

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  16. Lina Mori
    @lmori
    Accepted solution

    oh ive been there lol check that the PCIe power connectors are fully seated and not melted or discolored. Power issues can produce artifacts under load.

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  17. Jade Weber
    @buffermonk
    in reply to @lmori

    @lmori dude removed teh memory overclock and the artifacts in games disappeared even on ForceWare Beta Drivers 169.21. The update just exposed an OC that was never stable.

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