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quadro & geforce driver update and now my screen looks like a broken mosaic

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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 behaivor enough to tip a marginal OC over.

  1. Lina Nolan
    @linan211

    so annoyed rn so this is new. artifacts in 3D apps, and only since updating Quadro & GeForce Driver 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 teh cheap explanations before I start pricing replacement cards.

    rage

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  2. Hana Jansen
    @hjansen_45

    your BIOS observation is a good clue.. 馃槀 if artifacts appear only after Windows loads the 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. hope that helps :)

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  3. Uma Nolan
    @uman565
    in reply to @hjansen_45

    same issue here on my homelab box. glad im not the only one. spent two days on nvidia and im still not done hope that helps :)

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  5. Uma Nolan
    @uman565
    in reply to @kenjip897

    hmmm 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 teh problematic profiles in place. fingers crossed 馃

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  6. Uma Nolan
    @uman565

    been there man this. so much this fingers crossed 馃

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  7. Bram Kowalski
    @shader_otter
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    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 behaivor enough to tip a marginal OC over.

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  8. Omar Novak
    @omar.novak12
    in reply to @shader_otter

    make a backup before u touch teh firmware, learned that the hard way. told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been all weekend

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  9. Lina Nolan
    @linan211
    in reply to @shader_otter

    @shader_otter dude sadly it was hardware. Artifacts showed in BIOS after a few days lol Warranty claim is in. thx for hleping me figure it out fast. seriously made my day 馃槶馃檹

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