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GeForce Beta Drivers update and now my screen looks like a broken mosaic

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Accepted solution by Leon Kim — been there man your BIOS observation is a good clue, if artifacts appear only after Windows loads the driver, but not in BIOS or in Safe…
  1. Nell D.
    @nell.dubois40

    So this is new. Artifacts in 3D apps, and only since updating GeForce Beta 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 lmao 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 the cheap explanations before i start pricing replacement cards. what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Amara Walsh
    @quietrider

    hmmm any GPU overclock or memory overclock active?

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  3. Nell D.
    @nell.dubois40
    in reply to @quietrider

    took a screenshot and the artifacts are visible in it too, so its not the cable. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Dario Vance
    @dariov118
    in reply to @nell.dubois40

    reset any ovreclock 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.

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  5. Leon Kim
    @daemon_hound

    Test with a second display output or a different port. If artifacts move with the screen content in screenshots, it's rendering (GPU). If they don't appear in a screenshot but do on the monitor, the cable, port or monitor itself is involved. hope that helps :)

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  6. Dario Vance
    @dariov118

    ok but is artifacts even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  7. Leon Kim
    @daemon_hound
    Accepted solution

    been there man your BIOS observation is a good clue, 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. fingers crossed 🤞

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  8. Nell D.
    @nell.dubois40
    in reply to @daemon_hound

    @daemon_hound DDU plus the previous NVIDIA driver and the artifacts are completely gone. So relieved i didnt buy a new card in a panic.

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