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the scary moment your game suddenly fills with flickering triangles

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by Yara WolfeJump to the reply

If artifacts appear even in BIOS or on teh boot screen, thats almost certainly hardware 🤷 In that case contact the seller or manufacturer for warranty. lmk how it goes

  1. Chen
    @civanova

    smth is very wrong with my GTX 1080 Ti. games show flickering triangles after i applied a memory overclock:

    gpu artifacts

    The desktop looks fine. It only appears under load. Ive already reinstalled the driver. Whats the right order of tests before i panic?

    Temperatures in the overlay dont look crazy to me, but Im not sure which sensor matters. Id love to rule out the simple stuff before contacting support.

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  2. Uma I.
    @shader_tinker741

    do they ever appear outisde games, for example on the boot screen or in BIOS?

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  3. Yara Wolfe
    @quietpusher-1pt

    @civanova-2pe did u ever fix it? ?

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  5. Cyrus Ivanova
    @cyrus_cipher-3d2

    lol same thing happened to me important check: do the artifacts show up in a screenshot, or only on teh monitor? if a screenshot captures them, theyre rendered by the GPU. if screneshots look clean but teh monitor shows them, suspect teh cable, port or monitor.

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  6. Kenji Duarte
    @nimbus_garage708

    came here to say exactly this lmk how it goes

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  7. Yara Stone
    @voxelshed

    hmmmm not sure about that respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made flickering worse

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  9. Uma I.
    @shader_tinker741

    yeahhh watch temperatures with HWiNFO, especially GPU Memory Junction Temperature if your card reports it, memory running very hot can cause artifacts; repadding or improving case airflow may fix it.

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  10. Zoe S.
    @zoes566

    @civanova did u ever fix it?, this. so much this ?

    thinking

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  11. Joon Ziegler
    @joon_heap

    lol same thing happened to me reset everything to stock first. Remove any core or memory overclock, unedrvolt or custom profile in MSI Afterburner or Adrenalin's tuning. Memory overclocks are the most common cause of sparkles and checkerboards.

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  12. Lea Okafor
    @lea.okafor56

    oh ive been there lol do a clean driver install with DDU in Safe Mode. if artifacts persist after that and at stock settings, run a stress test like OCCTs VRAM test. errors there point to hardware.

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  13. Clara Ivanova
    @civanova-2pe
    in reply to @lea.okafor56

    oh ive been there lol on used cards, inspect teh thermal pads and fans. Cards used heavily for long periods often have dried pads. If youre not comfortable opening it, a lower power limit is a safe temporary test: if artifacts disappear, heat is the likely factor. good luck man!

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  14. Yara Wolfe
    @quietpusher-1pt
    in reply to @civanova-2pe Accepted solution

    If artifacts appear even in BIOS or on teh boot screen, thats almost certainly hardware 🤷 In that case contact the seller or manufacturer for warranty. lmk how it goes

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  16. Priya Pereira
    @polarotter

    respectfully disagree, i tried that and it made flickering worse just my 2 cents

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  17. Xavi I.
    @xavi.ivanova

    ps how is this thread still going lmao xD @voxelshed what did u end up doing in teh end

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  18. Yara Stone
    @voxelshed

    i wouldn't open a card still under warranty to replace pads. That may void it. Contact support first.

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  19. Chen
    @civanova
    in reply to @quietpusher-1pt

    @quietpusher-1pt WOWWW removed my memory ovecrlock and teh flickering triangles are completely gone... i feel silly, but relieved lol Thanks everyone!

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