MaximusMango

Hey guys, I coming to you guys for advice after watching a linus tech tip YT vid. I have what I believe is an issue with my GPU. For the past week, my laptops screen has been plagued with unexplained tearing in games/videos, pixel noise, and constant visual artifacts. The problem intensified the higher my display brightness, and the more taxing my power usage setting (on power saver and low brightness the issues were much less noticeable, but still present).Theses issues immediately persists on each restart, and in safe mode. I did a check and all my drivers looked to be up to date, and 2 days ago clean installed all of them. From online research it sounds like GPU failure, but correct me if I am mistaken. In the past month, the laptop has had these issues and also the problem of the screen remaining black on startup, however these have resolved themselves within the day. I seek advice on how to repair or if necessary replace the card. If the latter is needed, do you have any recommendations for a card that will fit in my laptop? I have had this laptop for almost 3 years and for budget reasons need to wait at least another year before buying or building a replacement. I am a film student, so I use my laptop for adobe programs and video games mostly. Besides the inconvenience of the situation, my Finals are just a bit more than a month away I need to get my rig up and running ASAP. Any input is greatly appreciated, as my free time (and thus ability to quest out the answers I need) is limited. Thank you, -Trevor Potentially relevant specs: MSI GE70 - Laptop 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7-4710HQ 12 GB DDR3L SDRAM NVIDIA Geforce GTX860M 1024 HDD 7200rpm Motherboard: MS-1759