SmartGuyObserving

I checked to see if my CPU still had warranty, surprisingly it did !!! I sent it to Intel for a RMA, and with the new one they sent me, I have no artifacts and sound issues Thanks for you suggestions and help, it was weirdly the CPU after all.

I also think it's the CPU, it happens to be my oldest part. I bought it used on ebay in 2017 and I've had it overclocked at 4.5ghz 2.60v. I'll try to see if I can find a nearby tech shop to test a different CPU, although lately it's been hotter than usual due to my new case, maybe that's what damaged it First picture is when I first got the case (Yikes) Second picture is when I bought a SFX psu (Before I cable managed and installed SFX bracket) CPU was still a little toastier than usual OLD CASE(55-60c), SKTC Q1 CASE(65-75c+), GPU had the same normal temps though. (58-65)

It is hilarious, and I also originally thought it was some kind of glitch with Windows, but it continued on win 7 and win 10 and Ubuntu. It wasn't that bad the first time I installed win 10 as a VHD, but when I installed it on a partition and then just installed win 8.1 alone, it got really bad, to where stuff would dissapear (mostly what happens), things would stretch, and the static audio. There's also a weird sound coming from the CPU area when the PC is under load.

Yes, I've formatted it using the windows setup when installing windows 7/8/10, AND using diskpart on the windows setup, more than once lol

Hey guys, I'm having two issues with my PC and I can't seem to figure this out.... *Breath in and out* So it all started when I created a seperate Win 10 VHD on my SSD(860 EVO 500GB) that was running Win 8.1, the reason for this was because I just bought a freesync monitor(g sync comp) and needed win 10 to use g sync. I started to notice there were graphical issues starting to pop up in Windows 8.1 (In the Charm bar), so I removed the VHD and instead of creating a VHD I just created a new partition on my SSD refreshed Windows 8.1 and reinstalled win 10 on the new partition. it worked fine for a a couple of days and Windows 8.1 started getting artifacts again (In the charm bar), so out of fear of corrupting my data I deleted the Win 10 VHD and just kept win 8.1 on my SSD. I sometimes see small artifacts when windows is booting (on the circle dot loading animation) I see artifacts on the lock screen sometimes, I see artifacts when I use the charm bar and start menu, I see artifacts when I use browsers (It's a little better on chrome, but they still happen) (Videos are totally unaffected by the artifacts, so I still watch YT videos and enjoy Netflix, sort of..I'll explain) and when I try to play PUB G,CSGO,TF2 I get artifacts, but MW2 works just fine. Then I tried installing Windows 10 and the artifact issues followed, except now their is a static sound issue (This is why I "sort of" enjoy videos) and the static sound issue is fixed only when I'm playing music or a video locally with WMP and using headphones. (Weird, I know) Here are all the things I've tried and my specs. [SPECS] MB: Z170I Pro Gaming CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 SC BLACK EDITION RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 8GB 3000Mhz 2x SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB HDD: Western digital Blue 1TB HDD PSU: SILVERSTONE SFX Series SX600-G 600W Case: SKTC Q1 (I now have my PC out of the case, for obvious reasons.) [What I've tried before coming here] Fresh installing and refreshing windows 8 and 10 and even 7, multiple times. Booting win 8 and 10 on my HDD seperately, and then booting ubuntu on a flash drive, problem persists. Underclocking RAM, CPU AND GPU Overclocking CPU AND GPU, not RAM though..I don't wanna break it (lol) Tried each ram indiviudally in all slots, and ram together in different slots Ran RAMtest and windsows memory diagnostics, no errors ! Ran Furmark, no artifacts (weird, I know) Switching the SATA and PSU cables Trying a different PSU I have Trying a different motherboard I have Reseated and repasted CPU on my ASUS and GIGABYTE Z170X UD3 MB multiple times. Blew into all the slots and ports, nintendo style. Trying intergrated graphics, it still persisted (Can you believe this ?) Tried HDMI on two different TV's, STILL PERSISTS Tried in a different room with different outlets Tried connecting directly to the outlet Tried disconnecting everything and then reconnecting Tried removing all the wires and electronics away from pc, except for monitor and keyboard Tried DDU and reintalling multiple older drivers for my nvidia card and my iGPU Tried updating all drivers possible Updated BIOS on both motherboards Tried installing Freesync driver on Display Tried safe mode There are probably other things I've tried that I forgot to list, but that should be mainly everything. So I'm having artifacts and static sound issues, with my GPU and iGPU. I personally think it's the CPU, or possibly both RAM sticks, but it's unlikely that both RAM sticks are causing the issue, one is brand new and the other is RMA. The artifacts issue is a little better when I update the intel and nvidia drivers, but it still happens. What do you guys think ?