New GPU showing artifacts after an hour of playing games

[Koen Haenen]

hey everyone,

 

first of all i want to thank you in case you can help me 

 

- my problem

first of all my old GTX 780 suddendly showed artifacts when it crashed during gaming since that crash artifacts where always vissible when playing games.

 

2 days ago i installed a brand new gpu ( MSI twin frozer gtx 1060 6GB ), (my old GPU: GTX 780 FE was showing wierd artifacts so i thought to replace the gpu). in the beginning the gtx 1060 worked just fine, low temps around 50 degrees under load but after an hour of playing the 1060 showed the same wierd artifacts that my 780 was showing. 

i ran MSI afterburner to check everything and i saw that the memory clock was going up and down like crazy, just like FB usage % and GPU load % 

 

NOTE: my motherboard still reconizes both my GPU's 

 

- what i think could couse this

 

is it possible that my PSU bricked both of my GPU's ? 

is it possible that my PSU is giving not enough power ? 

can my RAM cause any artifacts?

 

- what i have tried

 

changing the monitor and cables ( tried DVI and HDMI ) 

reinstalling windows 

changing PSIe 3.0 16x slot 

ran on internal graphics ( no artifacts where shown then ) 

 

- what i am going to try 

testing the GTX 1060 in another computer 

trying another PSU on my own computer 

 

- specs

CPU = i5 4670k
GPU = GTX 1060 6GB ( the new one ) GTX 780 ( the old one ) 
PSU = Cooler Master B700 ( 80 plus bronze ) 
Motherboard = B85M-E ( Micro ATX ) 
RAM = 16 GB DDR3 ( corsair i think ) 

 

here are some pics of the artifacts 

 

https://imgur.com/a/yddrF( taken with screenshot via computer ) 

https://imgur.com/a/qXMpN ( take with cellphone ) 

https://imgur.com/a/yanTJ ( taken with cellphone ) 
 

[Klemmbrett]

I also had some artifact problems recently and found the root of all evil in the GPU memory clock some games dont like it above a certain degree while others show great performance benefits from OC of VRAM. I would suggest setting memory clock to stock and try it again in one game i actually had to lower it under stock frequency.... So did you OC your graphics memory or worse run some automatic OC options ? 

[Guest]

I think it has something to do with the psu. Put the power limit in the msi afterburner to 50 % and also downclock your gpu by about 200-400mhz, and see if the artifacts are still there. By downclocking this sewerly you will get less fps, but your gpu will also use far less power. Also test the gpu in a another pc. Also how many watts is psu?

[TARS]

Early on Pascal cards that used Micron memory were showing some artifacts & other strange issues, a GPU bios solved these problems.

 

I’m not saying this is 100% your issue, but you might look into it.

[Koen Haenen]

@Klemmbrett no i did not OC my card, i am to scared to do such things and i will try to downclock my GPU once i am back to my main computer

@Almostbauws its a 700W PSU 

 

note that it happend with both my GPU's

[Klemmbrett]

Just now, Koen Haenen said:

no i did not OC my card, i am to scared to do such things and i will try to downclock my GPU once i am back to my main computer

For what you used MSI afterburner then ?

[Koen Haenen]

@TARS how you mean a GPU bios ? im not that smart on computers  

[Guest]

That is why i think it is a psu not gpu problem. Maybe it may also be a the graphics card port.

[Koen Haenen]

Just now, Klemmbrett said:

For what you used MSI afterburner then ?

to check how my memory was doing, didnt know any other trustable program to check those things

[Koen Haenen]

this weekend i will know that the GTX 1060 is broken, if it is i am almost surtain that is was my PSU that is failing 

[TARS]

Just now, Koen Haenen said:

@TARS how you mean a GPU bios ? im not that smart on computers  

Actually that you mentioned both cards having the same issue, I’m not so sure a bios will solve this.

 

As for the question the graphic card manufacturers release revisions for their cards, typically you would need to contact support to get a copy.

[Koen Haenen]

and if my PSU would be in fault do you guys know any good PSU ( i think i need around 550-650 watts ) 

 

[Koen Haenen]

1 minute ago, TARS said:

Actually that you mentioned both cards having the same issue, I’m not so sure a bios will solve this.

 

As for the question the graphic card manufacturers release revisions for their cards, typically you would need to contact support to get a copy.

maybe i will try this thx for the info  

[TARS]

Just now, Koen Haenen said:

and if my PSU would be in fault do you guys know any good PSU ( i think i need around 550-650 watts ) 

 

Corsair RM650i or RMx are very good.

[Koen Haenen]

1 minute ago, TARS said:

Corsair RM650i or RMx are very good.

i will try this then thank you verry much