Weird artifacts.

[NuclearCouch]

Specs:

Gigabyte Aorus z390 Pro (New)

Intel 9700k OC at 5.0 GHZ (Watercooled) (New)

GTX 1070

16GB Ram

500GB M.2

500GB SSD

250GB SSD

 

Been having this weird issue which I expect is the GPU seeing that I've replaced all other parts except ram and drives. If I leave my computer on 24/7, I never have to deal with this problem. If I turn the computer off for the day, I'll come home to green artifacts/lines on the bottom of the screen that slowly move further down until disappearing off screen. They start in the MoBo loading screen and continue on to desktop. The longer I leave my computer off, the longer I have to wait for the lines to disappear from my screen. I have a dual monitor setup and they only show on the main monitor, I've tried replacing display port cable. 

 

Any ideas? Dying GPU? Its only 3-4 years old. It's fine for now but I worry one day... the lines won't disappear lol

[ZephCloud]

i think the monitor is dying...

[NuclearCouch]

1 minute ago, ZephCloud said:

i think the monitor is dying...

I don't see how this would be the monitor at fault, considering the problem is worsened by the PC being turned off and on. Laptop works just fine through the display. 

[Tan3l6]

Tried different input/output cable combinations?

[NuclearCouch]

5 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

Tried different input/output cable combinations?

I've tried a different display port cable and different output port from the GPU, issue remained. I could try an HDMI cable straight to the PC.

[ZephCloud]

hmm...did the laptop uses the display port too?

[TensorVortex]

I have that before, the monitor is dying.

[NuclearCouch]

2 minutes ago, TensorVortex said:

I have that before, the monitor is dying.

I really hope its the monitor over the GPU. Shitty Acer. Anyone familiar with their warranty? I've had it for about a year and a half - Half a year after purchase the power button failed and I had to RMA. They probably sent me back some refurb unit. 

[NuclearCouch]

3 minutes ago, ZephCloud said:

hmm...did the laptop uses the display port too?

Used HDMI actually, I suppose it could be the monitor at fault 

[Mbowen]

9 minutes ago, NuclearCouch said:

I don't see how this would be the monitor at fault, considering the problem is worsened by the PC being turned off and on. Laptop works just fine through the display. 

I'm going to assume you have but haven't written it here. But.. 

1. Have you tried pulling the GPU and using the IG? If that works, it will be a problem centralized to the GPU. 

2. Then plug the GPU into a different PCI Socket. If the issue stops, then your PCI slot is messed up. 
If the issue still persists, either the problem is with your GPU or a power issue with the PCI slots. 

3. Update drivers, if it's still messed up look at trying it in another board to make sure the PCI power isn't the issue. (maybe at a friends house if you don't have another PC) 

If you're still having issues after steps 1-3, your 1070 is flaking out. I'd normally mention this sooner because artifacts are normally a result of damaged hardware, but I'm assuming you know this and are coming here to find hope that there may be another fix. Steps 1-3 are all the EASY ones. Your next steps would have to be figuring out if you think you can salvage it or if you want to risk damaging it to fix it. Those things would be fixes like flashing on another bios or baking the card (in that order). 

I hope you can figure it out.

[ZephCloud]

1 minute ago, NuclearCouch said:

Used HDMI actually, I suppose it could be the monitor at fault 

if can try another device with the monitor's display port..if the lines shows up then it's the problem...xD

[NuclearCouch]

9 minutes ago, Mbowen said:

I'm going to assume you have but haven't written it here. But.. 

1. Have you tried pulling the GPU and using the IG? If that works, it will be a problem centralized to the GPU. 

2. Then plug the GPU into a different PCI Socket. If the issue stops, then your PCI slot is messed up. 
If the issue still persists, either the problem is with your GPU or a power issue with the PCI slots. 

3. Update drivers, if it's still messed up look at trying it in another board to make sure the PCI power isn't the issue. (maybe at a friends house if you don't have another PC) 

If you're still having issues after steps 1-3, your 1070 is flaking out. I'd normally mention this sooner because artifacts are normally a result of damaged hardware, but I'm assuming you know this and are coming here to find hope that there may be another fix. Steps 1-3 are all the EASY ones. Your next steps would have to be figuring out if you think you can salvage it or if you want to risk damaging it to fix it. Those things would be fixes like flashing on another bios or baking the card (in that order). 

I hope you can figure it out.

Considering the MoBo is brand new I don't think it has anything to do with that. Did the same thing on the old board. I will try the integrated graphics. 

 

Found this: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/nv-uefi-update-x64/  

[Constantin]

those are signs from a screen issue, not sure thought.....

[NuclearCouch]

Downloaded this https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/nv-uefi-update-x64/ Nvidia firmware update tool for 1070s using display port. Program said my GPU firmware was out of date - Not sure if it will fix the issue but worth a shot, will post results. 

[SpookyCitrus]

26 minutes ago, NuclearCouch said:

Downloaded this https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/nv-uefi-update-x64/ Nvidia firmware update tool for 1070s using display port. Program said my GPU firmware was out of date - Not sure if it will fix the issue but worth a shot, will post results. 

Another surefire way to see if it is the GPU would be to try it on another monitor or TV if it does the same thing on a completely different display then you know it's the GPU. If it doesn't that means it's the monitor that's bad.

[NuclearCouch]

27 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

Another surefire way to see if it is the GPU would be to try it on another monitor or TV if it does the same thing on a completely different display then you know it's the GPU. If it doesn't that means it's the monitor that's bad.

Seems like the firmware update may have actually fixed the issue. Turned my computer off for around 45 minutes and turned it back on, this amount of time would usually result in artifacts but this time around everything was fine. The real test will be later when I head to work for a few hours. Appreciate all the help everyone.