MSI 970 artifacts, need help.

1_Omega_1 · April 3, 2020

Not that long ago, I got a graphics card from a friend and decided to test it’s performance in MSI Kombustor, after the first five minutes I got a lot of artifacts on my screen and needed to restart my Pc ( screenshot below ). A day before that I checked the graphics card for any physical damage and changed thermo past (screenshot below). What could be the problem, and are there any possible solutions besides buying a new graphics card ?

Tank you for your attention ))

Windows9 · April 3, 2020

Could you take a close up of the PCB. Are the PCI pins clean. Is the cable in properly

Letgomyleghoe. · April 3, 2020

Did you ask your friend if the card worked?

.Apex. · April 3, 2020

7 minutes ago, 1_Omega_1 said:

Not that long ago, I got a graphics card from a friend and decided to test it’s performance in MSI Kombustor, after the first five minutes I got a lot of artifacts on my screen and needed to restart my Pc ( screenshot below ). A day before that I checked the graphics card for any physical damage and changed thermo past (screenshot below). What could be the problem, and are there any possible solutions besides buying a new graphics card ?

Seems like the card has an issue with VRAM, you could try downclocking it and see if it gets more stable but otherwise you can't fix something like this or at least it would cost more than the card to re-solder the chips.