Aweh no. Graphic card is Artifacting! But not overheating? anyone knows how to pinpoint to the exact issue why? *Also i list all that i did*

[Toxickun]

Welp. it's that time again where my old gtx 670 Graphic card is failing on me.
it had trouble last year and somehow it fixed itself randomly.
Now it's malfunctioning again though this time it's showing artifacts which is pretty interesting.
though it's just so weird how.. everything was fine. and then one day Bam
(Picture below)
Tabletop simulator got all weird.
And then other games got all weird on me!
Now i know the card needs to be replaced soon which i'm hoping i will do on january.
but i'd like to pinpoint What and why is it failing in the first place so suddenly..
Heres are the things i've tried.

Checking it's temperature "Which only touched 80 so no issues their"
De-dusting the card upon removal/reseating.
reseating it at a different pci slot.
Reducing it's clock/memory clock settings on msi afterburner and increasing voltage/volt limit.
Deleting nvidia drivers and uninstalling the video driver on device manager (which keeps reinstalling itself upon after a pc reset)

Pretty much tried out and looked at any other option other places offer, getting to the point maybe i should take the card apart and remove/reapply thermal paste or something...
From that point i'm like "Okay.. let's ask the forums if they can help"

Again i'm going to replace this soon but i wonder if anyone can find the main issue directly. maybe a silicon deformity? or perhaps even bad drivers that i haven't removed entirely.
Or could it be other things? like my memory stick or inadequate power? Or maybe the motherboard itself? what do! lol
I'd love to keep it running just a little bit more! XD

[Semper]

Most often in my direct experience, artifacting like this is related to memory. It's not necessarily limited to instability, as failing or failed memory chip(s) can produce the same issue.

[Toxickun]

Oh really! Like the card memory? or the system Memory?

[Semper]

1 minute ago, Toxickun said:

Oh really! Like the card memory? or the system Memory?

VRAM, the GPU's memory itself.

At it's core, it's the same issue behind the early 20xx series cards and their (somewhat common) failures.

 

[Toxickun]

oooooouh Well alright! Hey thanks for your input and video example! This helps quite a lot! i wonder if theirs anything i can do from their.

[Blademaster91]

There usually isn't much you can do if the GPU memory is failing, though you could try disassembling the card and replacing the thermal paste.

[DoctorNick]

Yes this is VRAM memory unstable. It's the same result you get if you overclock VRAM to high or dosen't add enough voltage

[Toxickun]

Alright Well if it's vram is the main issue. i'd like to wonder how did it became an issue in the first place. What happens to components after a long period of time n what not.

Why did the vram began to fail? o-o

[Ωmegα]

Please, correct if I'm wrong, but if I recall correctly, there was a video about how to fix the graphics card (or was it motherboard) from an iMac. The guy would put the card/board in the oven and heat it for 5? 10? minutes at some degrees (definitely not above 150 C).

 

Anyway, as a last resort, maybe you could try that, but do a research before hand.

 

Edit: Quick Google search found me this: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-repair-your-Graphics-Card-by-baking-it/#:~:text=Remove the video card from,let cool for 30 minutes.

[Letgomyleghoe]

11 minutes ago, Ωmegα said:

Please, correct if I'm wrong, but if I recall correctly, there was a video about how to fix the graphics card (or was it motherboard) from an iMac. The guy would put the card/board in the oven and heat it for 5? 10? minutes at some degrees (definitely not above 150 C).

this is not a good idea and is only a temporary fix, it just remelts sauter and repairs the sutered connections (temporarily)

[Toxickun]

so you think the reason the vram is failing is because it's soldering might be loose/damage over long periods of time/use?