Vram dying.

[NotCthulhu]

This is the second gpu i've had and the vram keeps dying, is  it possible that the psu is killing just the vram?

[soaringchicken]

specs?

[NotCthulhu]

specs?

Atholn 760k @ 5GHZ

8 GB ram

R9 270x Devil

Corsair cx500 psu

[soaringchicken]

It may be, have you  got a higher wattage PSU you can try it with?

[NotCthulhu]

It may be, have you  got a higher wattage PSU you can try it with?

not really. but a 500w one should be enough for this system no?

[soaringchicken]

not really. but a 500w one should be enough for this system no?

Yeah thats what I am thinking, how do you know the VRAM is dying?

[NotCthulhu]

Yeah thats what I am thinking, how do you know the VRAM is dying?

artifacting in games.

[soaringchicken]

artifacting in games.

thats not really directly linked to VRAM, do you have OC? Try dialing down the frequencies 

[NotCthulhu]

thats not really directly linked to VRAM, do you have OC? Try dialing down the frequencies 

I did have it OC'd for a while but it starting acting up so i put it back to stock settings, yet the problem still persists.

[soaringchicken]

I did have it OC'd for a while but it starting acting up so i put it back to stock settings, yet the problem still persists.

try downclocking it

[NotCthulhu]

try downclocking it

I forgot to mention i have tried that as well.

[soaringchicken]

I forgot to mention i have tried that as well.

Could you try the card in another system?

[NotCthulhu]

Could you try the card in another system?

I could but not tonight.

[david cassar]

Check the temps. Artifacting is normally cause of high temps.

[NotCthulhu]

Check the temps. Artifacting is normally cause of high temps.

temps are pretty normal.

[Jumper118]

you will have to rma the card. i could be a bad imc on both cards. i have the same problem with 7970 lightning be's.