Help! GPU Artifacts

[LasttYouSee]

So here the other day my GTX 580 suddenly started to show artifacts on my screen (see pics below). 

 

 

 

As you can see the problem is also there on the boot screen, which suggests that it is not a driver issue(I have the lastest nvidia driver). When I look in GPU-Z the card kinda shows up, but it says 0 MHz in both core and memeory clock.

 

I'm not sure if the problem is the gpu itself or maybe a faulty psu. The system seems to run just fine outside 3D applications.

I could really use some help on this one, but if it turns out that my 580 is done then it wouldn't be the worst time to upgrade, if I can get my hands on a new 1060

 

Any help is appriciated.  

 

 

 

[Nexxus]

Unless your shit is OCed RIP gpu im saying

[Murasaki]

It's dyin. Check your GPU for blown caps.

 

[Skiiwee29]

Yea, pictures look like a dying GPU. Time to read it its last rights my friend. 

[Al Bundy]

Clean for dust bunnies.

Check if the fan is spinning.

Blown caps.

 

Faulty PSU might be a culprit.

Earlier my PC would run "fine".  When I started gaming, the PC would shutdown.  I swapped PSU and it ran fine.

3D apps eat a ton more power.

[unsubscribed]

Upgrade if you can. You will save enough on power bills alone for this upgrade to be worth it. Also, if you can check it on another PC and it does run without issues - sell it off to throw few bills towards GTX 1060.

 

p.s. if GPU is fine you will obviously have to dig out the issue before upgrading anyway

[typographie]

A PSU can cause this if it's struggling to keep the video card powered, but the symptoms of that tend to favor 3D rendering scenarios where the card clocks up and tries to draw more power. Not generally when the system is booting.

 

Might be worth contacting the card's manufacturer. The GTX 580 is a really old product, but most video cards have three year, five year, or occasionally even lifetime warranties depending on who made it. It's a bit of a long shot, but if you didn't buy it right at launch it could possibly still be under warranty.

[LasttYouSee]

I have now taken the card apart, to check for blown caps and remove any dust, but the problem is still there. I'm gonna take the card to a repair shop tomorrow to check if the card is the problem as i don't have another pc myself to check it in.

 

I don't think any warranty is gonna cover it, as the card is over 5 years old.