Artifacts only on startup

[AngryBadAss]

I have had my computer for about 2 years now and about 5 months ago I started having glitches only on startup, not on wake from sleep

I have also had to manually boot from my ssd, it is not found in boot menu.

 

Specs:

Windows System Info

OS Name    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version    10.0.16299 Build 16299
Other OS Description     Not Available
OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
System Name    DESKTOP-VCBPB07
System Manufacturer    Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model    Z170X-Gaming 3
System Type    x64-based PC
System SKU    To be filled by O.E.M.
Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date    American Megatrends Inc. F4, 10/20/2015
SMBIOS Version    2.8
Embedded Controller Version    255.255
BIOS Mode    Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer    Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Model    Not Available
BaseBoard Name    Base Board
Platform Role    Mobile
Secure Boot State    Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration    Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory    C:\WINDOWS
System Directory    C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device    \Device\HarddiskVolume6
Locale    United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer    Version = "10.0.16299.371"
User Name    DESKTOP-VCBPB07\Mitch
Time Zone    US Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)    16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory    16.0 GB
Available Physical Memory    8.28 GB
Total Virtual Memory    21.5 GB
Available Virtual Memory    11.0 GB
Page File Space    5.50 GB
Page File    E:\pagefile.sys
Device Encryption Support    Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions    Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions    Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware    Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection    Yes
 

 

Steam System Info

Computer Information:
    Manufacturer:  Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
    Model:  Z170X-Gaming 3
    Form Factor: Desktop
    No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
    CPU Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    CPU Brand:  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz
    CPU Family:  0x6
    CPU Model:  0x5e
    CPU Stepping:  0x3
    CPU Type:  0x0
    Speed:  3408 Mhz
    8 logical processors
    4 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Supported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Supported
    SSE42:  Supported
    AES:  Supported
    AVX:  Supported
    CMPXCHG16B:  Supported
    LAHF/SAHF:  Supported
    PrefetchW:  Unsupported

Operating System Version:
    Windows 10 (64 bit)
    NTFS:  Supported
    Crypto Provider Codes:  Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
    Driver:  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    DirectX Driver Name:  nvldumd.dll
    Driver Version:  23.21.13.9135
    DirectX Driver Version:  23.21.13.9135
    Driver Date: 3 23 2018
    OpenGL Version: 4.6
    Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
    DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    VendorID:  0x10de
    DeviceID:  0x17c8
    Revision:  0xa1
    Number of Monitors:  2
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  2
    No SLI or Crossfire Detected
    Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
    Desktop Resolution: 3286 x 1080
    Primary Display Size: 20.51" x 11.54" (23.50" diag)
                                            52.1cm x 29.3cm (59.7cm diag)
    Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
    Primary VRAM: 6143 MB
    Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 

Sound card:
    Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory:
    RAM:  16333 Mb

Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    Media Type:  DVD
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  1668142 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  282580 Mb
    OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
    Game Controller: None detected
    VR Headset: None detected

[Fred Castellum]

How did you manually boot with your SSD if you couldn't find it in your boot menu? 

Have you tried resetting your bios and seeing if it picks up your SSD then?

[AngryBadAss]

2 minutes ago, MyInnerFred said:

How did you manually boot with your SSD if you couldn't find it in your boot menu? 

Have you tried resetting your bios and seeing if it picks up your SSD then?

F12 and slect it in boot options as a each time thing

[Fred Castellum]

Just now, AngryBadAss said:

F12 and slect it in boot options as a each time thing

Go ahead and reset your bios and see if that changes anything. 

 

Install CrystalDiskInfo and check your drive health and SMART data.

[AngryBadAss]

1 minute ago, MyInnerFred said:

Go ahead and reset your bios and see if that changes anything. 

 

Install CrystalDiskInfo and check your drive health and SMART data.

already have, ive been talking to gigabyte support for the past month and they may just end up upgrading me from a 980ti to a 1080ti

[Fred Castellum]

1 minute ago, AngryBadAss said:

already have, ive been talking to gigabyte support for the past month and they may just end up upgrading me from a 980ti to a 1080ti

What exactly are the glitches your getting? I was under the assumption the problem you had was just that your SSD wasn't booting correctly.

[AngryBadAss]

ill take a video tommorow

[AngryBadAss]

1 minute ago, MyInnerFred said:

What exactly are the glitches your getting? I was under the assumption the problem you had was just that your SSD wasn't booting correctly.

ill take a vid tommorow

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

16333 is not a right ram amount

 

it should be 16384

 

check memtest86 http://www.memtest.org/   just to make sure ( atleast 4passes )

 

glitches on bootup are usually caused by unstable ram also, so there is a similarity there

 

 

 

[AngryBadAss]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

16333 is not a right ram amount

 

it should be 16384

 

check memtest86 http://www.memtest.org/   just to make sure ( atleast 4passes )

 

glitches on bootup are usually caused by unstable ram also, so there is a similarity there

 

 

 

Further Explination?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, AngryBadAss said:

Further Explination?

at bootup ur mobo does a series of tests, ram included   ( for compatibility ) 

 

unstable ram settings or faulty sticks can cause artifacts or lockups on bootup , or any other time or moment

 

same for undervolted ram ( but that aint as bad as wrong timings )

[AngryBadAss]

4 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

at bootup ur mobo does a series of tests, ram included   ( for compatibility ) 

 

unstable ram settings or faulty sticks can cause artifacts or lockups on bootup , or any other time or moment

 

same for undervolted ram ( but that aint as bad as wrong timings )

would these cause graphic arfifacts?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, AngryBadAss said:

would these cause graphic arfifacts?

honestly. most graphical artifacts are caused by either gpu or ram

 

its rare for a mobo or cpu to cause artifacts , if those die its usually just death