GTX 970 Artefact Problem

[PJ Honour]

Hi Guys,

Can Anyone identify what the problem with my card is? 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10akfgUoF5pXGWi8iUT_MztSCOvLTHKkr

 

Troubleshooting tried:

- Updating/Changing Bios

- Removed all OC (There never was any)

- Tested on multiple Desktops and displays

 

It doesn't have any issues with no driver installed however once the Latest Nvidia driver is installed I get artefacts. 

[Fasauceome]

Is this all games? Looks like a vram issue. How old is this card?

[PJ Honour]

Yeah even on the desktop there is a small amount of flickering when I click start. 

The card is 3-4 years old. Out of Warranty :(

[Fasauceome]

Just now, PJ Honour said:

Yeah even on the desktop there is a small amount of flickering when I click start. 

The card is 3-4 years old. Out of Warranty :(

Try changing memory clocks with something like MSI afterburner

[schwellmo92]

Underclock your card on both the core and memory by something like 5%, if artefacting still occurs try underclock by 10%, if that doesn't work then the card is pretty busted.

[PJ Honour]

Have tried, The artefacts get worse when I drastically underclock the core voltage or raids the memory clock. Apart from that, there isn't any real change when I change all the variables.

[PJ Honour]

1 minute ago, schwellmo92 said:

Underclock your card on both the core and memory by something like 5%, if artefacting still occurs try underclock by 10%, if that doesn't work then the card is pretty busted.

That's what I thought. Do you think using a heat gun or oven cooking could help? 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, PJ Honour said:

Have tried, The artefacts get worse when I drastically underclock the core voltage or raids the memory clock. Apart from that, there isn't any real change when I change all the variables.

I guess you should overclock the core and lower the memory voltage then

[schwellmo92]

No you leave the voltages the same and lower the frequencies.

[PJ Honour]

Tried playing around with all variable and still artefacts. I think I'm going to take a heat gun to it.