GPU causing weird flashing colors

[NorthLake]

So I've been getting some weird flashing colors on any video content/game that uses my GPU (tested this by turning of hardware acceleration in Chrome). Is this a common issue? And can it be fixed without buying a new GPU?

 

Here is a screen capture of the problem: youtu.be/h9wGmQYMnGY

PC specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NorthLake/saved/c2qVYJ

 

P.S. Don't worry about the stutter, I just booted my pc, and just started Chrome (the amount of tabs should make that clear)

[Tristerin]

1 minute ago, NorthLake said:

So I've been getting some weird flashing colors on any video content/game that uses my GPU (tested this by turning of hardware acceleration in Chrome). Is this a common issue? And can it be fixed without buying a new GPU?

 

Here is a screen capture of the problem: youtu.be/h9wGmQYMnGY

Cant see youtube at work

 

Is the monitor cable plugged in all the way?  If so this sounds like an artifacting GPU - if it is (Id wait for others smarter than I to agree) - you can try the Bake It method.

[NorthLake]

1 minute ago, Tristerin said:

Cant see youtube at work

 

Is the monitor cable plugged in all the way?  If so this sounds like an artifacting GPU - if it is (Id wait for others smarter than I to agree) - you can try the Bake It method.

It's more like certain colors (mainly blue and red) lag behind the rest of the movement. And if that is classified as GPU artifacting, than I'm still actually very scared of putting my GPU in an oven...

Btw, I can't attach the video, because it's too big. I'll wait for someone else to reply.

[Tristerin]

20 minutes ago, NorthLake said:

It's more like certain colors (mainly blue and red) lag behind the rest of the movement. And if that is classified as GPU artifacting, than I'm still actually very scared of putting my GPU in an oven...

Btw, I can't attach the video, because it's too big. I'll wait for someone else to reply.

In the meantime please edit your top post with specs of your PC so those questions are answered up front

 

Got a second monitor to test the GPU on, or another PC?

[NorthLake]

39 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

In the meantime please edit your top post with specs of your PC so those questions are answered up front

 

Got a second monitor to test the GPU on, or another PC?

I've watched the screen capture I made on my phone, and I could see the same issue. This confirms that the problem is in the video card itself, right? Or is there something else you're trying to figure out?

[Tristerin]

2 minutes ago, NorthLake said:

I've watched the screen capture I made on my phone, and I could see the same issue. This confirms that the problem is in the video card itself, right? Or is there something else you're trying to figure out?

No, I am wanting to see if you connect a different monitor to it, that you get the same problems, to quickly eliminate its your monitor.  Then I want to see if you can put the GPU in another machine completely and see if it gives you the same issues (in a different rig) - that would tell me at that point that indeed it is 100% your GPU.  Since I have no way of seeing it in RL I have to go about these directions lol

[NorthLake]

31 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

No, I am wanting to see if you connect a different monitor to it, that you get the same problems, to quickly eliminate its your monitor.  Then I want to see if you can put the GPU in another machine completely and see if it gives you the same issues (in a different rig) - that would tell me at that point that indeed it is 100% your GPU.  Since I have no way of seeing it in RL I have to go about these directions lol

Unfortunately the GPU is not compatible with the other pc's I've got at home, so that's not possible. I don't think you understood me, though.

I used Radeon ReLive to capture my screen (so not with a camera aimed at my monitor). I still see the flashing colors when playing back that video on my phone. That means it can't be my monitor, right?

Btw, I uploaded the video to Imgur: imgur.com/a/0okNCFh

[Tristerin]

25 minutes ago, NorthLake said:

Unfortunately the GPU is not compatible with the other pc's I've got at home, so that's not possible. I don't think you understood me, though.

I used Radeon ReLive to capture my screen (so not with a camera aimed at my monitor). I still see the flashing colors when playing back that video on my phone. That means it can't be my monitor, right?

Btw, I uploaded the video to Imgur: imgur.com/a/0okNCFh

If your monitor is displaying errors, and you capture the image on your monitor its going to display what the monitor is displaying on the video capture - so no I don't really understand (are you thinking maybe just the LEDs are going bad?  Im talking about something on the PCB of the monitor going bad causing this) - Im not saying it IS your monitor Im just trying to quickly and easily rule it out. 

 

So for now, lets forget that it may or may not be the monitor.  Since you do not have an optional PC to put the card in my next question is - do you have a backup GPU or an iGPU on your PC to see if its any hardware causing this on the PC or just the GPU?

[NorthLake]

On 10/30/2018 at 11:34 PM, Tristerin said:

If your monitor is displaying errors, and you capture the image on your monitor its going to display what the monitor is displaying on the video capture - so no I don't really understand (are you thinking maybe just the LEDs are going bad?  Im talking about something on the PCB of the monitor going bad causing this) - Im not saying it IS your monitor Im just trying to quickly and easily rule it out. 

 

So for now, lets forget that it may or may not be the monitor.  Since you do not have an optional PC to put the card in my next question is - do you have a backup GPU or an iGPU on your PC to see if its any hardware causing this on the PC or just the GPU?

Sorry for the l long wait.

I've tested the same monitor and cable on a laptop, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong. I don't have an iGPU, so that's not an option...

It is a rather old GPU, so I'm guessing it's just seen its days.