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Annoying graphics corruption
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Well, I do not understand it.
My graphics card seems to be caput. I say seems because I can't fathom why it would suddenly go on the blink, and because it's perfectly fine right now. But I know that if I start up a game it'll be screwy in about five minutes.
Basically whenever I use any 3D content I get oddness on the screen. Dots appear, and then in a few seconds the screen is just a load of dots that vaguely resembles the picutre that should be there, as if all the textures have gone and just left edges of dots.
So it's a driver issue then yes? Except I've reinstalled known good drivers, reinstalled Direct-X and all that rubbish AND sometimes after the corruption, if I turn off and turn on again, the corruption is still there in the bios screen (so way before any drivers are involved).
So what's wrong? Heat? Well I thought possibly, but the corruption still happens even when the card is running "cool" (which is 57 degfrees for this card). (Anyone else with a Nvidia card please let me know what yours runs at)
So if you have any ideas let me know, otherwise I have to buy another AGP graphics card, which is a pain in the arse as mine is near the top end of what was available in AGP, and it's especially crap if it turns out not to be the card at all that's causing the problem. (Though I can't imagine what else it is).
Other symptoms include corruption of icons and other windows-based graphics (but only after I've used a 3D app to start it off, or if I've rebooted and it's already there.)
My graphics card seems to be caput. I say seems because I can't fathom why it would suddenly go on the blink, and because it's perfectly fine right now. But I know that if I start up a game it'll be screwy in about five minutes.
Basically whenever I use any 3D content I get oddness on the screen. Dots appear, and then in a few seconds the screen is just a load of dots that vaguely resembles the picutre that should be there, as if all the textures have gone and just left edges of dots.
So it's a driver issue then yes? Except I've reinstalled known good drivers, reinstalled Direct-X and all that rubbish AND sometimes after the corruption, if I turn off and turn on again, the corruption is still there in the bios screen (so way before any drivers are involved).
So what's wrong? Heat? Well I thought possibly, but the corruption still happens even when the card is running "cool" (which is 57 degfrees for this card). (Anyone else with a Nvidia card please let me know what yours runs at)
So if you have any ideas let me know, otherwise I have to buy another AGP graphics card, which is a pain in the arse as mine is near the top end of what was available in AGP, and it's especially crap if it turns out not to be the card at all that's causing the problem. (Though I can't imagine what else it is).
Other symptoms include corruption of icons and other windows-based graphics (but only after I've used a 3D app to start it off, or if I've rebooted and it's already there.)
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Have you checked the voltages being given out from your PSU? A lower working voltage will significantly affect electrical components. Even if the PSU is giving out decent power, there may be a voltage regulator on the video card itself that has fallen out of spec...
Have you got any warranty with it? Better to try and see if you can get a replacement than buying a new one. What card is it, btw? I think you can get radeon x1300 for £40, and though I was skeptical (they're budget range cards) I compared the specs to my overclocked, softmodded radeon 9800
Mine:
my core clock: 402.55
memory clock: 301.91
memory: 128
Sapphire Radeon x1300 standard:
core clock: 450
memory speed: 500
memory: 256
Here's one for £60... but look around and you can probably get a good deal. Tempted myself but think I'll stick with the radeon. It can run any game I throw at it, except can't run AA in Oblivion because they borked the coding.
So I've got a PCI-Express 7950 GT OC on the way, with a PCI-Express motherboard to plug it into, and a PSU to run it.
Freakin expensive these graphics cards
If I wasn't a geek, I could have got something for 40 quid.
This was also part of the decision.