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280X - Dead?

Soldato
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Hi,

I've got a persistent graphics issue in games. I have a Asus Direct CU II 280X and here's an example:


Link here if the embedding doesn't work. Excuse the poor quality mobile phone footage!

It's strange - I can play for 15mins fine and then the "glitches" will start and I can't get rid of them. It's almost as if the card is overheating but the temps seem fine and the fans don't spin up to anywhere near max.

I've tried updating drivers (previously using Catalyst and now Crimson) - no improvement.

Different games have different symptoms - Aesstto as you can see has the strange flickering in the centre with the background occasionally flashing whereas in other games the whole screen will flicker.

Currently running 64bit Win 7, 8Gb Ram, 4670K, everything pretty standard.

Has anyone seen anything like this before? It's still in warranty so is it RMA time? I'm concerned that if I send it back they won't reproduce the error as it takes a while to kick in.

Any advice appreciated!
 
Thanks, does the link underneath the embedded video work? The video should hopefully be here:


To answer your queries
1. HDMI.

3. EVGA 600W.
4. No other systems I'm afraid.

I'll look into the temps and see if I can dig out a different monitor cable when I get home this evening :) From memory I think the GPU was around 70C. I've tried manually increasing the fan speed using Speedfan (blimey it's loud at full throttle!) but I still get the same issue.
 
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