A Program to test the GPU?

[NachT]

Every now and then I get wierd image processing on my screen, for example if I minimize a window, sometimes it'l be a smooth animation of the window being minimized, but other times it could look like a black smeer of stretched blackness... it's hard to explain lol.

Is there a program or somthing I can get to test my card?

It's a brand new 8800, so I would have thought it should be fine. It's cliped into the port properly...

I'm using the latest forceware driver from the nvidia site.

Any help would be appriciated

 

[NachT]

are you after a diagnostic tool for the card?

Yeah, if there is one ;P

 

[NachT]

Running the ATi app now.

How long should I run it for? it's at the 3 minute mark with no errors.

EDIT: btw, am I supose to be hearing a kind'a sqeeky noise while running this? because I can

 

[NachT]

Is the squeak from gfx Card?

It's hard to tell

It might be the PSU, or the GFX card... it only does it when I use the 3D app and artifact app... umm

EDIT: Think it's the PSU thats squeeky - When I put full load on the CPU or GPU or anything I hear the noise. To much power being drawn or somthing I guess... it's brand new, maybe it's ware-off thing over a few weeks?

 

[NachT]

Thanks steve, yeah I think it's the PSU, I edited my last post.

The PSU is a OCZ

 

[NachT]

what psu do you have?

OCZ GameXStream 850W.

So far so good on the card testing, think i'm gonna have to buy a new PSU thought, it also makes a high pitched noise when the PC is shutdown

It's not that it doesn't work, it's just realy annoying

 

[NachT]

Do you have any problems playing games/3D apps, or is it just a 2D windows issue?

If it's confined to 2D/Desktop, then testing for artifacts in 3D probably won't help.

Can you reproduce the problem, or is it entirely random?

I don't know if you've used Vista, but when the login screen shows up I sometimes get somthing like this..

(image borred from google images)

I havn't played any games yet, I could install one and try it I guess

EDIT: The above image, it only happens for a slit second, then everything is normal display.