Graphical glitches...

[riskyfrisky]

I've been running the Catalyst 12.8's for Skyrim, but now i'm done with it for a while i've moved back to the 12.10's, and for both driver sets i'm noticing strange artifacts with websites. Games seems to run flawless but there is definitely something weird happening with web pages.

It's hard to explain but, for example, browsing threads on here, as i use the scroll wheel to move the page up and down, the boxes around peoples' responses go blocky. Almost like a chess board but the blocks are smaller and the deformation stops as soon as the scrolling stops. It's also like this when certain web pages are loading; there's almost like a graphical flicker as some pages load, it has caught my attention because it never used to happen. Has anybody else experienced this?

I'm not running the 12.11's because i don't really want to use a beta driver but i have downloaded them and will give it a try.

I've recently upgraded from a 5850 to a 7870, and it never used to happen with the 5850. Every time i switch drivers i use driver sweeper to remove the stubborn files so i'm fairly sure it's not driver related either. I just don't want it to be my 7870, it's not overclocked and nor is the processor.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Am now running the latest betas and the exact same thing is happening. I know it's not an error per se, but it is annoying nonetheless.

 

[riskyfrisky]

Anybody? No?

 

[Yaayuh!]

"Chess board" (or checkered even) artifacts at stock, regardless of drivers = send it back. You have a faulty card sir.

 

[riskyfrisky]

"Chess board" (or checkered even) artifacts at stock, regardless of drivers = send it back. You have a faulty card sir.

Whoa hang on are you sure? I'm trying desperately to remember if the card did it when i first bought it, and i'm sure it didn't. It was only when i reverted from the Catalyst 12.10 to 12.8 for Skyrim. I suppose i could do a re-install of Windows in case the driver has somehow messed up but it's a lot of hassle and i always use driver sweeper between driver installs.

If the card is faulty surely i'd see some sort of issue when playing games? Any further advice would be appreciated.

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

Try increasing your 2d clocks, many people seem to have issues with the 2d clocks on amd cards being too low.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Whoa hang on are you sure? I'm trying desperately to remember if the card did it when i first bought it, and i'm sure it didn't. It was only when i reverted from the Catalyst 12.10 to 12.8 for Skyrim. I suppose i could do a re-install of Windows in case the driver has somehow messed up but it's a lot of hassle and i always use driver sweeper between driver installs.

If the card is faulty surely i'd see some sort of issue when playing games? Any further advice would be appreciated.

If everything is at stock, no overclocking and you have wiped the drivers and re-installed other versions and are still getting the issue then that's grounds for an RMA. As for no problems in games, as said above, could be a 2D clock issue.

If you want to go to the effort to re-install Windows then go ahead and try it.

 

[riskyfrisky]

I've just been in touch with Overclockers and they are sending an RMA through because it is apparently faulty. I can't believe it would work in 3d mode but not when browsing internet if it was faulty.

How do i increase 2d clocks? In simple terms please!

 

[riskyfrisky]

Nevermind i'm getting a refund so i won't mess with the card.