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Graphics card failing?

Caporegime
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Hi,

Im currently running two 7800GT 512MB Gainward BLISS cards in SLI, and just recently (as of last night), there have been random black lines across the screen. They aren't always there, they don't always fill the same part of the screen, and they don't appear in "print screen" copies into graphics programs (photoshop etc).

I have got a photo taken on my camera that I will upload in a minute.

Anyway, I bave tried both the cards on their own, one of them causes corruption on its own (regardless of PCIex slot used) the second doesn't cause a problem at all, or at least I haven't been able to get card 2 to replicate the problem.

/scratch that, card 2 just did it then, i think, was very quick so couldn't really tell.

Hmm, now im very confused, could the monitor create black lines? Or the DVI cable? or even the motherboard?
 
NightSt@lk3r said:
im getting a similar problem on my 6800GS AGP except the lines are different colors

That sounds like video memory.

And ive just tried my old DVI cable, same problem :(
 
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