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HELP! New GTX 280 Problem

XeNoN89

XeNoN89

XeNoN89

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I have been using it since yesturday and it had been running perfectly, then i ran the crysis benchmark and at 1 point it suddenly got artifacts then crashed, now ever since then whenever i play any game i get artifacts then after a minute or so it crashes, whats could be the problem?!
 
What are the card temps like and fan speed.

Artifacts can be faulty memory or overheating.
 
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Thats my idle temps right now, seems cool, didnt see how high temps went after the crash though, also i forgot to say the GPU also makes a whining noise when ingame.
 
Sounds like a fault to me... email where you bought it from right away and explain the problem and organise a replacement.
 
The whining might be a cap, my 8800 GTX makes a whinning noise when folding.
Try running 3d winmark or vantage to see how they perform or can you test another game to see full load temps.
 
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