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R290 started to artifact

ArchAnGeL

ArchAnGeL

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My 290 has been fine since Jan using an EK block. While on the desktop the other day the screen messed up and blue screened.

I didn't think too much of it until I started up the next day and it was still there.

I reinstalled, checked ram, used differend PCI-e power leads, reseated card to no avail. I then tried a HD5450 that I had hanging around and it was fine. However when I put the 290 back on it was also fine and I gamed the evening on it without any issues.

Yesterday when I switched on it was back and I have not been able to get rid of it (except in safe mode where it is fine. It is also fine until it hits the login screen)

My initial thoughts are some kind of vram malfunction but it doesnt explain why it went away and came back. Perhaps there is a dodgy solder joint somewhere

Not the best pic below but you can see the red sparklies everywhere

Next step is to remove it and try and refit the water block. Failing that put the air cooler on and try in a different comp but as I said, the 5450 is fine in this machine and slot so unless the PSU is messing up on the PCIE rails I can't see it being that

If all fails I will need to look into RMA. Cart is VTX3D (non-pre flashed) from here

 
I'd have thought VRAM too. Get it RMA'd asap if possible. Perhaps the block doesn't make good contact with some/all of the memory chips?
 
Maybe but wouldn't explain why it has been solid for ages and then just went pop.

I'll need to remove the block anyway so will look.
 
I feel your pain. I've just been to WHSmiths to get some bubble wrap and wrapping paper to RMA my MSI R9 290 :(
 
Copy my settings. (ignore memory usage) This will sniff out an faulty or unstable core gpu. If you get any errors at stock clock/voltage settings, then you know its faulty.

I7V7V05.jpg


OCCT detects tiny artifacts that would otherwise be hard to see whilst watching a short benchmark sequence or whist normal gaming. If it produces any errors, you know it's not fully stable.
 
I'll try but at the moment I am getting problems on desktop and crashes

Thanks though. I was looking for something to test the vram if I can get it without the visual problems
 
LtMatt said:
Copy my settings. (ignore memory usage) This will sniff out an faulty or unstable core gpu. If you get any errors at stock clock/voltage settings, then you know its faulty.

I7V7V05.jpg


OCCT detects tiny artifacts that would otherwise be hard to see whilst watching a short benchmark sequence or whist normal gaming. If it produces any errors, you know it's not fully stable.
Click to expand...

As long as you set Shader Complexity to 7 and 400 FPS its pretty good for testing the true stability of the GPU, i got errors on my overclock where it seemed perfectly stable in anything else, but was perfect at stock.
 
I'm perplexed, or don't know what I'm on about, but I have just run OCCT as shown and have no errors but I do get artefact's sporadically in games.
 
When I run Heaven I get no issues that I can see. I have a decent Sensonic PSU, 650w, the GPU temp gets into the 70's and the CPU in the high 20's.

Running OCCT for 15 mins my GPU temp is in the low 80's and I never get near that when gaming or benching.

I'm going to reseat it in the morning and see what happens. The annoying thin is the glitching/artefacts are so intermittent.
 
Quick update. Removed block and put cooler back on last night. Nothing obvious noted. Everything was making contact where it should. Going to try in a different PC today
 
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