Random blocks on scren whilst playing

Dazzo

Dazzo

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Hi All,

I'm currently getting random blocks in my game whilst playing. It's usually in the middle and in rectangle shape with multiple blocks inside the rectangle and flashes. Anyone know what this is?

AMD 8320
Asus M5A97 evo r2
gigabyte windforce 280x
 
Is it only when gaming ?

Is it certain games ?

Have you updated your drivers for your graphics card ?

What type of system do you have - list your components etc...
 
djferrick said:
Is it only when gaming ?

Is it certain games ?

Have you updated your drivers for your graphics card ?

What type of system do you have - list your components etc...
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Only when gaming and on Diablo 3 and battlefield, which also crashes the gfx drivers. They are up to date so surely shouldn't be this bad?

See it occasionally on rome 2 also but not as much.

Components listed above, plus 2 iyama prolite monitors, sandisk 120gb ssd and ocz modxstream 700w
 
how long have you had the card for? how long s this been happening for? has it gotten worse over time? did you change drivers before it started happening ?
try an older driver set to see if that helps, also make sure you remove the drivers properly before installing new ones, and if none of that helps, do you have another gfx card you can try ? or able to borrow one to test to see if its the gfx card borked
 
google solder reflow. Sounds like a fatigued gpu card to me. You may want to look into sticking it in the oven and baking it if it is no longer in warranty. I've done it before on a GTX8800 and it worked a treat afterwards. You'd have to remove the heatsink and any plastic covers/shrouds first.

If you can live with the graphics corruption for now that might be a better option as baking it is not a guaranteed fix.

And to any doubters: The graphics cards continually heat up and cool down during normal usage and ultimately this can cause micro cracks in the solder on the PCB. This can lead to artifacts on your display. By carefully heating the entire pcb in the oven (I did 180C for 8-10 minutes) the solder softens, doesn't melt completely but enough to reflow the solder. It's best to place the pcb component side up so no components fall off the pcb accidently. There are youtube videos on how to do this.
 
Bought it last month! Looks like a warranty job then? Will be gutted if it is as first was DOA and this was replacement.

Hasn't really got worse, may try it on other monitor see if problem persists tomorrow then contact OC on Monday if it is still happening!

Thanks Guys
 
Looks like it's going to be sent back, 3rd time a charm?

Thinking if the next one is a dud I might go for a different brand or even go for a 770?

I don't get enough time to game as it is never mind crashing out of BF4 or watching a small disco going on in one part of the screen :P
 
hmm hopefully 3rd time lucky then!

If not then it's time to start looking at other components for faults? *Points finger at PSU*

p.s i wouldn't go with a 770 and gigabyte are meant to be good :p (With warrant anyway)
 
I'm guessing if my PSU is at fault when I send it back OC will test it as working and send it back. Will help me atleast identify the problem, but it looks like its the gfx card again.

Who knows....
 
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