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Hi guys,
Been a while since I have posted in this section, but i am in need of help! I bought a GTX280 card around this time last year when they were on offer from OCuK. Unfortunately, I have had a few problems with screen corruption lately, and need help diagnosing the problem. Below are a few screenshots of a typical 'event' (although exact patterns and colours vary each time):
Whole Screen:
Zoomed in View:
Apologies for the poor photos - they were taken quickly before the screen goes into sleep mode. This tends to happen not long after the PC has started up, either when loading a '3d' program (e.g. folding@home), or sometimes when using '2d' programs (watching a DVD, opening a photo or using Opera), but occasionally it happens randomly. I have also seen a few BSODs, with the Stop message DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL. Unfortunately, I cannot systematically recreate the problem. Sometimes, the computer will run without any issues, and whenever I have tried running Vantage, no crashes occur. I have tried a reinstall of the OS (Windows Server 2008 R2), two different drivers, and a copy of windows 7 (again, with different drivers) and the problem persists. Is it likely to be a fault with the card, or something else?
The card is running completely stock, is well cooled/very little dust in the cooler and sits in a well ventilated case. Otherwise, system specs are BeQuiet! Darkpower 650W PSU, i7 920 (stock), Gigabyte x58 UD5, 6gb Patriot RAM, a few HDDs and a DVD drive.
Thanks, any advice is much appreciated.
Been a while since I have posted in this section, but i am in need of help! I bought a GTX280 card around this time last year when they were on offer from OCuK. Unfortunately, I have had a few problems with screen corruption lately, and need help diagnosing the problem. Below are a few screenshots of a typical 'event' (although exact patterns and colours vary each time):
Whole Screen:
Zoomed in View:
Apologies for the poor photos - they were taken quickly before the screen goes into sleep mode. This tends to happen not long after the PC has started up, either when loading a '3d' program (e.g. folding@home), or sometimes when using '2d' programs (watching a DVD, opening a photo or using Opera), but occasionally it happens randomly. I have also seen a few BSODs, with the Stop message DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL. Unfortunately, I cannot systematically recreate the problem. Sometimes, the computer will run without any issues, and whenever I have tried running Vantage, no crashes occur. I have tried a reinstall of the OS (Windows Server 2008 R2), two different drivers, and a copy of windows 7 (again, with different drivers) and the problem persists. Is it likely to be a fault with the card, or something else?
The card is running completely stock, is well cooled/very little dust in the cooler and sits in a well ventilated case. Otherwise, system specs are BeQuiet! Darkpower 650W PSU, i7 920 (stock), Gigabyte x58 UD5, 6gb Patriot RAM, a few HDDs and a DVD drive.
Thanks, any advice is much appreciated.
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