weird problem

[Ryan111]

I a bit worried about my graphics card, its hard describe the problem, but basically... After everything on the screen there seems to be a 'streak' of white or faded colour. Almost like a shadow to the right hand side. Its like it on everything. Cold my graphics card be dying?

Help!

 

[thebigak]

Is this the GTX260 you are referring to? Download GPUZ and check the temps to see if it is overheating. I would try to see if the fan is spinning freely and if the heatsink is clogged with dust also.

 

[Ryan111]

Temps are 36.0, 28.6, 28.4 and 29.3 on GPU-Z. The card isnt overheating im sure.

Will put it through some games and see what the highest temps are.

 

[Ryan111]

Okay, did a small amount of gaming and here are the results:

Date , GPU Core Clock [MHz] , GPU Memory Clock [MHz] , GPU Shader Clock [MHz] , GPU Temperature [°C] , PCB Temperature [°C] , GPU Temperature [°C] , PCB Temperature [°C] , Fan Speed [%] , Fan Speed [RPM] , Memory Used [MB] ,

2010-02-21 12:08:22 , 300.0 , 100.0 , 600.0 , 51.0 , 46.0 , 43.8 , 46.5 , 40 , 1337 , 335 ,

2010-02-21 12:08:23 , 300.0 , 100.0 , 600.0 , 51.0 , 46.0 , 43.8 , 46.5 , 40 , 1337 , 335 ,

2010-02-21 12:08:24 , 300.0 , 100.0 , 600.0 , 51.0 , 46.0 , 43.8 , 46.5 , 40 , 1336 , 335 ,

2010-02-21 12:08:25 , 300.0 , 100.0 , 600.0 , 51.0 , 45.0 , 43.8 , 45.5 , 40 , 1336 , 338 ,

2010-02-21 12:08:39 , 300.0 , 100.0 , 600.0 , 49.0 , 44.0 , 41.8 , 44.5 , 40 , 1336 , 346 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:27 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 56.0 , 48.0 , 48.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1341 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:28 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 56.0 , 48.0 , 48.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1340 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:30 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 55.0 , 48.0 , 47.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1340 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:31 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 55.0 , 48.0 , 47.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1340 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:32 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 55.0 , 48.0 , 47.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1340 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:33 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 55.0 , 48.0 , 47.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1341 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:34 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 55.0 , 48.0 , 47.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1341 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:35 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 54.0 , 48.0 , 46.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1341 , 348 ,

2010-02-21 12:17:36 , 400.0 , 300.0 , 800.0 , 55.0 , 48.0 , 47.0 , 48.8 , 40 , 1340 , 348 ,

 

[Ryan111]

Anyone? Those temp seem fine to me, any other causes?

 

[Strawberry]

Maybe your graphics card is out of synch with your monitor?
Has it always done that? Or just recently?

 

[Ryan111]

I have only recently noticed it, Just tried updating drivers and no change. Also tried the other DVI port and another DVI-VGA converter. Still the same

 

[Ryan111]

Okay, so I've tried a new screen and couldn't see anything on that. So tried my screen on another computer and that also seemed fine. No putting my screen back on my computer its now crystal clear again? This is strange...

 

[Strawberry]

Probably your monitor has some speed setting (Hz), that it auto-set to something else when you connected it to the other card. Sounds like it at least.

Having the wrong speed often results in weird images, edges on images, distorted images, unclear/fuzzy images etc.