Artifacts gone maaaad!!

antmic · 22nd May 2008, 02:30 AM

Hey guys.. did you miss me ??????? i havent been to this forum in 2 years...

I have a Geforce 7800GTX.. right up until last week i was seeing small red dots here and there when looking at a picture ( especially when theres something very dark or blackish).

it has been increasing week by week now. and sometimes they show up green instead of red.. now when i play games this does NOT happen at all.. ive tried to look for them but nothing.. only when viewing apicture andf Watching a movie this happens...

is my graphics card dying? or is it something i could fix? the card is stock and has been running without problems for about 8 months...

Lacus · 22nd May 2008, 02:39 AM

drivers maybe? Whats the current driver are you using anyway? Btw nice card u got there

Adrian Wong · 22nd May 2008, 02:47 AM

Welcome back.

Okay, it sounds like your onboard RAM is going bad or overheating. Check the cooler's fan. Is it running?

Could be a codec problem too if you only see it when you view videos.

antmic · 22nd May 2008, 03:04 AM

fixed the post i have a 7800GTX not a 7900

antmic · 22nd May 2008, 03:05 AM

also drivers are all up to date, what i am thinking is that its an overheating problem since it has actually started getting hotter here.. so i will check that shit out and disassemble the card and clean it out and put new thermal paste...

Adrian Wong · 22nd May 2008, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by antmic

also drivers are all up to date, what i am thinking is that its an overheating problem since it has actually started getting hotter here.. so i will check that shit out and disassemble the card and clean it out and put new thermal paste...

Yeah, that's a good idea.

DarKSeeD · 22nd May 2008, 03:41 AM

What kind of monitor do you have and what refresh rate do you use?

Mac Daddy · 22nd May 2008, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antmic

also drivers are all up to date, what i am thinking is that its an overheating problem since it has actually started getting hotter here.. so i will check that shit out and disassemble the card and clean it out and put new thermal paste...

I agree with Adrian sounds thermal to me

jasperchc · 22nd May 2008, 10:14 AM

are you using DVI for your monitor connection? sometimes a faulty DVI cable will cause red dots. If you are using DVI, try replug the cable and if that still doesnt helps, try using back an analog cable and see if the problem goes away

rogue_tomato · 22nd May 2008, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antmic

also drivers are all up to date, what i am thinking is that its an overheating problem since it has actually started getting hotter here.. so i will check that shit out and disassemble the card and clean it out and put new thermal paste...

Sounds like the culprit to me... might be time to RMA it if you still can.

22nd May 2008, 02:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
antmic Getting there Join Date: 27 Jun 2004 Location: Malta Posts: 211 Reputation: 22 Rep Power: 5	Artifacts gone maaaad!! Hey guys.. did you miss me ??????? i havent been to this forum in 2 years... I have a Geforce 7800GTX.. right up until last week i was seeing small red dots here and there when looking at a picture ( especially when theres something very dark or blackish). it has been increasing week by week now. and sometimes they show up green instead of red.. now when i play games this does NOT happen at all.. ive tried to look for them but nothing.. only when viewing apicture andf Watching a movie this happens... is my graphics card dying? or is it something i could fix? the card is stock and has been running without problems for about 8 months... __________________ The Struggle to free myself from Restraints, becomes my very Shackles.. Last edited by antmic : 22nd May 2008 at 03:03 AM.

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Lacus Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 787 Reputation: 128 Rep Power: 2	drivers maybe? Whats the current driver are you using anyway? Btw nice card u got there __________________ New Rig a.k.a Celestial Being [CPU=Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 (3040Mhz) [Cooled By Xigmatek S1283 with Crossbow] \| Mobo=Abit AW9D \| GPU=Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3/Asus EAH3450 256MB DDR2 \| RAM=4x1gb DDR2 667Mhz Corsair Value \| HDD=Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB \| Soundcard=Doom's Creative X-FI XtremeMusic \| Speakers=Creative Inspire P5800 \| PSU=Silverstone Strider ST56F \| Keyboard=Creative Prodikeys DM \| Mouse=Logitech MX518\| Casing=Lian Li PC-7YCF]

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22nd May 2008, 03:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
antmic Getting there Join Date: 27 Jun 2004 Location: Malta Posts: 211 Reputation: 22 Rep Power: 5	fixed the post i have a 7800GTX not a 7900 __________________ The Struggle to free myself from Restraints, becomes my very Shackles..

22nd May 2008, 03:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
antmic Getting there Join Date: 27 Jun 2004 Location: Malta Posts: 211 Reputation: 22 Rep Power: 5	also drivers are all up to date, what i am thinking is that its an overheating problem since it has actually started getting hotter here.. so i will check that shit out and disassemble the card and clean it out and put new thermal paste... __________________ The Struggle to free myself from Restraints, becomes my very Shackles..

22nd May 2008, 03:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
DarKSeeD BOG Translator Join Date: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 222 Reputation: 101 Rep Power: 5	What kind of monitor do you have and what refresh rate do you use? __________________ Gizas! what a mess

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jasperchc Active Join Date: 25 Aug 2005 Location: Kuching, MY Posts: 542 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	are you using DVI for your monitor connection? sometimes a faulty DVI cable will cause red dots. If you are using DVI, try replug the cable and if that still doesnt helps, try using back an analog cable and see if the problem goes away __________________ "There is nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

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