Wondered if anyone could tell me what kind of testing a 'store" or manufacturer would do on a video card that is brought in because of artifacts being produced in games?
Reason I am asking is my XFX 7970 has been producing artifacts in State of Decay,usually the temperature hits 70 + Celsius but last night it was 64 degrees and the zomies turned to pick rectangles. Up till last night it was only State of Decay, but I saw artifacts in Elder Scrolls as well. Unfortunately this doesn't consistently happen, and sometimes a reboot clears it right up.
I purchased the card back in June and got a 2 year warranty (IPR) with it, but before I take it in I wondered if there was as certain test I could perform to try and produce the artifacts more consistently?
I ran 3D Mark and Heaven Benchmark as maxed out as possible for a few runs with no artifacts appearing. Even when the artifacts appeared in the above stated games none were seen in those graphics tests.
Appreciate any thoughts or recommendations
Reason I am asking is my XFX 7970 has been producing artifacts in State of Decay,usually the temperature hits 70 + Celsius but last night it was 64 degrees and the zomies turned to pick rectangles. Up till last night it was only State of Decay, but I saw artifacts in Elder Scrolls as well. Unfortunately this doesn't consistently happen, and sometimes a reboot clears it right up.
I purchased the card back in June and got a 2 year warranty (IPR) with it, but before I take it in I wondered if there was as certain test I could perform to try and produce the artifacts more consistently?
I ran 3D Mark and Heaven Benchmark as maxed out as possible for a few runs with no artifacts appearing. Even when the artifacts appeared in the above stated games none were seen in those graphics tests.
Appreciate any thoughts or recommendations