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Artifacts with two different cards

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Jerukoth

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I have put together a system for a friend consisting of
Intel C2D E6600
Abit IP35-E mainboard
GSkill 1.8v 2x1gig RAM
Thermaltake 500w PSU
GeCube HD3850 256mb


It shows artifacts at bootup and throughout anything I do on it.

I ran the auto OC tool in the ATI Catalyst drivers, and it OCed the card up to 759/1010 before a failure, VPU recover.
Artifacts did not change at all during it's testing, the temp of the GPU went from 59c at the start of the OC, to 89c at the end. Windows showed the same artifact pattern (flickering, but not changing) the whole time.


I figured bad video card, but I wasn't sure, since it seems to have no heat issue, and the pattern is very steady.

I took MY 8800GTX out of my rig and put it in. SAME exact artifacts at bootup and in Windows, not just look the same, but EXACT same location on the screen and everything.

8800GTX is now back in my rig and working flawlessly.

Anyone have any idea what causes graphical artifacting if it isn't the video card?
 
the chord? try changing it out. or something on the motherboard. i dunno i cant really help here
 
Thanks for the reply :)

I did change the monitor cord, no help there... I'm thinking motherboard too, I just can't understand what would cause artifacts that resemble a GPU failure... when it's not caused by the video card.
 
no one has any idea huh?

Update, the system in the original post has been running for a few hours now, and the artifacts are greatly reduced, not gone, but reduced. Played Oblivion for 5-10 minutes, and noticed none, they came back (lightly) when I exited.

3dmark06 won't run, freezes at the splash screen, and other than the annoying flashy artifacts, it is stable, making me want to rule out the PSU...

Motherboard, perhaps?

I wonder if the problem will stay away (i doubt it...)
 
Power supple, Monitor, Ram, Motherboard or Processer.
Take your pick. From what you've told it seems to be a Mobo problem, or PSU.
 
I'm dumb.

I took the LCD that I was using to build that system and plugged it in to my computer... SAME artifacts. Shoulda tried a different monitor before getting all wound up. :)


Guess I know what the issue is now, huh?

oh well, that vp191b Viewsonic had a good life. It was my baby 4 or 5 years ago (I can't remember exactly) when I paid $850 for it, until early last year when I bought my 24" Acer AL2416W that I absolutely LOVE! The only Acer product I would own, but it's really just a rebadged Samsung, so it's cool.

Maybe it's just the DVI input, I'll probably try the analog inputs tomorrow. I'm just glad that the system I am building for my friend gets to stay intact.
 
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