Having a weird issue

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ragnarz

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I assume this is my card failing but seeking confirmation . . .

I have an NX8800GTS. This morning I have been getting video blur accompanied by explorer.exe taking 100% cpu every 3 seconds or so. My nod32 cant find a virus so I guess the card has gone bad. Not really sure about the explorer process mayhem.

Any additional insight would be appreciated.
 
i would do an online scan. like http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/ see if it finds anything. Also could be a spy/gray ware causing u issues seen wierd things like that happen before. There is a program called ccleaner that will clean alot of crap outta ur machine or just use old faithful spybot. If your cpu is hitting 100% it could be a trojan. I would jus try to clean the machine up if that doesnt work try rebooting the OS. Also have you updated any drivers lately if you have try to driver roll back. Just a few ideas for you. If none of these work i would get a new card. Or research it a little futher.
 
If no spyware or viruses found, not sure, maybe deinstall drivers, run drivercleaner and then reinstall latest version drivers???
 
when teh cpu is running that high percentage what is causing it?

open the resource monitor and watch the processes, when it goes into high usage what is the culprit?
 
High CPU on explorer.exe is not a sign that the GPU is at fault.
If the CPU is already tied up, there is little power left to drive your gfx card.
So given what is happening, its not surprising you are getting gfx issues.
 
I deep scanned, ran CC Cleaner, spyware doctor and all was clear.

I pulled the 8800 and swapped in a 7800 and voila, problem solved.

Now lets see how long it takes newegg to RMA.

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When I said explorer was spiking every 3 seconds, nothing other than nod32 was running on the machine. The bad GPU and explorer shouldn't be related but perhaps its some weird manifestation. Almost 24 hours after the swap out and haven't had a single issue.
 
You may be right but that was by no means a conclusive test.
 
Nenu said:
You may be right but that was by no means a conclusive test.
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+1 on this post.

in no way it would seem possible for a bad gpu to be causing explorer to spike the cpu. seen stranger things happen but still not convinced that it was the card. Maybe a driver but dont think it was the card still. I could be wrong though. All in all glad its working out for you.
 
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