BlackZero
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Cooling | RX360 + SR1-240 |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill |
Video Card(s) | MSI 7970 OC |
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*The article title should be '6950 artifacts in aero/browser only at low voltage changes'
So as the title says i have suddenly started getting artifacts (small red/green dots) on the aero tabs and in the browser when ever I change the voltage to a higher number, this happens whether I use a hd 6950 stock/shader unlocked or a 6970 bios. The strange thing is that it will play 3d games pass furmark/atitool without issue, and only gets these little dots all of a sudden in the aero taskbars and in the browser whener the clock/voltage changes to different power states.
I recently added a full cover waterblock to my gpu so the temps are very low, something like 30c on the gpu and even lower vrm temps according to gpu-z, I did try try the full hd 6970 bios in the past when I first got the card and don't remember getting the coloured dots though that was only for a short time and I only really tested in furmark/games beofre going to a shader unlocked bios instead.
I also think that this may have something to do with the different power states and clock rates as it only seems to effect items like the browser and aero taskbars. I have also noticed in gpu-z that when browsing the memory clock drops to 625mhz somestimes while the bios only specifies 150 in extreme low power mode and 1250 for all the other modes. maybe this is the reason for the anomolous artifacts?
I am quite stumped so any help would be appreciated.
image of gpu-z with the memory clock at 625mhz highlited
So as the title says i have suddenly started getting artifacts (small red/green dots) on the aero tabs and in the browser when ever I change the voltage to a higher number, this happens whether I use a hd 6950 stock/shader unlocked or a 6970 bios. The strange thing is that it will play 3d games pass furmark/atitool without issue, and only gets these little dots all of a sudden in the aero taskbars and in the browser whener the clock/voltage changes to different power states.
I recently added a full cover waterblock to my gpu so the temps are very low, something like 30c on the gpu and even lower vrm temps according to gpu-z, I did try try the full hd 6970 bios in the past when I first got the card and don't remember getting the coloured dots though that was only for a short time and I only really tested in furmark/games beofre going to a shader unlocked bios instead.
I also think that this may have something to do with the different power states and clock rates as it only seems to effect items like the browser and aero taskbars. I have also noticed in gpu-z that when browsing the memory clock drops to 625mhz somestimes while the bios only specifies 150 in extreme low power mode and 1250 for all the other modes. maybe this is the reason for the anomolous artifacts?
I am quite stumped so any help would be appreciated.
image of gpu-z with the memory clock at 625mhz highlited
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