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System Name | The Terminator. |
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Processor | Intel i7 950 3.06Ghz. |
Motherboard | Asus P6X58D-Extreme |
Cooling | Stock. |
Memory | Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz Dominator-GT Memory Kit CL8 (8-9-8-24) 1.65V |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire HD 6950 2GB GDDR5. |
Storage | WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s / OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD. |
Display(s) | 24'' Widescreen Samsung 1080p. |
Case | Antec 1200 Gaming Case. |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek. |
Power Supply | TX 650W Corsair |
Software | Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit |
Hey guys,
I have made a thread about this before but it was pretty dead and my problem hadn't occured for a while since so i thought it was okay. But, i was wrong, and up until recently i have been putting up with this annoying problem.
The Image:
The Problem:
RANDOMLY, occuring anytime between 1-2 weeks, every 1 or 2 days or once a month, just randomly, i will get artifacts in-game. Little artifcats like little squares and black gaps in-game. This is when i know the problem occurs. So i leave the game before it crashes and the artifacts get worse. I then go to ATi Tool and scan for artifacts, the image above is what i get. If i leave it scanning for longer than 10 seconds or so it freezes my system and i have to hard reboot.
.... The thing is, upon that hard reboot, my computer runs fine and a 'scan for artifacts' finds nothing and the card runs okay. OR, i could simply wait 10 minutes and run 'scan for artifacts' again without rebooting and the artifacts will be gone and i can carry on playing again. It is totally random.
What i've tried:
Well, i've never overclocked this card or fiddled with it like that in anyway for a start.
I have adjusted the fan speeds with ATi Tool, it runs at like 100% on full load but never gets hotter than 60-70*C.
I've cleaned out the card multiple times in the months i've been having this problem, it has an odd heat sync which likes to attract a lot of dust which i found ABSOLUTELY CAKED in dust the other day, im talking 1CM thick. So i cleaned that out and card ran 10*C cooler.
re-fitted the card onto the motherboard.
The Whine:
Meh, admittedly i haven't done much since it works 80% of the time which leaves me even more cluelous as to what the problem may be. I have ordered this (Along with a nice new system recommended by Bruins, excluding the GFX card) in a vein attempt to perhaps fix the card as it may be the heat but the temps i run at aren't dangerous at all and shouldn't be giving me artifacts?
Help Me:
Pleeeeease?
Thanks a lot my friends!
SPECS:
Operating System: Windows XP Pro - Service Pack 2
Motherboard: Nforce 4 Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra SKT 939 6.70 nForce drivers.
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE_Radeon X1900XT 512MB
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ San Diego Chip - 2.26GHZ
RAM: Corsair 2048MB - 2X512 Sticks 1X1GB Stick - DDR400 - PC3200 - DIMM - 2X184Pinn - Unbuffered.
Hard Drive: 80 Gigabyte MAXTOR 6L080M0 (SATA)
Power Supply: Hiper Technology Type R(Blue) - 580 Continuous Wattage.
I have made a thread about this before but it was pretty dead and my problem hadn't occured for a while since so i thought it was okay. But, i was wrong, and up until recently i have been putting up with this annoying problem.
The Image:
The Problem:
RANDOMLY, occuring anytime between 1-2 weeks, every 1 or 2 days or once a month, just randomly, i will get artifacts in-game. Little artifcats like little squares and black gaps in-game. This is when i know the problem occurs. So i leave the game before it crashes and the artifacts get worse. I then go to ATi Tool and scan for artifacts, the image above is what i get. If i leave it scanning for longer than 10 seconds or so it freezes my system and i have to hard reboot.
.... The thing is, upon that hard reboot, my computer runs fine and a 'scan for artifacts' finds nothing and the card runs okay. OR, i could simply wait 10 minutes and run 'scan for artifacts' again without rebooting and the artifacts will be gone and i can carry on playing again. It is totally random.
What i've tried:
Well, i've never overclocked this card or fiddled with it like that in anyway for a start.
I have adjusted the fan speeds with ATi Tool, it runs at like 100% on full load but never gets hotter than 60-70*C.
I've cleaned out the card multiple times in the months i've been having this problem, it has an odd heat sync which likes to attract a lot of dust which i found ABSOLUTELY CAKED in dust the other day, im talking 1CM thick. So i cleaned that out and card ran 10*C cooler.
re-fitted the card onto the motherboard.
The Whine:
Meh, admittedly i haven't done much since it works 80% of the time which leaves me even more cluelous as to what the problem may be. I have ordered this (Along with a nice new system recommended by Bruins, excluding the GFX card) in a vein attempt to perhaps fix the card as it may be the heat but the temps i run at aren't dangerous at all and shouldn't be giving me artifacts?
Help Me:
Pleeeeease?
Thanks a lot my friends!
SPECS:
Operating System: Windows XP Pro - Service Pack 2
Motherboard: Nforce 4 Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra SKT 939 6.70 nForce drivers.
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE_Radeon X1900XT 512MB
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ San Diego Chip - 2.26GHZ
RAM: Corsair 2048MB - 2X512 Sticks 1X1GB Stick - DDR400 - PC3200 - DIMM - 2X184Pinn - Unbuffered.
Hard Drive: 80 Gigabyte MAXTOR 6L080M0 (SATA)
Power Supply: Hiper Technology Type R(Blue) - 580 Continuous Wattage.