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System Name | Gaming Workstation |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 5900X @ 4.0 GHz |
Motherboard | AsRock X570 Steel Legend |
Cooling | DeepCool CASTLE 280EX |
Memory | G.Skill Trident Z - 32GB [2 x 16GB] @ 3600MHz C16 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Tri-X R9 290 [waiting to upgrade] |
Storage | 1 x MSI M480 1TB NVMe [Boot] + 2 x WD 16TB SATA HDD @ Raid1 [Games & Data] |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q @ 1440p / 120Hz |
Case | Deepcool MATREXX 70 3F |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek Onboard Sound with Earphones |
Power Supply | Cooler Master 850W |
Mouse | Logitech G402 |
Keyboard | Logitech Internet Keyboard Y-SS60 [it's really old, but my fingers reject any other keyboard] |
VR HMD | - |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
Hi, everyone.
As the title says, since last night I suddenly have major screen artifacting, and the nvapi.dll file is suddenly missing according to the Zotac FireStorm app. As such I have not made any changes to my PC which might have caused that to happen.
Due to the missing nvapi.dll file, I can't even start the Zotac FireStorm app. Since the FireStorm app does not work, I am not able to change the GPU and Memory frequencies and check if the artifacting is because of the card getting old and not supporting the highest frequencies as well as before.
So, I uninstalled the old drivers (512.xx) using the latest DDU in safe mode, and installed the latest NVIDIA drivers 516.94 from TPU. Still missing nvapi.dll. I downloaded the latest nvapi.dll file from one of the "safe" DLL download sites, and put it in the \windows\system32 folder as it said to on the website. But, no go. The FireStorm app still says nvapi.dll is missing, and there is still a lot of screen artifacting.
I am very sure it is the graphics card that is giving errors. The rest of the system is mostly new(ish) compared to the GPU (what with the horrible GPU prices since a while, and no money to spare right now). The graphics card was purchased in 2014 and is out of warranty. Somehow, I feel I am doing something wrong.
What steps can I take to identify the possible issues? Could it be driver setup issues? Or, is the card just end-of-life? Is there anything I can do to salvage the situation?
As the title says, since last night I suddenly have major screen artifacting, and the nvapi.dll file is suddenly missing according to the Zotac FireStorm app. As such I have not made any changes to my PC which might have caused that to happen.
Due to the missing nvapi.dll file, I can't even start the Zotac FireStorm app. Since the FireStorm app does not work, I am not able to change the GPU and Memory frequencies and check if the artifacting is because of the card getting old and not supporting the highest frequencies as well as before.
So, I uninstalled the old drivers (512.xx) using the latest DDU in safe mode, and installed the latest NVIDIA drivers 516.94 from TPU. Still missing nvapi.dll. I downloaded the latest nvapi.dll file from one of the "safe" DLL download sites, and put it in the \windows\system32 folder as it said to on the website. But, no go. The FireStorm app still says nvapi.dll is missing, and there is still a lot of screen artifacting.
I am very sure it is the graphics card that is giving errors. The rest of the system is mostly new(ish) compared to the GPU (what with the horrible GPU prices since a while, and no money to spare right now). The graphics card was purchased in 2014 and is out of warranty. Somehow, I feel I am doing something wrong.
What steps can I take to identify the possible issues? Could it be driver setup issues? Or, is the card just end-of-life? Is there anything I can do to salvage the situation?