• Possible Short circuit?
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You can't check a PSU without proper equipment. Simply checking the voltage output isn't enough, you need a load tester and an oscilloscope. The most common failure are failing capacitors causing dirty or improper voltages, but other components can fail on a PSU that show no physical signs of failure. Those components can cause dangerous voltage levels when the PSU is put under load, or cause large ripple currents and make things unstable. Try a different PSU if you haven't already.
[QUOTE=zombini;31122678]EVGA just got back to me with a reply about my question and so far, they think it's a failing card, but now i'm unsure, i checked my PSU and it's fine, but memtest freezes on me. so, bad ram and graphics card? Running an artifact test with OC scanner.[/QUOTE] It's the GPU trust us, trust the techs all you'd lose even if it's not broken is the shipping costs to get it to EVGA. [editline]15th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=bohb;31128313]You can't check a PSU without proper equipment. Simply checking the voltage output isn't enough, you need a load tester and an oscilloscope. The most common failure are failing capacitors causing dirty or improper voltages, but other components can fail on a PSU that show no physical signs of failure. Those components can cause dangerous voltage levels when the PSU is put under load, or cause large ripple currents and make things unstable. Try a different PSU if you haven't already.[/QUOTE] I've always wanted to buy an oscilloscope but I can't really justify it.
You can get some old oscilloscopes made in the 1970's for really cheap. I have an oldie with a CRT and analogue controls and it works pretty well, besides some finicky controls.
[QUOTE=bohb;31131560]You can get some old oscilloscopes made in the 1970's for really cheap. I have an oldie with a CRT and analogue controls and it works pretty well, besides some finicky controls.[/QUOTE] Yeah I still can't justify buying one I'd use it like once every few years. I'll probably get one when I move out and have more room for fun shit like that.
The problem you have described is exactly what happened when the chipset on my old motherboard overheated. Plus in my experience, Sandy Bridge chipsets get really hot.
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;31131893]The problem you have described is exactly what happened when the chipset on my old motherboard overheated. Plus in my experience, Sandy Bridge chipsets get really hot.[/QUOTE] I hope that's not it, but, HWMonitor shows at all times that my AUXTIN temps are constantly at 64c. and i saw something that i've noticed in the past, butnow is common is screen tearing, i was watching a video and the screen was tearing, where the top of the video was part of a frame and the bottom was part of the last frame.
Ok, i think i've fully determined the cause of the problem, i'm pretty sure it's my RAM, not my VGA. i can play a game that doesn't use a lot of RAM, but heavy on GPU usage, and it will work without problems.
Run memtest. (google it)
[QUOTE=moesislack;31207850]Run memtest. (google it)[/QUOTE] If you read the thread, i said memtest crashes when i use it. EDIT: Oh, and i can't do anything about this, i'm flat broke now, and EVGA declined my RMA request. so, i'm fucked until i get some more dosh.
[QUOTE=zombini;31209586]EVGA declined my RMA request. so, i'm fucked until i get some more dosh.[/QUOTE] EVGA declined an RMA request for a card [I]less than a year old[/I]? Wow, they're douchers. I only have an age old GF2 TI from them, but I know several people eyeballing them, and I'm going to get them to buy from a non-ass manufacturer.
Well, fuck. I finally got off my ass and started a Prime95 test. same thing thats been happening happened within 30 seconds of starting a p95 stress test.
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