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I have this issue for quite some time and its really annoying me. I have object and shadow pop up in pretty much all the games that I play, especially open world games. For example: GTA V, Far Cry Primal. Its usually visible on trees and random objects. I have no issues with the textures. I checked the temps and they look pretty normal to me: Processor 40-50 degrees celsius, graphic card 50-60 degrees celsius. My specs are: Phenom II X6 1090T 3,21 ghz, NVIDIA GTX 950 2GB, 8GB RAM 1600 mhz. I reinstalled Windows and formatted the drive where old windows was plus I changed many NVIDIA drivers and the problem is still present. BTW I have Windows 10. Please help.
 
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So wait, his computer is having the same issue just as is?

Could you please snag the full spec of both your computer and his, including who made the RAM, who made your GPU, and which motherboard you have? I have a feeling it is the PSU, but without all the specs I'm kinda stuck lol
 
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I couldnt test with that guy who has same GPU as me but I tested it with another friend (the one with the same PSU). My specs: Phenom II X6 1090T 3.21 GHZ, 8GB RAM 1600 mhz, Asus Strix Gaming Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 2GB GDDR5. His specs are pretty much low end, but I tested some games that dont require some high end specs. So here they are:
AMD Athlon X2 5000, 3 GB RAM 1600 mhz, GeForce GTS 450 1 GB. I dont know the exact brand of RAM, but I think its Kingston and GPU is Asus Strix Gaming. My motherboard is Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3. It has 4 slots for RAM and 16 GB RAM available and I have 2 sticks of 1600 mhz 4 GB RAM, so 2 slots are used, just to let you know.
 
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Is the brand not written directly on the RAM sticks or on a sticker attached to them? Weird.

According to what I've found so far, your PSU (MS Industrial PRO-550ATX 550W?) does not have an 80+ efficiency rating at all, meaning it's very low end. You and your friend should probably upgrade to at least a 600W 80+ Bronze PSU.
 
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I opened my computer and this is the exact model of my RAM: Patriot PSD34G160081. Also I downloaded a program called MSI Afterburner and noticed that core and memory clock of my GPU are just 135 mhz and 435 mhz, plus they are varying all the time. Other than that I will think about buying a new PSU.
 
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That one doesn't seem to have an 80+ rating either. What part of the world are you from? PCPartPicker has a few locales and if I'm going to find you a good PSU I should probably use whichever one is closest to you.

As to the core and memory clock on your GPU, is that under load or at idle? It may very well not show its full clock speed unless it's actually being used.
 
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I live in Niš, Serbia. And graphic card shows this clock when on idle so I guess it will probably show its full clock when I play some games. I am going to test that later.
 
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Looks like the closest place PCPartPicker has is Italy; hopefully that's at least close enough to be accurate on what is or isn't available in your area. This Antec PSU is 620W and 80+ Bronze rated. The 80+ ratings are based on the PSU's efficiency, but generally speaking the higher the rating (80+, 80+ Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium, from low to high) the higher the overall quality of the PSU. I like Antec; other people swear by EVGA or Thermaltake.
 
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Italy is a little bit far, but I found this PSU in a shop in my town. It has 80 plus efficiency, actually its 82% efficiency. Titan 600 600W - PWPS-060A02T-BU01B
 
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That looks good. 80+ Bronze, 600W, plenty of power connectors including three 8-pin connectors. It's not a manufacturer I recognize, but the 80+ ratings are universal. Get one of those for you and your friend and you probably won't have any issues anymore.
 
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Ok I will, probably in next few days.
 
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I am probably going to buy it today. I wanted to search a bit more about this but I just wasted my time. So yeah, I still have a same issue. I am going to record some videos so you can take a better look at my problem.
 
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I told you, I live in Niš, Serbia. I ordered this PSU in a local shop: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152055. Its probably going to arrive tomorrow or the day after.
 
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That's what I get for coming back to a thread and just skipping straight to the bottom. Sorry.

I was going to recommend this Antec 620W one, but that one looks good too.
 
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I bought a new PSU, installed it and guess what, the problem isnt solved. Just wasted about 60 euros.
 
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Hey, another quick update. Just noticed that my GPU is not using 100% but its using 40-50%. I hope it can help fixing this problem. Also, I am selling my GPU and I will buy a new one, probably an AMD one.
 
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Well...to be fair, it wasn't necessarily wasted, it just wasn't quite as useful as we hoped it'd be.

After reading back over the thread (and thinking about all I've learned since I first started trying to help lol), your GPU in fact seems to be getting rather hot. I said the fans should kick in around 75 degrees; I was incorrect, they should start up around 50 degrees and hit 100% just before 80 degrees or so (it varies slightly by manufacturer and chipset). Before you sell the old one and get a new one, grab MSI Afterburner and watch the fan speed indicator as the temperature rises. Pay attention to both fan speed % and fan RPM. If the speed indicator is high but the RPM seems low (for example 80% speed but only around 1k RPM), your GPU fans might be bad; if the speed indicator remains at or below 50% all the way up to 80+, you'll probably want to set up a custom fan curve in Afterburner to force the fans to run at 100% by the time the card hits 78 or so. If neither of those works (and Afterburner is free), then yeah, replace the GPU.

I apologize for somewhat going down the wrong path with the PSU replacement, but you've still got an upgrade from what you had before which, despite not being the solution to your problem, is still good.
 
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Well the money I spent on PSU isnt wasted, since its 150W more powerful than the old one, so I can even buy a GPU that consumes more energy. I am going to try doing that with Afterburner and I will report back.
 
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I put my gpu fans to 100% through MSI Afterburner, the fans started to get very loud and the temperature was going down, I jumped into Verdun (one of the games I play) and the issue was still there.
 
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The temperature is around 40-50 degrees celsius and core usage is usually around 70-80%.
 
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Well unfortunately, no. I tested a pretty much low-end GPU (GTS 450) from my friends computer like half a month ago, but it behaved the same.
 
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