Hello, I already searched around and found no threads with a similar problem as mine.
I have a pretty strange problem that is *solved* and need some clarification or ideas:-
System config:
X4 955 not OCed, never was
650W CoolerMaster PSU
ASUS M4A79XTD-EVO
4GB Kingston RAM
HD 5850 AMD
WIN 7 x64 (home) + WIN 8.1 x64 (core)
A while ago my system would show glitches/artifacts in games like BF4&COD:Ghost, so I directly went to a nearby tech, after testing for himself claimed I had a "malware/virus affecting my Drivers" after re-installing my drivers and checking for any known malware..... same problem, so I asked to use a friends HDD with a ready system installed and the same BF4 online we played (btw: his system was & is still working fine). the problem persisted, so I excluded the corrupt driver stuff.
this had me dizzy for 2 weeks on end, I had another technician check and after another delay, said I had a failing VGA card ATI HD5850, (reference model not overclocked)--- 🙁 --- the next day I had purchased the Sapp Vap-X R9-280X (great for its price btw), after installing the driver the same problem persisted.... and the day after, it got worse....have coloured flashes in the browser window (2D) when-ever an element is activated(hovered over).
Another opinion was I had a failing MOBO, my old one was an ASUS M4A79XTD-Evo that had a dead onboard sound chip"VIA xxx", I bought the GIGABYTE 990XA-UD3(that I really regret)...and guess what it still flashes in browser....
I sent my system to a friend and told him to swap everything he has with my stuff, only remaining were RAM/PSU/CPU.
already working RAM chips were replaced by my old ones Kingston 1600Mhz 2x2 4GB cl-9 in dual channel mode (also not overclocked) & no still the flashes. Then came the PSU, replacing my coolermaster 650W by a coolermaster 720W, and still not it.
Finally came the CPUs turn, after swapping my old AMD-ph2 X4 955 to the X3 720, ** It didnt flash!!!, browser worked fine and games too ** gave me quite the run tho....
* So after reading this boring post, I'd like it if someone has any insight on to what happened, and hopefully anyone who had any similar problem like this (God Forbid 🙂 ) would know that it might be a faulty processor.....
Another thing for those who understand what might be happening .... when the CPU is running PRIME95 x64 @ long/short FFTs all workers stressed, the glitches/flashes dont exist, (just the games are soo laggy as expected 🙂 ) any reason why probably stressing a CPU like that would make it work
N.B:- Temps on the NorthBridge ASUS MOBO never passed 55 degrees Celsius while that GIGABYTE 990XA @ idle would reach 60 degrees, @load I stopped at 80+ deg risking a new Mobo going up in flames----- Avg. room temp is 23, so I hope I'd return the 990 it sux
now I'm all broke and heading back to school in a week so...
Woe is me.....
I have a pretty strange problem that is *solved* and need some clarification or ideas:-
System config:
X4 955 not OCed, never was
650W CoolerMaster PSU
ASUS M4A79XTD-EVO
4GB Kingston RAM
HD 5850 AMD
WIN 7 x64 (home) + WIN 8.1 x64 (core)
A while ago my system would show glitches/artifacts in games like BF4&COD:Ghost, so I directly went to a nearby tech, after testing for himself claimed I had a "malware/virus affecting my Drivers" after re-installing my drivers and checking for any known malware..... same problem, so I asked to use a friends HDD with a ready system installed and the same BF4 online we played (btw: his system was & is still working fine). the problem persisted, so I excluded the corrupt driver stuff.
this had me dizzy for 2 weeks on end, I had another technician check and after another delay, said I had a failing VGA card ATI HD5850, (reference model not overclocked)--- 🙁 --- the next day I had purchased the Sapp Vap-X R9-280X (great for its price btw), after installing the driver the same problem persisted.... and the day after, it got worse....have coloured flashes in the browser window (2D) when-ever an element is activated(hovered over).
Another opinion was I had a failing MOBO, my old one was an ASUS M4A79XTD-Evo that had a dead onboard sound chip"VIA xxx", I bought the GIGABYTE 990XA-UD3(that I really regret)...and guess what it still flashes in browser....
I sent my system to a friend and told him to swap everything he has with my stuff, only remaining were RAM/PSU/CPU.
already working RAM chips were replaced by my old ones Kingston 1600Mhz 2x2 4GB cl-9 in dual channel mode (also not overclocked) & no still the flashes. Then came the PSU, replacing my coolermaster 650W by a coolermaster 720W, and still not it.
Finally came the CPUs turn, after swapping my old AMD-ph2 X4 955 to the X3 720, ** It didnt flash!!!, browser worked fine and games too ** gave me quite the run tho....
* So after reading this boring post, I'd like it if someone has any insight on to what happened, and hopefully anyone who had any similar problem like this (God Forbid 🙂 ) would know that it might be a faulty processor.....
Another thing for those who understand what might be happening .... when the CPU is running PRIME95 x64 @ long/short FFTs all workers stressed, the glitches/flashes dont exist, (just the games are soo laggy as expected 🙂 ) any reason why probably stressing a CPU like that would make it work
N.B:- Temps on the NorthBridge ASUS MOBO never passed 55 degrees Celsius while that GIGABYTE 990XA @ idle would reach 60 degrees, @load I stopped at 80+ deg risking a new Mobo going up in flames----- Avg. room temp is 23, so I hope I'd return the 990 it sux
now I'm all broke and heading back to school in a week so...
Woe is me.....
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