Game Graphics are Broken

[Flearifa23]

everytime i play a game these pixels shaped almost like a hitmarker pop up randomly. i'd say about 70-80 pixels per second and its really annoying even the graphics get "ripped" or streched occationally i have no idea why this happened i already did a format and nothign happened i returned it to where i bought it and the guy said they had to pre install or fresh install it.. but then i now i have it windows 10 and it still has the problem 🙁 i am a complete idiot when it comes to insights and specs on my laptop. but gaming is pretty much my life ( i know pathetic) please help me i dont know what else to do 🙁 btw the pixels only pop up when i am playing a game and when im browsing youtube or google or facebook everything is fine but as soon as i start a game it starts to pop up.. everything started when i downloaded a game then i found out that it was unplayable becuase of the glitch so i uninstalled it then i proceeded to play my other games and so i found out that they were infected. LoL and Team fortress 2 are the games i have tried but minecraft is fine so i was wondering if maybe the program that LoL and tf2 using to run the graphics was at fault.. but im gonna try my other games as well

 

[jwcrellin]

does your laptop have dedicated or integrated gpu?

 

[Flearifa23]

does your laptop have dedicated or integrated gpu?

how do i check? im using windows 10

 

[jwcrellin]

right click start menu icon, go to device manager, look under display adapters. tell us what it says there.

 

[SkyNetRising]

these pixels shaped almost like a hitmarker pop up randomly.

Can you make photo of it and post here?

 

[Flearifa23]

right click start menu icon, go to device manager, look under display adapters. tell us what it says there.

Intel (R) HD Graphics 5500
NVIDIA GeForce 940 M

 

[jwcrellin]

if it still has the problem after a fresh os install, it may be hardware damage.

 

[Flearifa23]

if it still has the problem after a fresh os install, it may be hardware damage.

do you know which one i should replace or get fixed?

 

[Flearifa23]

these pixels shaped almost like a hitmarker pop up randomly.

Can you make photo of it and post here?

It gets worse when i am really "In" a game or match because i cant see anything everything is broken

 

[SkyNetRising]

It gets worse when i am really "In" a game or match because i cant see anything everything is broken

 

[SkyNetRising]

Those are classic GPU artifacts - result of overheating. GPU is damaged.
Try disabling Nvidia GPU and playing with Intel integrated GPU.
Performance will be lower, but that should eliminate artifacts.

If your laptop is still under warranty, then take it to authorized service provider.

 

[Flearifa23]

Those are classic GPU artifacts - result of overheating. GPU is damaged.
Try disabling Nvidia GPU and playing with Intel integrated GPU.
Performance will be lower, but that should eliminate artifacts.

If your laptop is still under warranty, then take it to authorized service provider.

how do i do that?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Do what? Disable GPU?
Go to Device Manager, find Nvidia Geforce 940m and disable it.
Should look something similar to this:

 

[Flearifa23]

Do what? Disable GPU?
Go to Device Manager, find Nvidia Geforce 940m and disable it.
Should look something similar to this:

omg thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! its fixed thanks a lot! thank you! you're a lifesaver thanks a lot! i wish i could give you a hug right now! thank you so much!

 

[SkyNetRising]

Glad it helped.
Just be warned - Intel integrated graphics most likely will be too weak for any serious gaming.

 

[Flearifa23]

Glad it helped.
Just be warned - Intel integrated graphics most likely will be too weak for any serious gaming.

what should i do with the nvidia problem? should i find someone who can replace it? or is it dead for good?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Fixing will be expensive and also depends on laptop model.
It might be better just to get a new laptop.