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I'm kind of at a loss here and was hoping anyone could help me here, thanks in advance.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
PRIME B360-PLUS
Asus Turbo Geforce RTX 2060
32,0 GB RAM
Windows 10 Pro
Iiyama GB3466WQSU
second HDMI monitor

I began noticing something was off a few weeks ago when certain websites started flickering but I did not really think much of it, until a few days ago.
Currently I was playing Wolfenstein 2, everything seemed to be fine until I launched the game and my graphics simply looked like I was playing on low resolution with some textures flickering and shimmering. Obviously I tried to change the usual graphic settings but nothing worked. I then launched another game I was playing; Anno 1800 but this game also had lots of shimmering and some textures loading slow or not at all. Being on my desktop still works fine, aside from black textures not always being black etc.
If the glitches were extremely bad I would at least know I would have to buy a new GPU card.

What I tried:
- The usual Nvidia, Windows updates etc. , graphic settings, monitor settings etc.
- Switching the RTX 2060 from one PCIex16 slot to another.
- Cleaning out the dust of the RTX 2060 and slots.
- Using different display ports, different display cabels.
- Running benchmark software, Superposition/Furmark. Running OCCT, Memtest.
- Running MSI afterburner.

Running any of the tests did not cause any noticable errors, aside from some shimmering etc. everything seems to be fine. The GPU does not get too hot but cranking up the fans with Afterburner did seem to work a bit in Anno 1800 but Wolfenstein 2 still has a major issue.
Possibly a coincidence but I do get messages in Wolfenstein 2 that I do not have enough RAM and Anno 1800 also crashed 2 times for that same reason.


I wasn't planning on buying a new GPU yet so if anyone could help me it will be appreciated. :)
 
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Assuming the PSU (the "Value series" is on the low-end of the quality spectrum) is operating properly, it is sufficient for the system. Worth a look to disconnect the second display and see if it changes any behavior.

You could also rule out a Windows issue by booting the system with a Live Linux distro and seeing if the problem pops up there.
 
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COLGeek said:
Assuming the PSU (the "Value series" is on the low-end of the quality spectrum) is operating properly, it is sufficient for the system. Worth a look to disconnect the second display and see if it changes any behavior.

You could also rule out a Windows issue by booting the system with a Live Linux distro and seeing if the problem pops up there.
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Doesn't seem like disconnecting the second monitor changes anything. Somehow its worse now but could be because of MSI afterburner. Still a lot of textures not loading or loading slowly.

When buying this PC, I thought the 550w PSU would be enough but now I'm starting to think it's not. Could these problems arise after a period of time ?

I will try to use the Live linux distro. Thanks for your help.
 
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OK I was quite confident that my GPU was dying so I ordered a new one .... but the problem remains.

I still have a static-snowy desktop (and games). Both monitors have this issue.

I've swapped all RAM modules, reinstalled Windows. Linux Mint on Flashdrive had the same issues. Tests on RAM, CPU, GPU and SSD's seem to turn out normal, although I'm not 100% sure.

Some things I have noticed:
In eventviewer I am receiving a lot of different errors/warnings, usually has to do with COM-server CLSID or other windows services.
When zooming in/out in Google maps my PC makes a ticking noise somewhere around the CPU.

If I had to take a guess, I think it's an issue with either the PSU or motherboard. I guess an issue with the CPU is still on the table but obviously I hope I'm wrong about that one.

Is there anyone who knows what steps to take to make sure which one is the culprit? It would be greatly appreciated.
 
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How old is your PSU? The VS-series of the corsair power supplies are quite low tier and they're pretty prone to failing from what i've seen.

You could also try updating your bios to the latest version if one is available.
CMOS reset and/or disabling potential overclocks or downclocking your ram could also work out and you could see if your issue still persists.

I've had similar but not exact same issues and it turned out my ram was running on higher clocks than my older motherboard could run. I was running at 3600MHz and downclocking to 3200MHz fixed it for me. 3600 worked for almost a year and then it started showing issues.
 
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puw2 said:
How old is your PSU? The VS-series of the corsair power supplies are quite low tier and they're pretty prone to failing from what i've seen.

You could also try updating your bios to the latest version if one is available.
CMOS reset and/or disabling potential overclocks or downclocking your ram could also work out and you could see if your issue still persists.

I've had similar but not exact same issues and it turned out my ram was running on higher clocks than my older motherboard could run. I was running at 3600MHz and downclocking to 3200MHz fixed it for me. 3600 worked for almost a year and then it started showing issues.
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Thanks for replying. The PSU is 4,5 years old. I did update the BIOS but not a CMOS reset. I will try to check and see if the RAM is the issue. thx
 
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KevinEHV said:
Thanks for replying. The PSU is 4,5 years old. I did update the BIOS but not a CMOS reset. I will try to check and see if the RAM is the issue. thx
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You've pulled a good unit as some seem to start causing issues or outright breaking after 2-3 years of use, but it could be at the end of its lifeline and that is what's causing the issue.

I would recommend buying another psu soon if possible either way to prevent future issues. Best of luck!
 
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Hopefully anyone can help me with this one.

A while back I started seeing glitches in games. Things like textures not loading or loading slow, artifacting etc. In Windows, I also began to notice that images/videos just felt off and pixelated with a static filter. After a bit of testing, but clearly not enough, I decided to buy a new GPU but sadly the problems remained. Since I wanted my PC fixed I ordered a new PSU, thinking that would be the culprit but again no dice.

Since then I tried everything I can think of:
-monitor settings, Geforce settings
-reinstall drivers, benchmarks, cpu tests, ram tests, gpu tests , hdd tests you name it. all was fine no errors or high temp.
-reinstall windows, different SDD's, Linux Mint,
-checked monitor(s) both have this problem, tried different cables.
-reseated GPU, RAM , cleaned
-BIOS reset/update, tried different settings

Basically my conclusion would be an error on my motherboard/GPU slot but if anyone has a better idea I'm all ears.

I have included a screenshot of a game most of you probably know very well. The smoke in the back just looks horrible with everything on max.

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CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
CPU cooler:
Motherboard: ASUS Prime B-365 PLUS
Ram: 32GB
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti VENTUS 3X 16G OC
PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold 750
OS: Windows 11
Monitor: Iiyama GB3466WQSU

If anyone could send me in the right direction it would be really appreciated :)
 
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