Getting weird rainbow colors, is my GPU dying?

Nercis

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I have some images that shows what's going on.
So far it only happens in Fallout 4. FYI, I do not have any mods.
I have my settings below recommended settings just to squeeze out those extra few frames.
These pixel rainbow colors appear at random and on random objects. it's almost never the same objects. However, they often appear when I'm in workshop mode for an extensive amount of time and building stuff at settlements.

It started about a year ago but happens more often these last 3-4 mouths. Almost every time I play the game.
Drivers are up to date. The temperatures are just fine. Memory is also good.
My only guess is that my GPU is dying or that there is a driver conflict. If it is a driver thing I don't know how to fix that? Any ideas of why this happens?

Win 7 64bit 1920 x 1080
Motherboard MSI Z77 MPower (MS-7751)
i5-3570K 3.40
8GB RAM
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB

Images:
http://imgur.com/R5eEj69

http://imgur.com/Vxmrg8W

http://imgur.com/pMNrJ8h

http://imgur.com/8Uvv9Kq

Thanks for reading!
 
Ah Bethesda never changes. If this happens only on Fallout 4 then the game is buggy as always with Bethesda. -_- *realizes what's the problem*

Your GPU might be dying. Have you ever overclocked it? Overlooking too much without adequate voltage and cooling ends up with rainbows and flashing pixels. Dead and dying GPUs start to deform meshes (extreme stretching, see glitch videos on YouTube, same but happens on ANY game) and corrupt textures or show black textures.
 


I haven't overclocked it, I don't dare cus i don't know enough about it 😛

I haven't seen any other problems in other games so it might be just fallout or maybe a AMD thing?
 


So it happens only on Fallout 4?
Try validating game files. You should report this to Bethesda. They [strike]will[/strike] should be fixing it. Their games are full of minor bugs 😀
 


Yep, only FO4. But other games have been feeling somewhat more sluggish lately. Getting lots of stutter and frame drops on games that are less demanding on my system. Maybe my pc is just getting old.. 5-6 years old 😛
I have made a report to Beth but I think it's AMD or something in my system.
 


No, only FO4. But I get more stutter and frame drops on other games that used to run smooth. I haven't changed any hardware. I clean the PC regularly. Temps and memory are fine. I think it's an AMD thing or something in my system that like a driver conflict. Or maybe it's just time to upgrade.