[SOLVED] GPU dying?

[Maximum_0verdrive]

Having a weird issue that seems to happen intermittently through the day. Doesn't seem to get any better or worse regardless of if I'm abusing my graphics card or not. I noticed it on one monitor, where it showed up as a white line or an occasional white dot (a few pixels big maybe) that would appear for a split second and disappear. Tried swapping cables and it seemed to make no difference. Bought a new cable and I didn't notice anything happening, but I'm not sure if I just had a string of good luck. At the time I had two monitors, both 1440p, both 144 hz.

Bought a new monitor and I swapped it in as my main monitor with my other being used as the secondary now. I set this new monitor to 240hz and left the other at 120hz, both still 1400p. With the new monitor I'm now noticing a greyish rectangle that flashes on the screen for a fraction of a second. I temporarily bumped the refresh rate of this new monitor down to just run both at 120hz. I was using a DP 1.4 cable for this display though, so I don't think data transfer is an issue.

Running a 4090 (power limited to 70%), i9 13900k (it has a very modest voltage offset that seems stable based off stress tests, game tests, etc) 64gb kingston fury and a 1300W SilverStone ST1300-TI for a PSU. Mobo is ASUS Prime Z790-P D5 (Wi-Fi). The issue seems to happen whether I'm browsing the internet, remoting into my work computer with team viewer or gaming and I use OBS to try to capture the issue using instant replay (captures the last 2 or so minutes. Nothing ever shows up on the recording.

Any thoughts? Kind of hopeful that it's not a dying GPU. This happens maybe a handful of times every day and sometimes can go a day without seeing it.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

Any thoughts?

first i would try totally removing all graphics related data running DDU from Windows Safe Mode.

if after reinstalling the latest driver package directly from Nvidia the issue still occurs i would consider it may be a malfunctioning GPU.
if it is still within warranty, contact manufacturer support and explain the situation to them.

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

first i would try totally removing all graphics related data running DDU from Windows Safe Mode.

if after reinstalling the latest driver package directly from Nvidia the issue still occurs i would consider it may be a malfunctioning GPU.
if it is still within warranty, contact manufacturer support and explain the situation to them.

I've been messing around with different drivers lately and I've used DDU to uninstall each one. Just recently did a clean install of the newest nvidia drivers

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

the GPU doesn't necessarily have to be "dying", but artifacts on screen should not be tolerated for a high-end card still under warranty.

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

the GPU doesn't necessarily have to be "dying", but artifacts on screen should not be tolerated for a high-end card still under warranty.

My only concern is that I can't seem to capture the artifacts when I use a screen recording software. In this case I use OBS and when I look back at the captured video nothing shows up. My card is stil under warranty for three years, so replacing isn't too much of an issue, just not sure if it's actually the GPU when screen recording doesn't capture the issue.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

try setting up two displays outputting the same desktop with same resolution, same refresh rate, etc, not spanning.

if you see the same artifact on the same place on both displays then it is most definitely the GPU.

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

try setting up two displays outputting the same desktop with same resolution, same refresh rate, etc, not spanning.

if you see the same artifact on the same place on both displays then it is most definitely the GPU.

I have had good luck so far since I've dropped my new monitor from 240 hz to 120. When I had my old setup on my old computer I believe I was running 120 hz/120 hz on my two monitors, as opposed to 144 hz/144 hz so I can't say for sure if my old monitor was even working properly at 144 hz. If I see it happen again I'll give non-spanning display a shot, that's a great idea.

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

try setting up two displays outputting the same desktop with same resolution, same refresh rate, etc, not spanning.

if you see the same artifact on the same place on both displays then it is most definitely the GPU.

Is it likely this is something that may be fixed by reinstalling windows? Noted the artifacting coming back, so I'm trying with my display being mirrored to both my monitors. It'll just be hard to catch.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

Is it likely this is something that may be fixed by reinstalling windows?

i've never encountered an OS causing issues like artifacts on-screen itself.
sometimes graphics drivers or display drivers interfering with the video output, but never the actual OS.

It'll just be hard to catch

maybe try running some graphics testing software(3D Mark, FurMark, etc) and just sit back and watch both screens for a bit.

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

maybe try running some graphics testing software(3D Mark, FurMark, etc) and just sit back and watch both screens for a bit.

This doesn't seem to get better or worse based off of whether the GPU is under load or not. It happens on occasion even during web browsing. Only lasts a half of a second, if that. :/

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

doesn't seem to get better or worse based off of whether the GPU is under load or not

then just sit back and stare at a static desktop for quite some time if that is preferred

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

then just sit back and stare at a static desktop for quite some time if that is preferred

I haven't seen any artifacting since I swapped to mirror the display on both monitors. The only time I saw it was when I swapped back to display extending to check a longer display port cable that I used and it happened pretty quickly. Once I swapped back to display mirror I still haven't seen it.

Edit: Or so I thought. I caught the artifacting just a second ago. I also put my GPU power limit back to 100% to see if that was it, but no luck

I believe I caught it in the corner of my eye finally when I was looking at my second monitor and didn't notice any replication on my second monitor

 

[Maximum_0verdrive]

then just sit back and stare at a static desktop for quite some time if that is preferred

So apparently the issue was needing to enable gsync on my new monitor. Ever since I enabled it last night I haven't seen the issue coming back. Had to turn freesync premium on in the monitor to get it to register as a gsync compatible and then enable it in the gsync panel. Turning off gsync hadn't fixed the issue though, so not sure why this ended up being the solution.