Question Is artifacting a sign of a failing GPU if it's just in 1 or 2 games?

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Minutoh

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This is my build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CfHsGL

I'm getting artifacting issues in Ashes of the Singularity as seen here:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTGEVe8zVbI


I'm also getting artifacting issues in Rainbow Six Extraction:
View: https://youtu.be/U-9tstBqes4?t=9


I haven't noticed artifacting in any of the other 30-40 benchmarks or games I tried, but I wasn't completely looking at all of the benchmarks like Time Spy and all. Is this a game-specific issue or should I RMA my GPU? I uninstalled my GPU driver with DDU, and the problem is still persisting. I OCd my GPU, but the problem is also persisting even at stock settings. I looked up this issue, and I found one post that said MSAA and DX12 were causing issues in Ashes of the Singularity. I disabled these settings, but the problem is persisting. I went down to the Standard preset from the highest preset (Crazy) which fixed this issue. I did found 3 videos with the same artifacting in the same exact place, so perhaps it's a common issue. I found another without artifacting, but I guess it's a bug.

In Extraction, I changed my graphics setting from Very High to Ultra. That fixed this problem. When I went back to Very High, the problem somehow did not happen again.

I tried out benchmarks that should be more intensive like Time Spy, FurMark, and Unigine Superposition, though I wasn’t completely paying attention to those. I’ll try those again and see how they are. I tried out theoretically more intensive games though like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Control, and Resident Evil Village and definitely didn’t notice any artifacting.

I also noticed something that seems like artifacting in File Explorer:
View: https://youtu.be/QnajlccuvPw

Is this artifacting? If not, how do I fix this?

I also get momentary screen flickering in Edge when I open a new tab and sometimes completely at random. It also happens sometimes when I open a new window. Is this normal?
View: https://youtu.be/OB5PifV08w8


Are these issues signs of a failing GPU or is this just a bug with these games and File Explorer? My GPU did overheat once and shut down; could overheating once cause all of these issues? Should I RMA my GPU?
 
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Lutfij

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How old is the PSU in your build?

XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT
the cards power requirements show it to be 850W, if I were building your system, I'd have asked that you look into a higher wattage, equally reliably built PSU to power the entire rig.

One more thing, is that the design of the case, should never be able to cause an overheating issue unless you've oriented the fans in your build, the wrong way.
 

Minutoh

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Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W
How old is the PSU in your build?

XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT
the cards power requirements show it to be 850W, if I were building your system, I'd have asked that you look into a higher wattage, equally reliably built PSU to power the entire rig.

One more thing, is that the design of the case, should never be able to cause an overheating issue unless you've oriented the fans in your build, the wrong way.

I just got the PSU a week ago. It's been making weird coil whine noises ever since I got it though.

As for the 6950XT, I see. So it would've been better to go for a higher-wattage PSU.

As for the overheating thing, that was just me being a dumbass. I turned off the GPU fans so I could capture the weird sound the PSU was making. I forgot to turn them back on, so that caused overheating once. I realizefd what happened and turned them back on after one crash. That's obviously not ideal, but I'm hoping that one overheating issue won't be too bad.
 
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