[SOLVED] Is it possible to cause and control artifacts intentionally?

[SpeedCola]

Just what the question says. I was wondering if there's a way i can tweak my card to cause artifacts in-game, but not crash, and if possible control them in a way (as in which textures are affected, or the intensity). I assume that doing something like that could mean harm to the card, but I'm really curious.

 

[Barty1884]

As far as intentially causing artifacts.... an unstable VRAM OC would do this. You'll typically see artifacting before crashes with VRAM, so you could, simply by testing. Now why you'd want to do this, I've clue?

In terms of controlling specifics, I don't believe you can get that granular.

 

[SpeedCola]

I read a post this guy made. About how he tried to undervolt his card, which in turn caused artifacts and missing textures in a game he was testing, without crashing. Missing textures meant invisible walls or player model textures being visible from miles away, giving him an advantage in the game. I'm trying to figure out if this is actually possible and whether it can be abused or not. I don't think typical anti-cheat systems can detect something like that. Now i know what you think, "you're interested in becoming a cheating scum huh?" no, I'm not. I've no clue about undervolting or overclocking and never done it. I'd rather not fry my card. But if this is an actual thing, it needs to be addressed.

 

[Barty1884]

While I won't get into the moral debate about (potentially) cheating etc, undervolting &/or downclocking is not going to 'fry' a card. Overvolting/overheating can, but when you're reducing voltage, you're reducing heat. So that's not something to worry about.

You can mess around with MSI Afterburner is terms of GPU/VRAM clocks, reduce voltage etc to your hearts content. Just ensure you don't have MSI AB set to launch at startup.

If you don't have it set to launch at startup, a reboot will bring you right back to where you are now.

 

[SpeedCola]

While I won't get into the moral debate about (potentially) cheating etc, undervolting &/or downclocking is not going to 'fry' a card. Overvolting/overheating can, but when you're reducing voltage, you're reducing heat. So that's not something to worry about.

You can mess around with MSI Afterburner is terms of GPU/VRAM clocks, reduce voltage etc to your hearts content. Just ensure you don't have MSI AB set to launch at startup.

If you don't have it set to launch at startup, a reboot will bring you right back to where you are now.

One last question if you don't mind. I looked up some stuff about undevrolting (through radeon software). Do i have to lower the other states as well, or just state 7(Max)? Will it make any difference if i do?

 

[Barty1884]

I'm not 100% sure, honestly. State 7 is the max power state for clocks etc, so assuming you wanted to keep it maxing out it's clocks (best it can, depending on voltage of course), I'd assume you wouldn't have to lower the others.... but like I said, really not sure.