New 970 is SLIGHTY artifacting. Should I RMA?

[nathanbrotherbob]

I bought a new Gigabyte Windforce OC 970. Not the G1 Gaming Edition, in case anyone is confused. Anyway, ever since I got it, I've notice SLIGHT artifacts. Like, maybe once an hour, I will see a weird texture pop-in or an out of place flash. Sometimes, I'm not even sure I actually saw anything. However, I'm certain now that I'm seeing artifacts and that they are just very far in between.

Full disclosure: I overclocked the card with +150 on the core clock and +500 on the memory via Afterburner. Right now, I only use that OC profile when playing Shadow of Mordor. Otherwise, I run at stock speeds since I play mostly Dota 2 anyway. Also, it was my first OC.

My temps usually stay between 55-65 under load, never going over 70. Basically, I want to know if this is okay for a new card. Will it go away? Or do I just have to deal with it? Or will it get worse? If so, should I RMA? Also, is there any program I can use to test to what degree I'm seeing artifacts?

Thanks for reading!

 

[jossrik]

If it doesn't artifact at stock speeds they'll just send the card back to you, it's not guaranteed to run at any overclock past the factory overclock. With that in mind, don't overclock it so much, maybe pull back by 50 core and 100 memory and see if that doesn't help. Also, it could be immature drivers and will go away with time. Hard to tell.

 

[nathanbrotherbob]

If it doesn't artifact at stock speeds they'll just send the card back to you, it's not guaranteed to run at any overclock past the factory overclock. With that in mind, don't overclock it so much, maybe pull back by 50 core and 100 memory and see if that doesn't help. Also, it could be immature drivers and will go away with time. Hard to tell.

That's the thing, it artifacts (only SLIGHTLY, mind you) at stock speeds as well as when it's OC'd. In fact, I notice it more at stock speeds... but that's probably just because I know how Dota 2 should look like the back of my hand lol. I hope it's the drivers!

 

[smeezekitty]

If if it artifacts at all you should RMA. Artifacts are NOT normal