Static squares across display on boot

[Zian Choudhury]

Randomly when I boot up there are static squares (kinda like the static u see on a tv) in a or sometimes just distortion of the color all over the display in a checkered pattern. It goes away after i reboot or sometimes just on its own. Does that mean my gpu is bad as it's still pretty new as i bought it last winter. Everything is set to its stock settings. If not is there any other parts that could be the cause? Thanks.
Specs
i5-3470
12gb ram
msi rx 480 4gb
550w psu
240gb ssd
1tb hdd

 

[hang-the-9]

Best way to tell is to test the card in another system. Could be a driver issue (unless this happens before Windows loads), heat issue, power supply issue.