I was playing a game when these small squares appeared on my screen, they are numerous and in groups of 4 little pixels. When I move my mouse, they kind of flicker. They also seem to change color depending on the background .
I tried taking the GPU out and running on integrated graphics and they disappeared, so it's not a Windows or CPU issue. Next, I tried reinstalling my GPU drivers to the latest version (I have an MSI R9 390, I was running on the second to latest drivers). The artifacts were still there. I then tried to install an earlier version (catalyst), but that didn't help either. However, when I remove all drivers and just let the Windows basic GPU drivers take over, the dots disappear.
Any thoughts what could be causing this? And how I can fix it? It appeared out of the blue, never had any issues with the card before other than it running pretty hot.
I tried taking the GPU out and running on integrated graphics and they disappeared, so it's not a Windows or CPU issue. Next, I tried reinstalling my GPU drivers to the latest version (I have an MSI R9 390, I was running on the second to latest drivers). The artifacts were still there. I then tried to install an earlier version (catalyst), but that didn't help either. However, when I remove all drivers and just let the Windows basic GPU drivers take over, the dots disappear.
Any thoughts what could be causing this? And how I can fix it? It appeared out of the blue, never had any issues with the card before other than it running pretty hot.