[SOLVED] White dots and lines show everytime I start any game, then it restarts the PC

[Jojo1995]

I've been playing Rocket League on my GTX 560Ti for over7months now.Today, suddenly after 2 hours of playing it showed yellow/white dots all over the screen and it crashed. I let the PC rest for like an hour or so, then started the game again, it did the same thing but this time the whole PC restarted.
I tried to uninstall the drivers and re-install them, I tried to remove my RAM and left 1 slot only. Now after a few tests, it shows white/magenta lines all over the screen. Is the GPU dead? does the PSU have anything to do with this? or could it be something else?

 

[R_1]

Welcome to the forums 😀

do you have another GPU you could run on for testing? does the CPU have a GPU you could use to test with?

 

[Jojo1995]

Welcome to the forums 😀

do you have another GPU you could run on for testing? does the CPU have a GPU you could use to test with?

I have i7 950, is it compatible with GeForce GT 210?

 

[Jojo1995]

Trying yet another driver got the PC to work without these stripes while booting. Anyways it keeps crashing every time I play any game for even 2mins.

 

[R_1]

as long as the slot is right it should work. if your mobo has the slot the card needs, your good.
the 970 does not have a GPU onboard.

 

[Jojo1995]

as long as the slot is right it should work. if your mobo has the slot the card needs, your good.
the 970 does not have a GPU onboard.

The GT 210 worked fine, so I noticed it's the GPU.
I used MSI AfterBurner to lower the GPU's memory clock to the lowest possible. Now it no longer crashes, but it's running at it's half power. Is there any way to fix this? or is the GPU dead?

 

[R_1]

in my experience artifacting like that is the GPUs signal it on the way out.

 

[Jojo1995]

in my experience artifacting like that is the GPUs signal it on the way out.

Do you suggest any cheap good GPU?

 

[R_1]

the GT 1050 class cards or the RX 560 class cards would be an upgrade over what you have

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/2180vs3650

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti-448-Core-LE-vs-AMD-RX-560/m8215vs3926

 

[Jojo1995]

the GT 1050 class cards or the RX 560 class cards would be an upgrade over what you have

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/2180vs3650

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-Ti-448-Core-LE-vs-AMD-RX-560/m8215vs3926

Guess I'll have to buy new one then.
Anyways, thanks alot for your help! I appreciate it.