Aven Donn
(?)Community Member
- Posted: Fri, 04 May 2012 09:21:03 +0000
This started happening a month or two ago, about once per week. Now, restarting fixed the issue and everything was fine. However, it has begun to happen once every two days or so. All the parts in my computer are completely under warranty, so if anything needs replacing, that isn't a problem. I just need to be sure this isn't something I can fix. Anyway, since the computer freezes, I can't screenshot the problem. So I took pictures with my phone.
What happens is that suddenly this happens to my screen, and it flickers in this state. (As in, those artifacts are blinking around. You know)
Second image is a closeup. See if you can find my mouse cursor, it's definitely there. The artifacts are pinkish in colour.
This doesn't result in a BSOD either. It just kind of stays there until I restart with the button on my case. And like I said, it freezes the computer. So I can't do jack s**t. Now, when it happens, I have a few seconds left until my computer freezes. After 3 or so seconds, it completely freezes (Artifacts keep blinking)
The sound continues for a bit, but eventually cuts off. ONE TIME it kept looping, like in regular freezes, but most of the time it just cuts off.
Another symptom that seems to be happening at the same time as this is... My GPU's cooling getting progressively worse. I installed additional fans and this resulted in even Furmark on max settings peaking out at around 93c after a few minutes. Now if I try Furmark on even lower settings... It takes seconds to reach 95c (at which point I shut it down)
When gaming, 80+ temperature is common (In games like L4D2) and this used to be extremely rare. (With the new fans)
I'm not sure what to make of this. No idea what it could be. And yes, when I check my GPU and CPU in stuff like CPUID and GPUz, everything is completely fine and correct. I haven't reinstalled drivers for anything yet. (They are updated and latest)
In case this is necessary, my system specs are:
2500k
560Ti
Z68MA-D2H-B3-Rev 1.3
Seasonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze.
Any insights are welcome. And I repeat, replacing the hardware is not an issue. Even without a GPU, the Intel integrated graphics will hold me over until a replacement GPU arrives. But without a CPU I'm obviously dead in the water. Ditto for motherboard, obviously.
No need to walk me through installing or replacing parts. Just diagnose the problem if you can. I'll handle fixing it.
What happens is that suddenly this happens to my screen, and it flickers in this state. (As in, those artifacts are blinking around. You know)
Second image is a closeup. See if you can find my mouse cursor, it's definitely there. The artifacts are pinkish in colour.
This doesn't result in a BSOD either. It just kind of stays there until I restart with the button on my case. And like I said, it freezes the computer. So I can't do jack s**t. Now, when it happens, I have a few seconds left until my computer freezes. After 3 or so seconds, it completely freezes (Artifacts keep blinking)
The sound continues for a bit, but eventually cuts off. ONE TIME it kept looping, like in regular freezes, but most of the time it just cuts off.
Another symptom that seems to be happening at the same time as this is... My GPU's cooling getting progressively worse. I installed additional fans and this resulted in even Furmark on max settings peaking out at around 93c after a few minutes. Now if I try Furmark on even lower settings... It takes seconds to reach 95c (at which point I shut it down)
When gaming, 80+ temperature is common (In games like L4D2) and this used to be extremely rare. (With the new fans)
I'm not sure what to make of this. No idea what it could be. And yes, when I check my GPU and CPU in stuff like CPUID and GPUz, everything is completely fine and correct. I haven't reinstalled drivers for anything yet. (They are updated and latest)
In case this is necessary, my system specs are:
2500k
560Ti
Z68MA-D2H-B3-Rev 1.3
Seasonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze.
Any insights are welcome. And I repeat, replacing the hardware is not an issue. Even without a GPU, the Intel integrated graphics will hold me over until a replacement GPU arrives. But without a CPU I'm obviously dead in the water. Ditto for motherboard, obviously.
No need to walk me through installing or replacing parts. Just diagnose the problem if you can. I'll handle fixing it.