AMD RADEON HD 6950 1GB GDDRS- Problems----Fixed

[eskyy]

Hey, I just got a new computer recently, got the parts seperatley and builided it my self. I got a problem when i usually scroll down or even when the screen is still these small square thing keep popping up on my screen, some times they even change and look like retarded shapes. I got no idea what to do and if you could help me it will be very helpfull.

Grathics card-AMD RADEON HD 6950 1GB GDDRS

Thankyou.

[_dangtx_]

hey. those might be artifacts.

post the full system specs, and dont use the computer in the meantime.

also,where did you buy them?
do you have warrenty?


welcome aboard, btw

[eskyy]

Specs-
Intel core 15-2500 3.3ghz-Cpu
ASRock p-67Exteme p67 usb3 ddr3-Motherboard
Kingston 4gb DDr3 1333-Ram
Seagate 3,5' barracuda 1tb HDD
AMD RADEON HD 6950 1GB GDDRS
Seasonic m1211-520 watt 80plus bronze power supply unit

These are from the reciept, got these from msy and been using comp for 2 weeks.

[_dangtx_]

allright



that it?


plug in the extra power mollex.

swap pci-e slots

try another card? anything at all

also get mint or ubuntu and put it on a dvd, boot from that

but i'd check the hw part first. reseat it as well(well youll do that when changing slots)

[supaflyx3]

Plugging in the molex power will do absolutely nothing unless you're running 2/3/4 way SLI/crossfire...

[BrutalGreen]

use a tool capable of artifact scanning, think furmark and ATI Tray Tools (if it still works with the now AMD branded cards) have such a function. This could help figure if the problem is from ur PC or ur screen...also are u using a digital link like dvi/hdmi or analog like vga for example?

[roh_ultima]

did you install the video drivers from the CD or from amd's website ?

if cd...then go to amd.com and download the latest drivers from there
(drivers download is on the right side of the main page)

[_dangtx_]

maybe,maybe not

it did fix things with a 580 :)

the weird character part kinda tells me its hw related...could be drivers too
thats why i mentioned the live cd thing :)

[SKYMTL]

Contact the store where you bought the parts ASAP. Within 30 days you should be able to do an exchange once they confirm the issues are with the GPU.

There are some things to try first:

- Are these issues with ALL games?

- Install GPU-Z, open it and tick off the box that says "Continue to refresh...", click on the Sensors tab. There you will see a GPU Core temperature. While GPU-Z is still open in the background, boot the game which is having the issues and play until you see the artifacts. Then alt-tab out and check the Max temperature; you can do this by clicking on the number displayed next to the small Core Temperature graph until it says "MAX". Let us know what the temperature is.

- What brand of HD 6950 is it?

- While this may be RMA worthy, it may be a few days before an RMA number is issued by the manufacturer or the store where you bought it. In the meantime, you can download MSI Afterburner and downclock the core and memory speeds by about 25Mhz each to see if that helps.

[eskyy]

Thanks for the help, I returned it into the store and they replaced it, they said it was an artifact problem.