I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately.

JonZ · 03-10-11, 09:36 AM

I'm Playing TDU2, and I get huge polygon spikes when I roam near mountains, I can also see them in the mini map. Ran 3D mark 11, and I'm getting greet bars artifacts sometimes. I run Kombustion MSI, it crash on the flag test, and when I pass it, I am getting spike/bars artifacts on the test starting at 63%

I did not oced the card since my purchase 3 months ago. I did tried to max the fan with Precision, nothing. I tried to downclock everything a bit, still problems.

RMA time?

EVGA GTX570

Bah! · 03-10-11, 02:09 PM

There is some weird issue with 580's and artifacts, that some people are experiencing, that goes away with a full power drain of the system. I don't know if it applies to 570's as well, but it's worth giving it a shot.

Otherwise, I'd say it's RMA time. Hell, I'd RMA it anyway, even if my answer works.

03-10-11, 03:42 PM

rma it before it fails completely

Vasot02 · 03-10-11, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonZ

I'm Playing TDU2, and I get huge polygon spikes when I roam near mountains, I can also see them in the mini map. Ran 3D mark 11, and I'm getting greet bars artifacts sometimes. I run Kombustion MSI, it crash on the flag test, and when I pass it, I am getting spike/bars artifacts on the test starting at 63%

I did not oced the card since my purchase 3 months ago. I did tried to max the fan with Precision, nothing. I tried to downclock everything a bit, still problems.

RMA time?

EVGA GTX570

I am not sure but I have a similar problem like you with TDU2 and my Sparkle GTX570

In all other games that i am having i am not experiencing anything like this...
This happens only in TDU2

JonZ · 03-10-11, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vasot02

I am not sure but I have a similar problem like you with TDU2 and my Sparkle GTX570

In all other games that i am having i am not experiencing anything like this...
This happens only in TDU2

But only lately the problem has worsen, well feels like it. When I had this card, I could run benches without any artifacts. Now I have problems to run them flawlessly. I ran Kombustor today, and I noticed the MSI logo has grown a black spike on it. Random unlucky artifacts? Can't tell.

Is it possible to fill a ticket online? It seems I need to open a ticket to their phone number. My verbal english is a bit rusty and my cellphone is crap

When I was with ATI it was always a breeze to fill a RMA.

**Roadhog** · 03-10-11, 05:15 PM

file an RMA with EVGA.

Peoples-Agent · 03-10-11, 10:58 PM

EVGA support always seem pretty good, but sooner you get the RMA filled out, sooner you get your card back.

JonZ · 03-10-11, 11:35 PM

I am going to test this card on my other computer for curiosity. Evga will probably ask me to test every scenarios?

If I get artifact with Kombustor (test starting at 63%). If it doesn't do artifact, what will it mean??

I'll post the result Saturday.

JonZ · 03-20-11, 07:20 PM

ok that was weird. I had time to look at the issue, so I opened the case again. I ran a memtest, nothing bad here. Dust off the interior, push the gpx card a bit to make sure it contact well. Since I didn't have any errors, I came back going benches and TDU2. Artifacts are gone

Been 3-4 days since and did not reproduced the weird crashes and spikes I had. Looks like some bad contact was the culprit... totally got me by surprise here. Hope it not a lucky bubble.

Peoples-Agent · 03-22-11, 06:59 AM

I've just had to RMA one of my 570 Twin Frozrs, they shipped with clocks of 786 / 1050 / 1572 but with only enough voltage for 750 / 1000 / 1500 (which is the correct spec)

Worth checking the bios version using GPU-Z and post on the EVGA forums.

JonZ · 03-24-11, 12:09 AM

70.10.17.00.70

but since my last post, seems I don't have to RMA the card. Looks like everything works and no artifacts whatsoever. Touching wood.

DarkOneX · 05-01-11, 01:38 AM

Had the same artifacting issue start in on my GTX 570 on Thursday. Ended up swapping the card back into my old PC and put the GTX 285 I had in there in this new PC and oddly everything was fine on both machines. Moved everything back Friday and so far it's been fine so not sure, thinking maybe it had became slightly unseated or something.

03-10-11, 09:36 AM	#1
JonZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 15	I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. I'm Playing TDU2, and I get huge polygon spikes when I roam near mountains, I can also see them in the mini map. Ran 3D mark 11, and I'm getting greet bars artifacts sometimes. I run Kombustion MSI, it crash on the flag test, and when I pass it, I am getting spike/bars artifacts on the test starting at 63% I did not oced the card since my purchase 3 months ago. I did tried to max the fan with Precision, nothing. I tried to downclock everything a bit, still problems. RMA time? EVGA GTX570

03-10-11, 02:09 PM	#2
Bah! Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 868	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. There is some weird issue with 580's and artifacts, that some people are experiencing, that goes away with a full power drain of the system. I don't know if it applies to 570's as well, but it's worth giving it a shot. Otherwise, I'd say it's RMA time. Hell, I'd RMA it anyway, even if my answer works.

03-10-11, 03:42 PM	#3
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. rma it before it fails completely

03-10-11, 05:15 PM	#6
Roadhog Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,776	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. file an RMA with EVGA.

03-10-11, 10:58 PM	#7
Peoples-Agent Vape Therapist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,308	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. EVGA support always seem pretty good, but sooner you get the RMA filled out, sooner you get your card back. __________________ For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free.

03-10-11, 11:35 PM	#8
JonZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 15	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. I am going to test this card on my other computer for curiosity. Evga will probably ask me to test every scenarios? If I get artifact with Kombustor (test starting at 63%). If it doesn't do artifact, what will it mean?? I'll post the result Saturday. __________________ EVGA Geforce 570 Core i7 950 Corsair 750w PSU G.Skills 6x2gb ddr3 1600ghz Scythe Muggen 2 HSF OCZ 120 SDD Auzentech Forte X-FI soundcard Dell 2407 LCD 1920x1200 + Samsung 710T LCD 1280x1024 Logitech G5 mouse and G15 g2 keyboard Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

03-20-11, 07:20 PM	#9
JonZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 15	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. ok that was weird. I had time to look at the issue, so I opened the case again. I ran a memtest, nothing bad here. Dust off the interior, push the gpx card a bit to make sure it contact well. Since I didn't have any errors, I came back going benches and TDU2. Artifacts are gone Been 3-4 days since and did not reproduced the weird crashes and spikes I had. Looks like some bad contact was the culprit... totally got me by surprise here. Hope it not a lucky bubble. __________________ EVGA Geforce 570 Core i7 950 Corsair 750w PSU G.Skills 6x2gb ddr3 1600ghz Scythe Muggen 2 HSF OCZ 120 SDD Auzentech Forte X-FI soundcard Dell 2407 LCD 1920x1200 + Samsung 710T LCD 1280x1024 Logitech G5 mouse and G15 g2 keyboard Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

03-22-11, 06:59 AM	#10
Peoples-Agent Vape Therapist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,308	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. I've just had to RMA one of my 570 Twin Frozrs, they shipped with clocks of 786 / 1050 / 1572 but with only enough voltage for 750 / 1000 / 1500 (which is the correct spec) Worth checking the bios version using GPU-Z and post on the EVGA forums. __________________ For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free.

03-24-11, 12:09 AM	#11
JonZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 15	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. 70.10.17.00.70 but since my last post, seems I don't have to RMA the card. Looks like everything works and no artifacts whatsoever. Touching wood. __________________ EVGA Geforce 570 Core i7 950 Corsair 750w PSU G.Skills 6x2gb ddr3 1600ghz Scythe Muggen 2 HSF OCZ 120 SDD Auzentech Forte X-FI soundcard Dell 2407 LCD 1920x1200 + Samsung 710T LCD 1280x1024 Logitech G5 mouse and G15 g2 keyboard Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

05-01-11, 01:38 AM	#12
DarkOneX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kansas Posts: 327	Re: I think my GTX 570 starting to fail, getting a lot of artifacts lately. Had the same artifacting issue start in on my GTX 570 on Thursday. Ended up swapping the card back into my old PC and put the GTX 285 I had in there in this new PC and oddly everything was fine on both machines. Moved everything back Friday and so far it's been fine so not sure, thinking maybe it had became slightly unseated or something. __________________ {Core i7-960} {Asus P6X58D-E} {24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600} {EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB} {SB X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS} {Intel 330 180GB SSD}{(3X) WD Black 1TB HDDs} {(2X) Seagate 750GB HDDs} {WD My Book 4TB HDD} {WD My Book 2TB HDD} {Samsung 20X DVD-RW} {Corsair HX850 psu} {24" Dell U2410 LCD + 20" Dell 2007FP LCD} {Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced case}{Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit}