Display garbled!!!!!!

[vishalg]

i am facing a vierd problem on my PC

as you can see in the screenshot how the display looks

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now this happens when i run the run the windows exp. index test or for that matter any games (the games load fine until the actual in game screens)
when the system restarts this garbled screen is present right from bios screen, and its only after i switch off the psc for half an hour that the display looks normal again

otherwise the systems runs just fine, without any problems

now i have done the following-
reinstalled windows
updated various drivers
changed the dvi cable
plugged in the gpu into other slot on the mobo

my config
amd phenom 955be
asus m4a87td evo
xfx 8600gt 256mb (its a recently rma card but was running fine on my old m2ne!!
2gb corsair ddr3 value ram
vx 550w corssair psu
windows7 ultimate 64bit

plz help

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Imo ur card needs another rma. Or try restoring to old drivers when no problem was there.

[vishalg]

you wont believe this is or was my 3rd rma 8600gt!!!!!!!!!
before it i was using it with diff. cpu-mobo combo (5200+ and m2ne)

i forgot to mention that after this screen when the system restarts this garbled scrren is present right from bios screen, so i guess that rules out driver/sw problems

can it be releated to mobo as the card for running just fine on by m2ne, used to run cod mw2,grid etc nicely

[Sam]

^^ remove ram. turn PC on & let it run for a minute. turn PC off. plug ram in. & check. i not sure if its going to work but try once.

[vishalg]

are you suspecting a ram issue??

[Sam]

nope. ram garbage issue. i mean error in ram. nothing serious. it happens.

[vishalg]

it didnt work sam, display is still garbled. This is happenin whenever i stress the card

[pulkitpopli2004]

which monitor you are currently using>?

[Sam]

ok so it isn't a ram problem. so next most likely option is GPU. but in my case (old pc opened 2 weeks ago, faced same problem but no GPU) this step solved the problem.

[mukherjee]

Well,u might remove the ram and gpu from their rrespecrive slots,give a slots a bit of a hard blow of air and put things back.
Worked for me.
Otherwise,it has features of a possible gpu problem.

Also,have u lukd at the proccy temps and hdd smart?

[vishalg]

@pulkit
3 yr old viewsonic 19" lcd
Its very unlikely that problem is monitor related

@sam
My mobo dosent have onboard graphics
Will go to rashi 2morrow(hope they wont ban me from entering as this will be my 4th rma!!)
Any advice
Btw what is ram garbage?

@mukherjee
Have already cleaned them
Temps are also fine

[Ishu Gupta]

Originally Posted by vishalg

Will go to rashi 2morrow(hope they wont ban me from entering as this will be my 4th rma!!)

You got 3 RMAs from rashi .

[abhidev]

Originally Posted by Ishu Gupta

You got 3 RMAs from rashi .

Whats RMA?


Try changing your cable that connects ur monitor and cpu....that could be the problem. If it doesn't help then try starting the pc in safe mode...if the problem doesn't arise then its your GPU problem probably.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by vishalg

@sam
My mobo dosent have onboard graphics
Will go to rashi 2morrow(hope they wont ban me from entering as this will be my 4th rma!!)
Any advice
Btw what is ram garbage?

error accumulated in ram over time. pointing to address where theres nothing or garbage.

Rashi should welcome you. long time customer do take some sweets for those rashi bustards. got no shame at all.

[vishalg]

@Ishu Gupta
yup thats true, and make it 4 rma now!!!

@abhidev
it was a gpu problem. for rma take a look at this
Return merchandise authorization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

@sam
well i had another rma (4th one)
dont be so angry at rashi, atleast my citys rashi franchisee is nice

i asked them for a credit voucher but since they had a new 8600 in store they said they would give the next time if i have the problem again
guess they have a bumper stock of xfx 8600gt, everytime i go with a problem they handover a new 8600:roll:

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[furious_gamer]

You are so lucky that your place rashi guys are so nice...

[Sam]

Originally Posted by vishalg

@sam
well i had another rma (4th one)
dont be so angry at rashi, atleast my citys rashi franchisee is nice

i asked them for a credit voucher but since they had a new 8600 in store they said they would give the next time if i have the problem again
guess they have a bumper stock of xfx 8600gt, everytime i go with a problem they handover a new 8600:roll:

are you sure the card you received is new? cause chances are those are faulty cards, cleaned up & TIMed. and are given to anyone with a faulty Electric Stove (pet name for XFX 8600GT). if so, than they are a pack of really educated cheaters.

[vickybat]

Even rashi guys in my city are good. My 5750 also went kaput after 2 weeks of purchase. The problem was due to my faulty ups and voltage spikes due to improper earthing.

They replaced my card within 6 working days and gave me a new 5750. I am talking about rashi peripherals bhubneshwar and i guess they are lot better than their kolkata counterpart.

[Sam]

^^ your card was new & a bit costly (above 7k) so they replaced. also its from Asus. had you taken a faulty XFX 8600GT or 8500GT you may have got same kind of reaction as Topgear.

[abhidev]

Originally Posted by vishalg

@Ishu Gupta
yup thats true, and make it 4 rma now!!!

@abhidev
it was a gpu problem. for rma take a look at this
Return merchandise authorization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

@sam
well i had another rma (4th one)
dont be so angry at rashi, atleast my citys rashi franchisee is nice

i asked them for a credit voucher but since they had a new 8600 in store they said they would give the next time if i have the problem again
guess they have a bumper stock of xfx 8600gt, everytime i go with a problem they handover a new 8600:roll:

Hey thanx for the info on RMA...ya u need to make sure that u got a new card and not the old one..as those guys must be cycling u through the same bunch of cards...

[furious_gamer]

Thread going off-topic.... (Ofcourse, i am also a contributor)

[vishalg]

@sam & abhidev

hey anything is possible in todays world
but as you can see in th pics it looks to be new, else whos got the patience to pack an refurbished card with all acess.(notice the do not disturm door hang!!) , clean fan, packaging etc.

[Sam]

maybe it was new & got fried in the first week of usage. so it looks so clean & new. they just repaired it. when you got the card, was the box sealed by XFX tag?

[vishalg]

no it wasnt
but who cares unless its under warranty

[Sam]

^^ this time if they offer a replacement ask for a card in a sealed box. or if possible pay a little & get a better card.

cause as i told if no seal = repaired card. & thats bound to go bad. else expect 1 more visit to your best friend's shop

[vishalg]

if there is a next time (which going by the trend it will be), i wont be accepting another rma from them and will demand a credit note or else they can stick the "Electric Stove" up there ass

[vishalg]

hihahahahahaha

the time has come again to pay another visit to my pals at rashi

this card is also showing the same problems of display garbled and getting stuck when the gpu is stressed

cant believe it

rest assured this is the last time.

[Ishu Gupta]

Get a refund.

[Reaper_vivek]

U sure it's the gfx this time too..if u know it is go bang rashi's door..
If not then do this(if u havn't already)
Check ur system with another monitor..if the prob is still there then u will be sure its the 8600..or test ur monitor on any other pc..
Hope u finally get rid of this prob

[vishalg]

can this be due to my mobo asus m4a87td evo???although its just a month old!!!!!!!!!!
or some ram issue, using corsair vs2gb1333d4