Artifacts in Windows 7 with new GTX 560 Ti...

[Rhezuss]

Got the ASUS GTX 560 Ti DCII (non TOP edition) last week, running stock at 830/1000/1.000V. I decided to OC it to 950/1100 at 1.025V. Ran without issues/errors for 15 minutes Kombustor and 15 minutes OCCT plus the 3 Just Cause 2 benches and the Batman AA bench.

So yesterday after work I come home and get the comp out of sleep and POW! artifacts!! Little yellow, blue, red pixels all over the place, screen goes black and come up, then black and white squares (like a checkboard) all over desktop, screens goes black and come up...all this in loop until the computer reboots by itself.

I closed to comp for 1 minute and on bootup I got this message from BIOS: "Overclock failed, please load default settings"...something like that...So I loaded the default settings and got in Windows and all is running fine. I downclocked my graphics card to 900/1050 on stock voltage of 1.000V, downclocked my CPU from 3.6 to 3.5.

I checked the temps before the artifact and GPU never got over 63C and CPU max temp was 42C...

Played some Rift yesterday and nothing to report, eveything runs smooth like before...

What could have caused this?

BTW, I run the NV drivers 267.26 beta and Windows 7 is all up to date except for SP1.

 

[3DVagabond]

I've seen O/C be perfectly stable, except when coming out of sleep and requiring reboot. I'm not sure what causes it, but I imagine it's something to do with Windows and the way power is distributed to components while in or coming out of sleep mode

 

[Rhezuss]

I've seen O/C be perfectly stable, except when coming out of sleep and requiring reboot. I'm not sure what causes it, but I imagine it's something to do with Windows and the way power is distributed to components while in or coming out of sleep mode

So it's "nothing to worry about"?

Just don't want to RMA the card...EDIT: Some got pissed by thr 3 letters RMA. I'm fully aware that is the card is dead it's my own fault and certainly won't RMA the card after I OCed it. Thanks for your patience in this matter.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[Rhezuss]

Looks like many have this issue and solved it by shutting down the computer and unplugging all power cables for a few seconds to "wash" things.

Others recommended to take different power cables to plug the graphics card.

 

[supahnoobie]

I agree w/ Rhezuss. Even w/ ATI cards this happens. Don't set your pc on sleep mode. Just turn off your monitor.

 

[3DVagabond]

Well, if reducing the O/C fixes it... That seems the solution.

 

[OCGuy]

Wait....you ran your card out of spec, it failed, and you don't understand what happened?

Am I missing something here?

Be glad you didn't do any permanent damage, because I dont think ASUS covers Overvolting or OCing.

So it's "nothing to worry about"?

Just don't want to RMA the card...

Thanks for your reply.

RMAing a card because it doesn't run out of spec the way you want it to? That is RMA fraud (assuming you are exchanging for another one), and people like you piss me off.

 

[bryanW1995]

Yes, it's definitely in poor taste at best to discuss a failed overclock/rma situation. No matter how many "I got to 1200 core on my gtx 560!!!" threads you read, your card is not guaranteed to overclock at all. The only gpu partners who have warrantied oc'ing (at least in the past few years) are xfx and evga. I don't know if they still do, but I know that they used to.

Having said all of that, it sounds like it was a sleep mode issue, glad that you got it fixed. Just remember, though, OC at your own risk.

 

[notty22]

Under power settings in windows 7 , you can go in to advanced options and there is a setting for
PCI-E
Link State Power management.
I would turn that to off
Not sure if it will help. And exactly how that setting saves power. But it must do something to the voltage of some aspect of the pci-e slots.

 

[Rhezuss]

@ OCGuy and bryan: Sorry I choose the wrong wording to express myself. English is not my primary language so sometimes in french it makes sense but in english it's a whole different meaning. So, i'm sorry that it confused you two and just want to let you know that your typical i'm so cool forum lurker attitude posts made me laugh a little.

I know I can't, and I certainly won't, RMA an overclocked card. In fact the goal of my post is to know if others have had this issue and how they resolved it. For now my cards contimue to run great and I still can run games and CAD and other stuff without any issues.

Thanks to the other posters too.

 

[MentalIlness]

I agree with notty22. I haven't had this problem myself, but my younger brother has. He has a EVGA GTX460 1gig....his problems were "very similar" to the problems the OP is having. He disabled all the "power features" and the problem seized. I myself, never use any of the power saving features. Always disable them all.

 

[Rhezuss]

I agree with notty22. I haven't had this problem myself, but my younger brother has. He has a EVGA GTX460 1gig....his problems were "very similar" to the problems the OP is having. He disabled all the "power features" and the problem seized. I myself, never use any of the power saving features. Always disable them all.

I did that and like I read in a post on the nVidia forums, I turned off the comp, unplugged everything (PSU and PCI power cables) and replugged everything back after a couple on minutes.

Gonna see how it goes.

Thanks Mental.

 

[bryanW1995]

@ OCGuy and bryan: Sorry I choose the wrong wording to express myself. English is not my primary language so sometimes in french it makes sense but in english it's a whole different meaning. So, i'm sorry that it confused you two and just want to let you know that your typical i'm so cool forum lurker attitude posts made me laugh a little.

I know I can't, and I certainly won't, RMA an overclocked card. In fact the goal of my post is to know if others have had this issue and how they resolved it. For now my cards contimue to run great and I still can run games and CAD and other stuff without any issues.

Thanks to the other posters too.

What does "RMA" mean in french? You made a clear statement that you had at least considered returning a part that was likely or at least possibly damaged due to your using it out of specifications. We called you out on it, and now we're "cool forum lurkers"? Sorry, but I don't think that "RMA" in english means "I need to go purchase a new card with my own money" in french.

 

[Rhezuss]

What does "RMA" mean in french? You made a clear statement that you had at least considered returning a part that was likely or at least possibly damaged due to your using it out of specifications. We called you out on it, and now we're "cool forum lurkers"? Sorry, but I don't think that "RMA" in english means "I need to go purchase a new card with my own money" in french.

Then it's my bad to have called this. I'm fully aware that if the card is toast it's my own fault and RMA is out of the question.

Sorry again and you still can spit in my looser face if you want, this post has now a hybrid goal, learn if others have this issue and piss off people with little to no patience.

Again, my bad to have used the term "RMA".

 

[Dean]

I personally do not understand why people overclock their videocards. In most cases it does not give hardly any benefit at all. In the rare cases it does, like with the 560ti overclocking headroom, you still will not see any benefit with a Phenom x4 driving it. All you are doing is stressing your card and lowering its life expectancy.

 

[Idontcare]

I overclocked my stock-overclocked MSI GTX460 and it started artifacting in a matter of weeks. Undid my overclock and it was still artifacting (at its stock overclock settings).

I contacted MSI's RMA dept, told them the card artifacts at their stock-overclock and that I had been running it at an even higher overclock for two weeks.

They said they'd still cover the card as being under-warranty, gave me an RMA number and they replaced it with a retail boxed card (not even a refurbished).

Not all RMA's of overclocked parts are warranty fraud. My OC'ing clearly voided my warranty but MSI made the business decision to replace my card as if it were still under warranty.

I don't condone intentional fraud by way of omission of details and facts, but RMA'ing a product while being upfront about what you did with it can hardly be considered fraud.

I also had a Gigabyte DS3L die on my while I was overclocking the FSB. I told gigabyte upfront that I was OC'ing the board. They still wanted me to send it in to them as RMA and they replaced it nevertheless.

Likewise I had two ASUS WS P5E boards die on me while overclocked, in both cases ASUS replaced them even with me telling them they were overclocked at time of death.

I would hardly consider myself immoral or unethical for having RMA'ed these products considering the fact that I was upfront about my usage patterns with them and that the manufacturers decided they still wanted to replace them at their expense.

 

[3DVagabond]

I overclocked my stock-overclocked MSI GTX460 and it started artifacting in a matter of weeks. Undid my overclock and it was still artifacting (at its stock overclock settings).

I contacted MSI's RMA dept, told them the card artifacts at their stock-overclock and that I had been running it at an even higher overclock for two weeks.

They said they'd still cover the card as being under-warranty, gave me an RMA number and they replaced it with a retail boxed card (not even a refurbished).

Not all RMA's of overclocked parts are warranty fraud. My OC'ing clearly voided my warranty but MSI made the business decision to replace my card as if it were still under warranty.

I don't condone intentional fraud by way of omission of details and facts, but RMA'ing a product while being upfront about what you did with it can hardly be considered fraud.

I also had a Gigabyte DS3L die on my while I was overclocking the FSB. I told gigabyte upfront that I was OC'ing the board. They still wanted me to send it in to them as RMA and they replaced it nevertheless.

Likewise I had two ASUS WS P5E boards die on me while overclocked, in both cases ASUS replaced them even with me telling them they were overclocked at time of death.

I would hardly consider myself immoral or unethical for having RMA'ed these products considering the fact that I was upfront about my usage patterns with them and that the manufacturers decided they still wanted to replace them at their expense.

:Best Monty Python Accent:
He bewitched them! Witch! Burn him alive! He turned me into a toad! (I got better though. :\)

 

[Rhezuss]

I overclocked my stock-overclocked MSI GTX460 and it started artifacting in a matter of weeks. Undid my overclock and it was still artifacting (at its stock overclock settings).

I contacted MSI's RMA dept, told them the card artifacts at their stock-overclock and that I had been running it at an even higher overclock for two weeks.

They said they'd still cover the card as being under-warranty, gave me an RMA number and they replaced it with a retail boxed card (not even a refurbished).

Not all RMA's of overclocked parts are warranty fraud. My OC'ing clearly voided my warranty but MSI made the business decision to replace my card as if it were still under warranty.

I don't condone intentional fraud by way of omission of details and facts, but RMA'ing a product while being upfront about what you did with it can hardly be considered fraud.

I also had a Gigabyte DS3L die on my while I was overclocking the FSB. I told gigabyte upfront that I was OC'ing the board. They still wanted me to send it in to them as RMA and they replaced it nevertheless.

Likewise I had two ASUS WS P5E boards die on me while overclocked, in both cases ASUS replaced them even with me telling them they were overclocked at time of death.

I would hardly consider myself immoral or unethical for having RMA'ed these products considering the fact that I was upfront about my usage patterns with them and that the manufacturers decided they still wanted to replace them at their expense.

Thanks for the info IDC, really appreciated.

But my card is running fine and if it's end up dead, i'll post here and say I bought a new one just so I don't attract anything smelly...but it'll mean that I contacted ASUS and ask them if I still can RMA even though I overclocked the card and it most probably died because of it.

But I have a feeling even asking first i'll be entitled a effing frenchy smuggler or any sweet little names like that.

Anyways, thanks again IDC for pointing that out.