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Does my gfx card need replacing ?

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  • 19-04-2012 12:17am
    #1
    MannyFagnet
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    Hello, I've been having crashes on my system for over a year now and lately I think I've narrowed the problem down to my gfx card.

    My gfx card is a Club 3d HD4870 Overclocked 1024MB.

    Pc Specs :

    RAM - 4096MB-KIT Corsair XMS2 PC8500,CL5
    PSU - Corsair TX650W 650 Watt
    Mobo - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P, Intel P45, ATX, DDR2
    CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
    OS - Windows 7 64bit Home Premium

    So the problem is I am frequently getting system crashes where the screen will freeze, display multi-coloured artifacts (mostly shaped as squares) in a mosaic-like pattern, often give a loud constant buzzing noise, followed by a pc restart after around 10 seconds.

    A BSOD is usually displayed upon restart giving a message that the display driver atikmpag.sys crashed.
    Lately I've discovered that if I control alt delete just when the artifacts appear I can avoid the system restart.
    However, when I do that it will usually continue to cause trouble until the pc restarts.

    When the screen freezes I can usually move only the mouse for around 2 seconds before the whole screen locks, turns black, then restarts.

    The system usually crashes whilst running demanding programmes such as games and oftentimes youtube or any videos.

    I have had the crash whilst playing BF3, counter strike, dirt 3, arma 2 etc.... I could solve the Dirt 3 and arma 2 crashes by putting the graphics settings on lowest which indicates that its the higher stress processes that cause the crashes. I was once capable of playing Arma2 on medium to high graphics without ever having crashes so I think my gfx card is slowly failing.

    I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled display drivers using the recommended techniques (driver sweeper etc..) countless times.

    I have researched the atikmpag.sys error aswell as other errors I thought may be connected to this issue for over a year now with no success in fixing this problem.

    I bought this custom build pc from hardwareversand in november 2008 and it has'nt had many problems with it since then other than this. So whilst im considering getting a refund for the card, I think it may be over its warranty deadline. Still have to confirm.

    So, do you think my graphics card is failing and any solutions :) ?

    Thanks.

    http://i42.tinypic.com/207asn9.jpg
    http://i39.tinypic.com/2pzi2qt.jpg
    http://i43.tinypic.com/30vznr5.jpg
    http://i41.tinypic.com/9horvr.jpg
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    http://i40.tinypic.com/2i1fvnk.jpg
    http://i43.tinypic.com/novcqv.jpg

    Also heres a link to symtoms of a failing gfx card which seem to be similar to mine:
    http://www.ehow.com/about_5410687_signs-dying-graphics-card.html
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