random graphics artifacts? or visual issue

[Luna. <3]

sometimes, if i look at certain angles of myself or outside the plane, looking in 3rd person and switching back i get weird artifacts, like screen flickering.

I don't get any funny lines or weird game lines.

card is an RTX 2070, and its almost 3 years old

[Shillelagh]

Maybe RAM is bad?

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Shillelagh:

Maybe RAM is bad?

but the parts were bought in May of last year (except for the GPU)
CPU - Ryzen 9 3900X
Board - ASUS ROG Strix X570-E
RAM - G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x8GB (16GB) @ 3200MHz
GPU - (old model) ASUS DUAL RTX 2070 OC (i believe this model is discontinued)
PSU - EVGA Supernova G3 750W

[Shillelagh]

Hmm. Sorry, not sure. I've got a 2070S and 16g of RAM, almost the same thing, with no similar issues.
Unless if by dual you mean you have two bridged together? In that case that could be the issue.

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Shillelagh:

Hmm. Sorry, not sure. I've got a 2070S and 16g of RAM, almost the same thing, with no similar issues.
Unless if by dual you mean you have two bridged together? In that case that could be the issue.

nope, Dual is just the model
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-dual-rtx-2070-oc.b6226

[Shillelagh]

Huh. No clue then.

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Shillelagh:

Huh. No clue then.

kk, thanks for your help tho

[Ra-Ra-Rasputin]

This sounds like rendering artifacts, but to be absolutely sure make sure your card isn't overheating, as it too can cause similar results... although this game shouldn't stress a 2070 so much that it even needs its fan, honestly.

Your best bet is to update your drivers, or if you're using beta drivers, rolling back to stable drivers.

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Ra-Ra-Rasputin:

This sounds like rendering artifacts, but to be absolutely sure make sure your card isn't overheating, as it too can cause similar results... although this game shouldn't stress a 2070 so much that it even needs its fan, honestly.

Your best bet is to update your drivers, or if you're using beta drivers, rolling back to stable drivers.

Drivers are up to date, And im on 5120x1440p
The card hits 80C on this game,

I have a few temp issues with other games as well, and the card reaches 88-89C (but on MSI afterburner, the temp is supposed to be limited to 81C.

I was trying to open it one time to replace the paste but i ended up stripping the screw and made the screw hole round, and now it won't come out.
I've tried tweezers, but no luck

On desktop idle it maintains 55C. and rarely ever goes below 40.

[Ra-Ra-Rasputin]

Originally posted by Sakimaru:

Drivers are up to date, And im on 5120x1440p
The card hits 80C on this game,

I have a few temp issues with other games as well, and the card reaches 88-89C (but on MSI afterburner, the temp is supposed to be limited to 81C.

I was trying to open it one time to replace the paste but i ended up stripping the screw and made the screw hole round, and now it won't come out.
I've tried tweezers, but no luck

On desktop idle it maintains 55C. and rarely ever goes below 40.

Those... temps are insane. I have an old cheap 970Ti and stressing it with something badly optimized like New World doesn't get it to 81C°, with this game i don't get peaks of even 46C°.

I generally don't see why you would ever open a GPU up, unless you're in an extremely dusty environment. I have not opened up this 970 for 4-5 years now.

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Ra-Ra-Rasputin:

Originally posted by Sakimaru:

Drivers are up to date, And im on 5120x1440p
The card hits 80C on this game,

I have a few temp issues with other games as well, and the card reaches 88-89C (but on MSI afterburner, the temp is supposed to be limited to 81C.

I was trying to open it one time to replace the paste but i ended up stripping the screw and made the screw hole round, and now it won't come out.
I've tried tweezers, but no luck

On desktop idle it maintains 55C. and rarely ever goes below 40.

Those... temps are insane. I have an old cheap 970Ti and stressing it with something badly optimized like New World doesn't get it to 81C°, with this game i don't get peaks of even 46C°.

I generally don't see why you would ever open a GPU up, unless you're in an extremely dusty environment. I have not opened up this 970 for 4-5 years now.

I've opened it up to replace the thermal paste, but most likely i'll probably never ever do it again lmao

But it has gotten so bad to the point where it even affects my NVME M.2 drive's temperature and literally shuts down the entire system.
When i replaced the paste about 5ish months ago the problem with the system shutting off went away

So far nothing crazy has happened, but yeah thats pretty much it.

[Ra-Ra-Rasputin]

There should be aftermarket cooling systems sold for most GPUs, though i couldn't really advice you where those are sold near you. Of course, you've already voided the warranty by opening it up once, so there's probably not much harm you can do to it.

As for that FUBAR screw, there are screw extractors even for electronics.

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Ra-Ra-Rasputin:

There should be aftermarket cooling systems sold for most GPUs, though i couldn't really advice you where those are sold near you. Of course, you've already voided the warranty by opening it up once, so there's probably not much harm you can do to it.

As for that FUBAR screw, there are screw extractors even for electronics.

I'll look more into the screw extractor sets and see whats up.

[Ra-Ra-Rasputin]

Oh, and before you try a drill or a screw extractor, there's 2 fairly simple methods you could also try, i asked someone i know who builds PCs for a living.

If you haven't absolutely stripped it clean, you can try and place a rubber band between the screw head and the screw to get more purchase on it. Alternatively get a cheap screwdriver or an old screwdriver you absolutely don't care about and get a bit of superglue to try and glue together the screw tip and the screw get purchase. The latter you have to be careful with, but not as careful as with a drill or a screw extractor, as those metal bits if not cleaned properly can be really destructive to electronics.

[Luna. <3]

Originally posted by Ra-Ra-Rasputin:

Oh, and before you try a drill or a screw extractor, there's 2 fairly simple methods you could also try, i asked someone i know who builds PCs for a living.

If you haven't absolutely stripped it clean, you can try and place a rubber band between the screw head and the screw to get more purchase on it. Alternatively get a cheap screwdriver or an old screwdriver you absolutely don't care about and get a bit of superglue to try and glue together the screw tip and the screw get purchase. The latter you have to be careful with, but not as careful as with a drill or a screw extractor, as those metal bits if not cleaned properly can be really destructive to electronics.

i'll try it out for sure