Please help - Distorted graphics and red/blue colouring in all games

[Lonely_Waifu]

Hoping someone can help me. As I exited one game and entered another my games all of a sudden developed a red/blue colouring and distorted graphics. Does anyone know if there is anything I can do to fix this?

[Tev]

Does it happen in just one or multiple games?

If one, verify the integrity of its cache. (Right mouse click the game on your library, head out to Properties -> Local Files -> <Verify Integrity of Game Cache>)

If multiple, check your videocard temperatures. If it's seemingly okay, update your GPU drivers.
You can see your videocard temperatures, with applications like MSI Afterburner, which you can download from here: http://download.msi.com/uti_exe/vga/MSIAfterburnerSetup231.zip

[Astraea Kisaragi]

If you have picture issues, it can be 3 things, problem with the monitor, problem with the GPU, problem with the GPU drivers.
1. If happens only in games, you can exclude the monitor.
2. Update your drivers or rollback to your previous version.
3. If problem still persist, take apart your case and re-plug the GPU to eliminate the problem with bad contact with the PCI-e slot.
4. Leave the case open, run a game and check the behavior of the card. If the fan runs correctly, it still can overheat, which can be fixed with re-applying termal paste onto it.

Edit: such things are best posted in the Hardware forum, as long there you have the real experts for computers.

[Tev]

^ The problem could also be in the cord, which is less likely - but it's not ruled out.

Not just that, but like I mentioned above. a corrupt file can cause issues too. He should check the temperature before detaching his GPU.

[mathiaspl20]

i had the same problem caused of my ram (wtf?).
a restart of your computer should help

[Rain]

I would suggest a system restore to an earlier point where your games working.
Go to the start button >> type system restore >> press enter >> choose a system restore point and finish (this operation might take some time)

[Lonely_Waifu]

Its multiple games. Video card temperatures - sorry am unsure what you mean. Just tried to click on the link you posted and it wont load. Think it has something to do with winzip. Sorry, Im not very computer literate when it comes to things like this

[ماستا كيلا]

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[Rain]

Originally posted by SpongeBobbbb!!! ♥♥♥♥♥:

Its multiple games. Video card temperatures - sorry am unsure what you mean. Just tried to click on the link you posted and it wont load. Think it has something to do with winzip. Sorry, Im not very computer literate when it comes to things like this

Then i think that the problem is with your GPU, it might have overheated while playing.

[Tev]

Since you can't unzip it, I decided to unzip it and upload it to my Dropbox for a direct download link, here you go.

<<Click me>>[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]

You should see your videocard temperature located here, https://www.dropbox.com/s/fofdeafcda9jgm2/here.png

[Lonely_Waifu]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I will try shutting it down overnight in the hopes that the card cools down and see what happens :)

[Lonely_Waifu]

Thanks Teutep, appreciate that. Unfortunately it wouldnt load from there either. Must be a bigger problem somewhere

[Tev]

Originally posted by SpongeBobbbb!!! ♥♥♥♥♥:

Thanks for all your suggestions. I will try shutting it down overnight in the hopes that the card cools down and see what happens :)

Given it will still do that, buy a can of compressed air.

[Lonely_Waifu]

Ok guys, it hasnt worked by shutting system down overnight. Ive looked into doing a system restore but I never created a backup point. If I do this will my son lose all his games and gaming history?

[TirithRR]

System restores don't cause you to lose info.


But resetting a computer to factory default will.

But he won't lose any of his games, as long as he knows his Steam login and password he can log in again and download the game to play. He may lose some save data if you do reset to factory default without saving anything to an external drive.