bsod with half screen with artifacts

[Witski]

pretty much the title, sometimes i have some bsods,which i don't remember the error and the restart is too fast for me to read the whole thing,i remember reading page in it(didn't happened for weeks or more) but the bottom half of the screen were always artifacted(?),big green,pink,black lines.
Hardware fault??gpu?ram?

rx 6900 xt
32gb cl16 3200 mhz ram corsair lpx
r7 5800x

Beside that i dont have or see any problems while using my pc.
It happened with a game running or after loading,maybe was a mmo while load a high pop channel or something or doing nothing.

[Witski]

Originally posted by UberFiend:

At face value sounds gpu-related. Maybe try a clean uninstall, reboot, reinstall of graphic card drivers. And or check for an update from AMD. (not via windows)

Do you capture max temps while gaming?

Could also check Event Viewer for a Critical Error. Red (!).

Ill look at the events tonight, temperature wise i never go past 80/85° on the gpu,i think.

[Carlsberg]

I would start with checking for a bios update. Then chipset drivers, network, sound, usb and any others you may need from manufacturer, (do not rely on windows for drivers). Then reinstall the gpu driver. Leave/reset bios to defaults.

Knowing that windows is fully updated and all drivers are good will give you a start base. You can then go thru other troubleshooting options, temps, memtest etc. If you can swap out the psu to rule it out as it can also cause these issues.

Do not forget the monitor and cables, they may be faulty.

[Witski]

Originally posted by Carlsberg:

I would start with checking for a bios update. Then chipset drivers, network, sound, usb and any others you may need from manufacturer, (do not rely on windows for drivers). Then reinstall the gpu driver. Leave/reset bios to defaults.

Knowing that windows is fully updated and all drivers are good will give you a start base. You can then go thru other troubleshooting options, temps, memtest etc. If you can swap out the psu to rule it out as it can also cause these issues.

Do not forget the monitor and cables, they may be faulty.

ugh already lost the willingness to check all those things.
Everything is up to date from asus website,windows as well,i reinstalled the gpu drivers some weeks ago with ddu,temps are normal for the hardware i have,maybe a bit of cleaning is needed inside when i have time,didn't do the memtest and the psu have no problems so far,the cables and monitor are new,bought a new one a few months ago,never had problems with those.

From the events i don't see anything suspect and can't find the bsod error since it happened who knows when ,so ill have to wait for one if i didn't fix it already and open again the event viewer to find it rapidly.

Edit: i was just curious about this "artifact" ,i don't really know if it's an artifact, i never actually seen one and from google images it was nothing like that,only half the screen was affected when the pc crashes and a split second after it restart itself like nothing happened and continue to work normally without issues.
This artifact reseable a super streched missing texture box we see in games ,a chess board with pink and black squares with a bit of green(not uniform).
If it's really an artifact or gpu faulty shouldn't it be always present?As far i can see on google ,with artifacts i can still see behind it but mine was like an image that take half of the screen for that split second.
The monitor is an ultrawide if that matters.

[Carlsberg]

So i gather it only happened once and that was a while ago? If so and machine is running fine now then let it go, the chance of finding the issue is gone too. But your no doubt better informed now if it happens again.

Fwiw, some drivers such as sound, network and usb are updated by windows update and not always with the correct ones. (you can google how to prevent that), so its almost always the first place to start when random issues crop up.

[plat]

You can stress-test your gpu with software like Unigine's Heaven or the more brutal Furmark (best to run at default, not overclocked). If it crashes, then you can be more confident it's the gpu.

I would go ahead and take pictures of the artifacts and the blue screen if possible ( edit: if they return) Is it under warranty and/or within the return period? Better find that receipt, just in case.

[_I_]

psu, brand/model/age
it may be weak or overrated

can also be unstable oc, cpu or gpu

and drivers


post a cpuz validation link
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
cpuz -> validate button -> submit button
it will open a browser, copy the url (address) and paste it here

[Witski]

https://valid.x86.fr/wzdlej

psu seasonic focus gx850 w 80+ gold,bought a few months ago.

no oc whatsoever.

Downloading now fumark.
Edit: used it for 5 minutes at 3440x1440 8x msaa,67 frames average max temp 75.No crashes ,the fans were mostly silent at 50%,no custom curve.

[_I_]

update bios and get all the mobo drivers from asus

bios here
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios

drivers here
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_download
get lan, chipset, audio

[Witski]

Originally posted by _I_:

update bios and get all the mobo drivers from asus

bios here
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios

drivers here
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_download
get lan, chipset, audio

Already outdated the bios?

[Raoul]

Artifacting is commonly an issue with the gpu going bad. Have you overclocked it at all?

[Witski]

Originally posted by Raoul:

Artifacting is commonly an issue with the gpu going bad. Have you overclocked it at all?

I never oc anything and never have issues with the gpu or artifacts except when the pc crashes with a bsod,so if the artifact is not persistent what i have its not an artifact i suppose.It looks like the missing textures from the ground in games that last for a second before the pc restarts itself.

At most i have sam active and turned on the auto "oc" from ryzen master for the cpu.

[_I_]

Originally posted by Witski:

Originally posted by _I_:

update bios and get all the mobo drivers from asus

bios here
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios

drivers here
https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_download
get lan, chipset, audio

Already outdated the bios?

yes
you have
BIOS American Megatrends Inc. 2423 (08/10/2021)

newest is
Version 2604 2022/03/07

its a new chipset, they are making changes to improve stability and performance every few weeks or so

[Raoul]

I see what u mean so it could be like a driver problem even. If it happens when you put a load on try other tests for cpu and ram and see if it happens.

[Witski]

Originally posted by Raoul:

I see what u mean so it could be like a driver problem even. If it happens when you put a load on try other tests for cpu and ram and see if it happens.

I've done prime 95 yesterday after furmark, nothing happened,max temp 75-80° for 30ish minutes.
It doesn't happen everytime i load something, it's super rare and i had those , without "artifact" when i had the rx 590 - r5 3600 16gb same ram with the msi b450 tomahawk max.
Could be the ram because i remember"page file" in the bsod.

[Raoul]

You can check your ram with hci memtest to be sure, use a guide to set it up with multiple instances and run to minimum 600% and see if any errors or freezing happens. For general use 600% is good but for workstation use you can test all the way up to 2000%. In my experience if you see 0 errors to about 1000% your very likely in the clear and it's not your ram.

Another thing is testing things singularly, also try with realbench or aida64 and select everything and let that run for an hour or 2 to see if your system is stable with a more realistic load on multiple components at the same time.