How to tell if gpu is going out

[Christine]

what are the ways to tell if my gpu is going out. And if so can someone recomend me one better then the hd 6850

[n0cturnal]

If you are getting artifacts when there is no overclocking is usually a pretty "good" sign.

[Christine]

well i randomly get a black screen for like half a sec then goes back to normal lately does that mean bad news?

[inux94]

That's usually just driver crashes, which GPU do you have?

[n0cturnal]

Yeah sounds like a driver crash, you should try updating them.

[Christine]

i have the xfx 6850 hd

---------- Post added 2013-01-30 at 05:32 PM ----------

well it says i have the latest drivers installed already.

[n0cturnal]

i have the xfx 6850 hd

---------- Post added 2013-01-30 at 05:32 PM ----------

well it says i have the latest drivers installed already.

I would still recommend a proper re installation with use of Driver Sweeper.

[Christine]

what does driver sweeper do?

[n0cturnal]

what does driver sweeper do?

It helps with removing all the files of the previous driver, if you just uninstall it there are a lot of files left.

http://www.guru3d.com/content_page/g...r_sweeper.html

[Warrax]

A good start would be to look at the GPU fan to see if it still work, other than that you can look at the temperature (I recommend Open Hardware Monitor), if temperature is very high (like 60+ on idle) then it's a sign that your video card is currently degrading and will eventually die.

At 6850 is a good card for the price but do not buy XFX cards, they aren't that great. Get video cards from ASUS, MSI, EVGA or Gigabytes. As for a new card recommendation, it depend on your budget, at ~300$ I recommend an Nvidia 660ti (from the bands I mentioned).

[Christine]

i can afford the 660ti easily. Ive had this card for about 3 years now so i think its time. I have a habbit of always changing things out.

---------- Post added 2013-01-30 at 08:43 PM ----------

whats a good 660ti to go with? ive always done ati/amd

[n0cturnal]

i can afford the 660ti easily. Ive had this card for about 3 years now so i think its time. I have a habbit of always changing things out.

---------- Post added 2013-01-30 at 08:43 PM ----------

whats a good 660ti to go with? ive always done ati/amd

ASUS DirectCu, Gigabyte Windforce x3 or MSI TwinFrozr. Don't know where you are from so can't link any specific.

[Deleted]

a zotac AMP would work good aswell