Graphic Cards HD6870 Problem :(

malcolm_cg

malcolm_cg

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had just bought this gpu (HIS IceQ X HD6870 1GB) from a forum member not long ago. off late it had started freezing, resetting my pc while gaming, mostly graphic intensive games like nfs - the run, cyrsis 1 & 2. it also started heating & going to 80C+
at first as i consulted some forum members but thought it might be due to some ingame bugs that it was freezing, resetting.
but just a couple of days back i had ordered a new ssd from primeabgb & a fan controller from a forum member. as both these arrived i opened case to install these & after spending a lot of time on the cable management when i powered the pc i got display in the form of some lines & thick horizontal bars. they appeared while booting in bios & also in windows.
am back to my onboard gpu
took pc to a friends place installed fresh os on ssd using onboard gpu, then after all drivers loaded & stuff i tried the hd6870 back on. but same result. pc seems to be working just fine with onboard. will check if its any other issue till then without hd6870.
but i am afraid its a bust gpu
plz help with ur valuable inputs/thoughts about this problem. and also help with address/details on how to send for warranty claim if neccesary.
(forgot to say, but luckily this gpu is not even a year old & is very much under warranty)

my system config:
processor: amd phenom II X4 955 BE
motherboard: GA-880GM-USB3
ram: corsair xms3 4gb ddr3 X2
smps: seasonic x-850
hdd: corsair force3 60gb
wd 1tb green
ups: apc 1100va

uploaded video of display on youtube: http://youtu.be/tj3Sk1kxMpU
 
Looks like some of the memory chips of the card must have gone bad and is artifacting as a result. Send it for replacement. I am assuming the card has local warranty?

Just curious but was the GPU/memory overclocked?
 
the gpu has more than 2yrs remaining warranty.
NO, the GPU/memory wasnt overclocked.
havent yet overclocked any of my hardware.
Gannu said:
Looks like some of the memory chips of the card must have gone bad and is artifacting as a result. Send it for replacement. I am assuming the card has local warranty?

Just curious but was the GPU/memory overclocked?
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RMA it Bro ;) it's the best thing rather then just fixing it for now :P

And who knows what you can get in return ......!!!!!!!!
 
I was about to get two 6850's from HIS but got two Asus 7770's instead, i hope this is an isolated case since HIS is cheaper than say Asus, i hope they succeed in India just like Palit did.
 
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