GPU artifacts?

Hello, I recently played Fortnite on my PC, but with ray tracing and everything on Epic. Just FYI, I have an MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 2x 12 Gb. There was a live event that day and when the cutscene started, which started with a black screen, there were artifacts everywhere for a second. Almost the…

Is it normal for the pin tips to be missing from the PCIE connector on my graphics card (Rog STRIX 4070TIS Super OC 16Gb)?

Hi, do they come like this from the factory? (Unused pins/ground?) Or is this a defect? My 1070 didn't have anything like that and never produced a blue screen…. With this, I rarely get a blue screen – Bluescreenviewer gives information that is confusing but could point to defective hardware… All drivers are top etc….

Error watching videos, graphics card defective?

Hello, I bought a new graphics card and since then I have the following errors in the videos (see pictures) when the camera moves sideways these effects appear in the picture, Is this a setting issue or is the graphics card defective? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUGh_f9TJqI Picture: Asus RTX 3050 8GB (drivers and BIOS up to date)…

Graphics card making strange noises?

Hello, I've noticed that my graphics card makes loud noises when it's under heavy load. These seem to be coming directly from the fans. I've examined them before, but I couldn't reproduce this noise. I recorded it: https://youtube.com/shorts/DhM9vK95lhw?si=IiFeUCGj33viL0Kk Maybe you can tell me more about it? Can I repair it myself? Best regards