Did I damage my card with overclocking?


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Yellow lines are appearing on my screen after a while if the color don't changes.

I just buyed a new videocard a week ago, and... and... :cry:

I hope this isn't the case, but what is it then? Could it be my monitor... I guess no, because, I have copied an image with the problem, and the lines are in the same spots:

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Yellow lines are appearing on my screen after a while if the color don't changes.

I just buyed a new videocard a week ago, and... and... :cry:

I hope this isn't the case, but what is it then? Could it be my monitor... I guess no, because, I have copied an image with the problem, and the lines are in the same spots:

I built a computer recently, in the last month or so, that had a video card doing that. I RMA'd it. I suggest you do the same, while you can. :yes:

you voided the warranty by overclocking it, suck it up and buy a new card. I overclock too, but if I damage something, I'll buy a new one (even though I'm flat broke). RMAing everything you break by your own actions is horrible. The companies you return the crap to have to pay for the stuff themselves, and it deals huge financial blows to them. Most computer stores just make enough to get by, and with all thesee people RMAing everything and then have the companies say "this has been overclocked, we're not responsible" is devastating.

So you guys think that it cannot be because of the overclocking?

Are you really sure?

I had overclocked everything that I could to the cutting edge everytime on a PC, but this thing just scares me...

Maybe I should downgrade the MHZs from now on. :rolleyes:

F*ck, I never thought this could happen.

I'm making an official anti-overclock clan now. Anyone wants to join?

The sad thing is that I can't buy a new card for a while, because I'm still a student... :cry:

BTW:How could they know that it was overclocked?

So you guys think that it cannot be because of the overclocking?

Are you really sure?

I had overclocked everything that I could to the cutting edge everytime on a PC, but this thing just scares me...

Maybe I should downgrade the MHZs from now on. :rolleyes:

F*ck, I never thought this could happen.

I'm making an official anti-overclock clan now. Anyone wants to join?

The sad thing is that I can't buy a new card for a while, because I'm still a student... :cry:

BTW:How could they know that it was overclocked?

If you changed the firmware they will know....

If you didn't then just set it back to default (although proberbly don't need to because the soft overclocking is managed by drivers or software....) then just send it back! Just that simple :p well thats if its in warranty!

I just soft overclocked it.

But I don't think that I could send it back, because I don't have any waranty.

The only solution would be is to go back to the store I buyed it, and say:

"Hey guys, I don't have even a check, but would you be so nice, and replace this card for a new one...

maybe for a better one, if you don't have this card on stock... for free... just for me... pleeeeeeease..."

You can guess the end of the story.

(Ohh sure, why not? Here you are... - giving the 9200 Pro card away, and going home with an 9800 Pro :D )

all ati cards are supposed to have 3 year warranties. you're supposed to register on their site or something with your product ids and stuff. not really sure how that works though. but how can you not have any papers to prove it? no receipt?

all ati cards are supposed to have 3 year warranties. you're supposed to register on their site or something with your product ids and stuff. not really sure how that works though. but how can you not have any papers to prove it? no receipt?

yep.

I thought I could go a little cheaper in this type of store... you know... kinda underground feeling kinda store.

Well it was cheap though...

They also buy used cards... I guess I'm going to sell this to them. :devil:

When I have enough many to buy a new one. :pinch:

you voided the warranty by overclocking it, suck it up and buy a new card. I overclock too, but if I damage something, I'll buy a new one (even though I'm flat broke). RMAing everything you break by your own actions is horrible. The companies you return the crap to have to pay for the stuff themselves, and it deals huge financial blows to them. Most computer stores just make enough to get by, and with all thesee people RMAing everything and then have the companies say "this has been overclocked, we're not responsible" is devastating.

Don't talk sh*t! The companies make a mint... they dont "just get by". RMA it mate... exploit as much as possble! :-D The companies want consumer loyalty so they shud do it.

you voided the warranty by overclocking it, suck it up and buy a new card. I overclock too, but if I damage something, I'll buy a new one (even though I'm flat broke). RMAing everything you break by your own actions is horrible. The companies you return the crap to have to pay for the stuff themselves, and it deals huge financial blows to them. Most computer stores just make enough to get by, and with all thesee people RMAing everything and then have the companies say "this has been overclocked, we're not responsible" is devastating.

Ignore what that fool posted. They don't know you overclocked it. Just call in from where you bought it and request an RMA, the one that you can get a nother one not refund. Or if you bought it locally, then contact the manufacturer for the rma. Don't tell them you overclocked it, just say it began not to work properly... ;)

Don't talk sh*t! The companies make a mint... they dont "just get by". RMA it mate... exploit as much as possble! :-D The companies want consumer loyalty so they shud do it.

You worked in one let alone do their finances? they make crap all. They make about 5 bucks on each hard drive, maybe 10 on a video card. When the send back a faulty product it ALWAYS gets tested and if found to be a non-manufacture defect (and yes they can tell if you overclocked it) then they refuse to give the company a replacement, so the company's out of luck. The user gets a free card, while screwing the company.

I have texture corruption in games. (I see a wall, where it isn't any, the character has a knife in its head, but it figures that it's only her hair, etc.)

So I think it must be one of the memorys of the 4 ones.

I just can't live without a computer for a day, because I have all my stuff stored on it. (MP3s, films, games, etc.)

And I work on it too. (downloading housework over the internet, etc.)

Especially now, when I have 3 new games that I can finally play with, because this card is 8.1 directX compatible.

(Thief 3, Doom 3, Silent Hill 3)... Too much 3s. :wacko:

I tried to cool it down, (placed a 8cm ventilator on the top, and on the bottom, and 2, 4cm ones on the GPU, and put 2 heatsinks on the memorys, for a card that only have a heatsink on the GPU in stock! :cool: So it was cool as hell :D )

After this problem I had the two 8cm ones removed, and it seems to get better... strange... it may have catched a cold. :p

It's really annyoing though.

I removed and inserted the card 2 times (after a shutdown of course :D ), but no use.

I don't have sooooo much corruption than yesterday... I'll give it a few more days.

-screwing out the cases side, and pats the videocard-

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id still try to RMA it ;) worth a shot... i dont know how theyd know you overclocked it anyway... plus ive never heard of this particular thing happening from overclocking

(maybe i should read the rest of the posts before replying ) :p

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