JJDARK21 Posted August 8, 2013 hi guys long time without posting so my gtx 670 sli has been working good except that from some weeks now i have strange artifacts kind of a green and purple bar on the left side of the desktop from time to time they come and go so i was kind of afraid that this was one of my cards that had problems the artifacts dissapear when i reboot my pc so i thought that i printscreen this issue so you guys could help me but after i did it i rebooted my computer so i could see the images i found that the images look like if everything is fine with my desktop no strange artifacts nothing i did alot of printscreens and not even one with the issue so guys could this be my monitor its an old hans.g 27'' that i bought back in 2008 or my cable? or maybe a pcie bad slot? when i have the issue next time i will take pics with my phone so you guys can see this issue thank you in advance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bp9801 Posted August 8, 2013 Does the issue appear when using only one 670? Is the bar solid all the way down or scattered? How long is the PC on before they appear? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJDARK21 Posted August 8, 2013 Does the issue appear when using only one 670? Is the bar solid all the way down or scattered? How long is the PC on before they appear? it appears when its on sli and it appears randomly i play bf3 or ps2 for hours without problem sometimes im just browsing and it appears out of nowhere sometimes my pc is on for 5 hours straight and it doesnt appear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroFight Posted August 8, 2013 Sounds like it may be a heat issue... Have you checked the GPU temps when the bars appear? And because the lines are a hardware issue they will not show on screenshots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJDARK21 Posted August 8, 2013 Sounds like it may be a heat issue... Have you checked the GPU temps when the bars appear? And because the lines are a hardware issue they will not show on screenshots. im kind of a temp freak and always monitor my temps and temps have been fine 40c idle and not passing 65c in load Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroFight Posted August 8, 2013 Is that on the CPU, or GPUs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJDARK21 Posted August 9, 2013 Is that on the CPU, or GPUs? on the gpus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bp9801 Posted August 9, 2013 Have you tried using one GTX 670 to see if the streaks appear? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IVIYTH0S Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Have you tried using one GTX 670 to see if the streaks appear? +1 I'd try and use each one alone for a decent period of time, and at different loads. One of your cards, whether it be the master or host, may be failing. (or maybe even a bad PCI-E slot or SLI bridge, if both cards ending up being fine) Edited August 9, 2013 by IVIYTH0S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJDARK21 Posted August 9, 2013 Have you tried using one GTX 670 to see if the streaks appear? ill try that in these days also if i got the problem ill try to take a picture of it with my phone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJDARK21 Posted August 10, 2013 so i got the issue today and i was able to take pictures from my phone here they are this was with sli enabled Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IVIYTH0S Posted August 10, 2013 Yeah, I'd try each card on its own for a couple days and see if the problem continues with one or both of them before we try and think of more causes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
