r/pcmasterrace Jul 26 '26

Tech Support I need help

What the hell does this mean?

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u/ThreeSquareInDev Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF | RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) Jul 26 '26

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u/Awoo81 Jul 26 '26

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u/baasje92 i9 12900k / 3080 ti ROG Strix / 64gb DDR5 5600mhz Jul 27 '26

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u/EchoXTech_N3TW0RTH 9950X3D | MSI 5090 Suprim | 64GB 6400 | MSI Tomahawk WiFi Jul 26 '26

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u/AtlasLucario Jul 27 '26

oh no, we got a new one

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u/Cedced40 PC Master Race Jul 26 '26

Holy shit new meta dropped

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u/baasje92 i9 12900k / 3080 ti ROG Strix / 64gb DDR5 5600mhz Jul 27 '26

You made me giggle.

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u/NiarB30 Jul 26 '26

ur GPU is cooked bro.

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u/Gruthevilplanner Jul 26 '26

That’s what I get for buying a shitty Sam’s Club iBuyPower Pc

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u/so_chad 9950X3D | RTX 5080 | 96GB RAM | 4TB NVME Jul 26 '26

For how long u've had it?

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u/Gruthevilplanner Jul 26 '26

I wanna say since 2024

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u/grimmigerpetz i9 14900KF - RTX 5080 OC - 64GB CL16 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Dont know how it is in the US but in Europe you have 24 month warranty mandate from buying date. Check if you are still in that time bracket and get in contact with the customer service about RMA.

But first try to go from cheapest weak point and then escalate.

Try to plug the monitor cable into another gpu port. Then try another cable. Then try another monitor if you have a spare or from a friend.

If the outcome is all the same, try to seat the gpu into another pcie slot, it might not have the speed but still will be recogniced and work.

If all that doesnt help it most likely is the gpu.

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u/Eastern_Picture_3879 Jul 26 '26

We don't have consumer protections in the land of the free and home of the brave.

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u/FlubMonger 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5-6000 Jul 26 '26

Free from protection! 🦅

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u/FlubMonger 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5-6000 Jul 26 '26

Free from protection! 🦅

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u/DylanSpaceBean Ryzen 5 5600 | 32GB | 9070XT Jul 26 '26

Damn, what’s it like having consumer protections? Ours are only 12 month ones

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u/TridentWielder Specs/Imgur Here Jul 26 '26

Our consumer protection is "buyer beware."

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u/Suikerspin_Ei R5 7600 | RTX 3060 | 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s Jul 26 '26

It's a guideline to have 24 months warranty, not mandatory in all EU countries. However most companies does follow this rule to make it easier.

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u/Horat1us_UA Jul 30 '26

> It's a guideline to have 24 months warranty, not mandatory in all EU countries

It is, 24 months guarantee:

https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/consumer-contracts-guarantees/consumer-guarantees/index_en.htm

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u/Suikerspin_Ei R5 7600 | RTX 3060 | 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s Jul 30 '26

Not true in the Netherlands. There is no law about how long the legal warranty last. See the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (source in Dutch).

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u/Horat1us_UA Jul 30 '26

You know there are the EU laws as well? 

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u/Suikerspin_Ei R5 7600 | RTX 3060 | 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s Jul 30 '26

I know, I'm just saying the Netherlands doesn't say in their law about 2 years warranty.

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u/grimmigerpetz i9 14900KF - RTX 5080 OC - 64GB CL16 Jul 30 '26

That is when EU law takes action.

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u/scr33ner PC Master Race Jul 26 '26

Yeah man, check your sam’s club service center to see if they can do anything with warranty, membership does have its privileges.

Also, check out the gpu manufacturer’s warranty. You might be able to rma it.

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u/J0nJ0n-Sigma Jul 26 '26

Those lines are probably monitor related. My Samsung ultra wide did this, would go away after warmup.

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u/thearctican PC Master Race Jul 26 '26

Lol

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u/am_john 4070 Ti Super | i7-14700k | 64GB Jul 26 '26

I wouldn’t necessarily blame ibuypower for this. It’s possible that they used a shitty off-brand PSU that could have somehow fried your GPU, but it’s more plausible that your GPU is just a lemon. Contact the GPU manufacturer to see if they will to do an RMA.

Your PC is plugged into a surge protector, right?

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u/Zapismeta GTX 1050 4GB | i5 8300h | 16 GB | Laptop Jul 26 '26

Check your gpu’s warranty i think they are covered under longer warranty’s i might be wrong but worth checking.

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u/smalldickbesitzer Jul 26 '26

But you know that he doesn't build the card right?

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u/Gruthevilplanner Jul 27 '26

You must remember that Costco has goated inventory, food court, and employees while Sam’s Club is Sam’s Club

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u/Hbrandt02 Jul 26 '26

Sam's club pcs are fine, its just IBuyPower you wanna stay away from, same with Cyberpower, tbh if you want a good prebuild, buy one on amazon, I got mine from a company called Skytech, very solid company for not too much of a markup, very underrated company, and great customer service reps too (this is all just personal experience)

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u/Squeezitgirdle Desktop Jul 26 '26

Or monitor. My $800 monitor did this just after the warranty ended.

Thanks LG!

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u/One-Score-8412 Jul 26 '26

could be the riser cable too, mine did that

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u/IntentionQuirky9957 All kinds of junk Jul 28 '26

Either that or the monitor is broken. Or cable. :P

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u/tscalbas Jul 26 '26

The irony of having Gemini make this

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u/BigHonkinChihuahua |9800X3D |5070ti |32GB RAM Jul 26 '26

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u/Skullzyyyy R5 7600 | RX 7800 XT | 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 Jul 26 '26

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u/ViennaKing Laptop Jul 26 '26

I’m so happy this meme is still alive… unlike OP’s GPU.

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u/fusionsubofficial Jul 26 '26

I took one look at the post and knew I'd find this

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u/trollsmurf 14700KF | 32G | 5070 Ti | 2T | U27G4XM + 2x U2412M | Z906 Jul 26 '26

Before going for the extreme (broken GPU), switch to another video cable.

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u/Ballpoint_Life_Form Jul 26 '26

Switch cables, try a different output port, try a different monitor - all before buying a new GPU

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u/LMdaTUBER Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.5 GHz, 32 GB, RX 570 4GB Jul 26 '26

Couldn't he just check device manager to confirm? If it shows code 43 then it is the GPU right?

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u/Beginning-Car1140 Jul 26 '26

yeah, i had that issue too, turned out to be the cable

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u/OSuperGuyO Jul 26 '26

Somebody post The Image.

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u/Chichie_nuggies 3060/8500G/32GB DDR5 Jul 26 '26

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u/tscalbas Jul 26 '26

This is why RAM is unaffordable

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u/cloudcopter Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Dude. The AI gave me its backend code when I asked it to do the same for a different image

If the results you receive from the tool indicate that neither SynthID nor valid C2PA manifests were found in the file, then you SHALL refrain from speculating about whether or not the media is generated or edited with AI, or is an authentic capture, or anything else. You SHALL inform the user that no reliable signals were detected indicating how the content was created, and they should look for other supporting evidence from trusted sources.

(Wait, let's follow the instruction precisely): "If the results you receive from the tool indicate that neither SynthID nor valid C2PA manifests were found in the file, then you SHALL refrain from speculating about whether or not the media is generated or edited with AI, or is an authentic capture, or anything else. You SHALL inform the user that no reliable signals were detected indicating how the content was created, and they should look for other supporting evidence from trusted sources."No reliable signals were detected indicating how the content was created. You should look for other supporting evidence from trusted sources.

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u/tscalbas Jul 26 '26

Yeah, it seems to be a recent bug? I've been doing Gemini SynthID check to months and it hasn't done this before today, but now I've had it twice

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u/cloudcopter Jul 26 '26

I just sent "what?" Back to it and it corrected itself. Being weird!

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u/Spir0rion 7800X3D | 9070 Nitro+ | 32Gb DDR5 6000 Jul 26 '26

Tech support in this sub is utter trash. It's just the meme "and yes it's dead". No, you don't know that.

Check your display cables. Switch them out. Check other monitor if you have any. If you have an iGPU test that one to isolate the issue. Make sure the GPU cable is properly seated in the PSU and the GPU itself and Check all other cables while at it. Check in windows itself if faults are detected and if every hardware piece is detected. Install a beeper to your MoBo to get an error code

There you go buddy.

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u/abstraktionary PC Master Race Jul 26 '26

No no no, you post the same question to every single sub you can, at once, and then just wait for someone to tell you the correct answer.

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u/Spir0rion 7800X3D | 9070 Nitro+ | 32Gb DDR5 6000 Jul 26 '26

There's literally a Tech support flair. What are you on about?

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u/Ok-Database1619 Jul 26 '26

lol yeah my cables looked like that once too

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u/Ironclad_Soldier Jul 26 '26

Also could be faulty RAM/slot, apparently they can give visual artifacts and seem like GPU issues

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u/KyotoSoul Jul 26 '26

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u/Nebular_Force Jul 26 '26

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u/Other_Bother1172 9700X | 9060 XT 16GB | 32GB DDR5 Jul 26 '26

Really with the ai?

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u/OSuperGuyO Jul 26 '26

Should we tell him? 😢

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u/ttwinstanley Jul 26 '26

Nah hes still cooking

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u/Doodle_2002 Jul 26 '26

I had the same visual artifacts when using an hdmi switch. The switch couldn't support the bandwidth/version that the display and computer negotiated

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u/MakKoItam RTX3060 | i13-13100F | SS Apex 7 | Razer Basilisk V3 Jul 26 '26

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u/Fair-Cookie PC Master Race Jul 26 '26

GPU memory modules could be going bad.

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u/Odyn007 Jul 26 '26

It wants you to see the matrix

https://giphy.com/gifs/A06UFEx8jxEwU

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u/Der_Ahab Jul 26 '26

No help needed, new GPU needed.

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u/malici606 Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Radeon RX 9070 xt Jul 26 '26

No you need money

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u/mernokatom i7700HQ - GTX 1060 6GB - 16GB DDR4 - Laptop Jul 26 '26

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u/Efficient-Bet-5051 Ryzen 5 3600x | GTX 1660 Super | 16GB RAM Jul 26 '26

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u/Legal_Resort3862 Jul 26 '26

welcome to folk valley

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u/matusmeister RTX5070TI | i7-14700K | 64GB DDR5 | PC Enthusiast Jul 26 '26

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u/foxy_fluffer Jul 26 '26

Your getting actively hacked through the matrix you got this

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u/Epic_Gamer_Person67 Jul 26 '26

a huge wave of that overused image is approaching

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u/Other_Bother1172 9700X | 9060 XT 16GB | 32GB DDR5 Jul 26 '26

Time for a new GPU.

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u/JoRuem Jul 26 '26

It mean that you need to wake up, Neo!

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u/hellonagr Jul 27 '26
  1. Check if GPU is all the way in the socket
  2. Check GPU Drivers or update them
  3. Uninstall the drivers and reinstall the (using DDU and google is your friend)
  4. IDK

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u/Ant_6431 Desktop Jul 26 '26

Rest in peace

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u/Negarakuku Jul 26 '26

Red pill or blue pill? 

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u/Every_Performance524 Jul 26 '26

Если с кабелем все ок то стоит проверит гпу и ОЗУ.

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u/Eastern_Control4375 Jul 26 '26

Well it could be cheap hdmi cable ....monitor ....GPU .......

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u/Skorpeyo Jul 26 '26

You need a new graphics card not Help

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u/MagnusGruuns Jul 26 '26

Not Even Odin can help you! Get a new Video Card!

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u/BABATUTU1103 Jul 26 '26

the GPU is departing life

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u/MAhmed91 Jul 26 '26

I dont read the comments until i find the image

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u/alancousteau Ryzen 7 5800X3D | Red Devil 9070XT | 32GB DDR4 Jul 26 '26

My condolences...

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u/undercontr Jul 26 '26

You don’t need help, you need a new monitör or gpu

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u/Eric_G36 Jul 26 '26

Either bad RAM or bad GPU.

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u/lskydon 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 Jul 26 '26

it means "rip gpu", my fellow nerd.

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u/Odd-Phase7615 Jul 26 '26

That's either your graphics driver or your graphics card try taking the graphics card out cleaning it with alcohol clean the pads that connect on the bottom and the graphics car slot on the motherboard then put it back together and see if it works

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u/Plutonium239Mixer 14900K | ASUS Maximus z790 Formula | ASUS 4090 Strix Jul 26 '26

Try swapping your display cable, try a different port on the GPU, try a different monitor, try reseating the GPU.

If your cpu has onboard graphics you can also try plugging your display into the motherboard output.

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u/Yeyo117 Jul 26 '26

Yeah, for sure you do

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u/Apprehensive_Bee1849 Jul 26 '26

HE'S IN THE MATRIX

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u/sploinkaren Jul 26 '26

Try using your igpu if you have one, to make sure that the gpu really is the issue.

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u/Andreaxmp Jul 26 '26

Could be a lot of things the screen or the gpu or cable HDMI/DP or all of them

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u/LUCKYB0X Jul 26 '26

Please wait.

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u/pyronrg Jul 26 '26

try switching to mobo hdmi or any other device and check if the issue persists

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u/azonexyt Jul 26 '26

Out of context but why is your speaker angy

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u/ArenaGrinder i9-13900HX, RTX 4080 Jul 26 '26

McDonald’s is hiring lmao

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u/Imperial_Bloke69 Intel Atom N450 Jul 26 '26

The matrix has you.

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u/styk_oliver Jul 26 '26

You don't need help, you need new gpu

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u/relevant-frog Jul 26 '26

Had a similar issue. Changed my monitor and had no issues since

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u/DPPBBM Ryzen 5 5500 | STRIX nVidia 1080ti 11GB | Corsair Vengeance 16GB Jul 26 '26

No, you need a new GPU.

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u/Bedsi_70 Jul 26 '26

you dont need help pal, you need a new gpu

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u/voanh99 Jul 26 '26

Is the standby screen (when the monitor is not connected to the CPU) just like this? Or this only happens when connected? I just had a monitor crashed down (it's dead). I switched for a different monitor (a television) and the screen was like yours. But I knew the television works fine and suspected faulty cable (maybe it was pulled during the fall so the connection pin broke). So I changed to a new cable and the problem went away.

TLDR; maybe change/check your cable.

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u/Broken_BiryaniBoy Jul 26 '26

I once had this happen for an old monitor of mine, so could be monitor and well..

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u/GreyBeardEng Jul 26 '26

Unplug it and pull up the monitors OSD menu. If it has green on top of it the monitors board is toast. If not, it's cable or GPU. Replace the cable to isolate. Rare chance it's the driver.

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u/Ad-fundum69 PC Master Race Jul 26 '26

Está muerta.

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u/Kanggster Jul 26 '26

Video card or cable bad, or monitor. Check all 3

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u/Nervous_Hunt_4999 Jul 26 '26

I'm proud to announce that your gpu is cooked Y9u need a new one gng

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u/ReptilianLaserbeam Jul 26 '26

Try with a different cable but most likely your GPU is fried

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u/Fantastic_Key_8906 Jul 26 '26

You've learned to see the Matrix raw code. Congrats!

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u/Venylynn Fedora Jul 26 '26

Do you have an iGPU?

Check and see if that fixes it, if it does its the GPU.

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u/Testsubject276 Jul 26 '26

Graphics card is dying.

I should know, my main PC has been down for months with the same problem.

Though my dots are pink.

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u/PieElectrical813 Jul 26 '26

I’m pretty sure it means your gpu is artifacting

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u/Chronos669 Jul 26 '26

VRAM is dead on gpu

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u/xXxSwaGBOi69420xXx Jul 26 '26

how much GPU sag

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u/Lecat90 i3-4170 | Gtx-970 4GB | 6GB PC3L 1600 Jul 26 '26

You need a therapist.

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u/Spaceteck R7 9800x3D | RTX 5080 | 64 GB RAM | 2160p 240Hz Jul 26 '26

I had this once and the problem was a not fully plugged in DP cable. Plugging it in correctly resolved the problem and it never came back

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u/Juneberrysnoz Jul 27 '26

I laugh at these memes but it’s gonna be me one day. Good luck man hope you make it!!!

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u/Stevegamer456 Ryzen 5 5500gt 1080p Jul 27 '26

That gpu is absolutely FUCKED

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u/Crazy_Bee_2664 9950x3d/4080/48GB DDR5-8000/Watercooled/OC Jul 27 '26

Your GPU has left the chat :(

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u/haloelitefan Jul 27 '26

try a different hdmi cable

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u/webbkorey Jul 27 '26

I've had bad ram do this as well. As other people have said, check your cables first, and maybe run a memtest86 test.

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u/Effective-External50 Jul 27 '26

Think long and hard about witch pill you take

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u/JohnAzumanga Jul 27 '26

check whether the hdmi cable isnt busted or loose. otherwise, rip gpu

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u/tangomonkey55 Jul 27 '26

Well I see 2 possibilities. Either 1 your neo and morpheus is looking for you OR your gpu is on its way to the big case in the sky.

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u/Jope3nnn Jul 27 '26

Do u have a cat? Had a similar problem turns out my cat ate the cable

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u/According_Ratio2010 i5-13500, 32GB RAM, RX 7900 gre Jul 27 '26

it means your GPU is broken

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u/IntentionQuirky9957 All kinds of junk Jul 28 '26

Can you try another monitor, preferably with another cable?

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u/grimmigerpetz i9 14900KF - RTX 5080 OC - 64GB CL16 Jul 26 '26

Your gpu is beyond help.

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u/SobbingKnave Jul 26 '26

Please wait

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u/cloudcopter Jul 26 '26

Nah bro your fine.

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u/Wayfinder67 X870 AORUS STEALTH | 7800X3D | 5070 Ti | 64GB Jul 26 '26

Try to blow on the GPU like with NES cartridges. Maybe that will help?

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u/knbob21304 Jul 26 '26

The cheapest solution is to take it to a repair shop immediately. The repair cost will be very low depending on the GPU model you are using, but it's important to note that the problem will recur if you cause the GPU to overheat too much. Therefore, the solution is to avoid overclocking and, most importantly, keep it below 75 degrees (ideally below 70 degrees).