Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by kapolski …speed. After about 15minutes of gameplay a couple of artifacts popped up on the screen, which rapidly turned into… an entire screen of artifacts followed by an unresponsive system. I forced a power…: bios load screen- fine windows load - fine, then artifacts then i think bsod (can't tell very badly distorted… Artifacts 6600gt Please Help!!!! Hardware and Software Hardware by Juubjuubcow … green/red and sometimes purple. I think they are called Artifacts?! Anyways, I was told to replace the cooling...i replaced… replaced my 300w power supply with my 500w one. The artifacts continue....I sign onto WoW and they start popping around… Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by sDJh Hi Parva, Having screen artifacts is definitely an hardware-error. You don't have to … should get help for (little) money. The reason for the artifacts can be quite a few. Maybe your screen isn't… Text artifacts. Anyone familiar with this? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by bossfrog I'm getting a series of artifacts in my text, especially within Explorer and IE. It happens … Re: Text artifacts. Anyone familiar with this? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by caperjack [QUOTE=bossfrog]Great... I guess not.[/QUOTE] for me i cant make out what the problem is ,what are artifacts !!! link that web site ! Edit ,just checked site and nothing strange going on for me. have you checked copmuter for virus or spyware Re: Text artifacts. Anyone familiar with this? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by rockinghorse I know, I get artifacts (usually in file lists and such things) in certain WindowBlinds themes. Have you been playing around with themes lately? How Can I Get Rid Of Artifacts Hardware and Software Hardware by Juubjuubcow … the graphics flash red/green/purple..I belive its called artifacts... Please how can I remove them!! Ive uipgraded my power… Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Parva0516 …: IM51.0090.B09 SMC Version (system): 1.8f2 Additionally, screen artifacts ( I think that's what they are called) like horizontal… Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Parva0516 … pictures and it hasn't frozen since but the screen artifacts still remain. My question about the game is why would… Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Ron316 …: IM51.0090.B09 SMC Version (system): 1.8f2 Additionally, screen artifacts ( I think that's what they are called) like horizontal… Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Pulpeet ….free.fr/pgs/english/apps.html]Onyx[/url]. The screen artifacts are still there, every now and then... Re: Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet generally a new graphics card in a laptop = a new motherboard (as there usually integrated) = a new laptop Re: Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by kapolski that's the thing, this system uses a discrete card rather than an integrated solution, i've had a look and the card can definitely be removed, that's why i'm asking if my gpu is definitely dead, if so i'll try and buy a replacement, i did see one on ebay. Here's the link to removing the gpu: [url]http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/… Re: Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet i would say so. Sounds like it overheated and fried. The same thing happened to me on a Desktop PC when i overclcoked a card too far Re: Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by kapolski Sorry to hear about your OC'd card hope that wasn't too expensive... I've just had another look at the machine, looks like the gpu fan is dead, when the machine powers on the fans normally spin at max rpm whilst the bios loads then revert to normal, the gpu fan doesn't start at all. Would a fan failure prevent a boot and/or disable the gpu? I'm … Re: Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by jbennet maybe. I know that on some desktop motherboards a non-functioning CPU fan will prevent a boot Re: Artifacts, more artifacts, then black screen Hardware and Software Hardware by kapolski i see, well i'll try and get hold of a fan motor and see what happens. I'll post up when i do. Thank you again for your help and speedy replies : ) Re: Artifacts 6600gt Please Help!!!! Hardware and Software Hardware by nanosani Can you tell us about the specs of your computer including your graphics card ? Re: Text artifacts. Anyone familiar with this? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by bossfrog Great... I guess not. Re: Text artifacts. Anyone familiar with this? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by alc6379 If you were to try and highlight that text, does it look the same? Does it happen in multiple fonts? Re: Text artifacts. Anyone familiar with this? Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Phaelax I had that issue once, a long long time ago. In my case, it was a memory issue. I either didn't have enough, or had a bad stick, can't remember for sure. Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by sDJh Hello Parva, first of all: I can't imagine that the problem is caused by the game. Very strange problem you have there. Personally I would try to replace the computer completely. What you can try is: 1) Check if your harddisk is full. This may cause the OS to slow down when having used the complete amount of RAM (but I don't think so). 2… Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Parva0516 Thanks for the information. Here are some pictures of what it has been doing the first one gives an example of two different issues: the line and then the distorted box in the right. What are the chances the problem will be fixed for free? Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by sDJh This definitely is a case for replacing some part of the hardware. I can't guarantee you anything - I don't know how long you own the computer. But apple should do it for free or do it for quite little money. I bet it's worth going to the apple store. Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by lu2057 [QUOTE=Parva0516;1091613]Thanks for the information. Here are some pictures of what it has been doing the first one gives an example of two different issues: the line and then the distorted box in the right. What are the chances the problem will be fixed for free?[/QUOTE] I have exactly the same problems. My Mac is three years old. Now … Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by printrobin I think this problem occurs due to the failure of any hardware of your mac system. plz took an expert opinion about this matter. Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Pulpeet I have exactly the same problem with my 2006 macbook pro. It started after upgrading to Snow Leopard. So, it does not seem to be a hardware failure. Maybe the SL driver uses the GPU in another way, but I don't know about that. Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by Ron316 [QUOTE=Ron316;1123920]I have exam[/QUOTE] I have the same problem. I was wondering if you found a cause or solution solution. Re: Mac freezes often and screen artifacts Hardware and Software macOS by el.gibbon Sorry to re hash an old thread but I have had this problem previously with my imac intel late 2006 and it seems that this problem is with the video card. Either try re-seating it or failing that get a new one. The problem will only get worse if left un fixed such as crashing, freezing and rebooting of your machine. As the problem persists the … Problem compiling hive with ant Programming Software Development by conandor …shims [ivy:retrieve] confs: [default] [ivy:retrieve] 0 artifacts copied, 4 already retrieved (0kB/82ms) install-hadoopcore-internal: build_shims…shims [ivy:retrieve] confs: [default] [ivy:retrieve] 0 artifacts copied, 4 already retrieved (0kB/39ms) install-hadoopcore-internal: …