Constant glitchy images in video games
Constant glitchy images in video games
Hi, I’ve been dealing with recurring visual glitches in games. You can see it here In most games, I’m getting flickering textures, broken animations, and occasional terrain or camera bugs. The issue primarily affects character models and varies in severity, some days it’s barely noticeable, other days it makes games unplayable. This started about a year ago intermittently, every few months it appears for a few days, then goes away. But this time it’s persisted for over a week and shows no sign of improving. I've found that changing graphical settings has no impact on the visual glitches. Whether it’s a lightweight game with simple visuals or a graphically demanding title, the same issues appear consistently. This suggests the problem isn’t tied to GPU load or settings, but something deeper. What I’ve tried over the last few days: GPU confirmed not the issue: My 4070 Ti Super works perfectly in a friend’s PC. I also tested a spare 4070 in my system - same glitches. Replaced motherboard (brand new) Replaced PSU and cables (brand new) Clean Windows 10 install on a brand-new SSD Ran MemTest86 (4 passes, 0 errors) and Windows Memory Diagnostic Disabled EXPO, running RAM at default 4800MHz Deleted shader cache, game configs, reinstalled games, moved them to different drives Tried lower PCIe slot for GPU Unplugged all drives except the new boot SSD DDU clean uninstall of GPU drivers, tried multiple versions (old, latest) Disabled overlays and background apps Tried different settings in BIOS But none of these have improved or changed anything System Specs: CPU: Ryzen 5 7600 GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (also tested a standard 4070) RAM: 32GB DDR5 4800MHz (EXPO disabled) MB: Gigabyte B850 Gaming X Wifi - Version F4a PSU: Cooler Master GX3 1050W (ATX 3.0) SSD: Kingston A400 1TB (fresh Windows install) OS: Windows 10 Given that the GPU, PSU, RAM, and motherboard are all either new or tested, I’m at a loss. The only untouched component is the CPU, but it really doesnt look like a CPU issue, and I'd expect to have other kind of problems if it was, but no, it's only in games where this happens. I’m also wondering if the case, grounding, or power delivery could somehow be affecting system stability. If you’ve seen something like this before or can think of a test I haven’t tried, I’d genuinely appreciate your input. I feel like I’m chasing ghosts at this point.
Is the BIOS also upgraded? Are there any extra programs running besides Steam or the game itself?
Welcome to the forums! Use DDU to take out all GPU drivers (from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia). Then manually reinstall driver version 566.36 by right-clicking the installer and running it as Administrator. Check if this fixes any glitches. Please tell us your mother board make and model, along with its BIOS version so we can help you better. What OS are you on? And what is the exact Windows version (not edition)?
Yeah, I put in the new motherboard and BIOS code. I figured out the old BIOS was set to level F1 while the new one is F4a. So I'm upgrading it now. When things first started acting up, my computer had all sorts of stuff on it. That's why I wiped Windows 10 clean. Then I just installed Steam and the games. But the problem kept coming back even after I did that.