GTX 960 with 4GB RAM displays vibrant visuals during startup.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop GTX 960 with 4GB RAM displays vibrant visuals during startup.

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01-05-2016, 02:20 AM

Hi, your GPU has been in use for about seven years. You mainly play Ark Survival Evolved, Black Ops 3, and heavily modded Minecraft with high textures. About two years ago you began experiencing BSODs during gameplay, and a colorful rainbow screen appears occasionally at startup. The issue seems to occur only when playing games, not when idle. It’s clear the hardware is aging—thermal paste application may no longer be effective. Consider replacing it soon rather than waiting.

pizzapieboy

01-05-2016, 02:20 AM #1

chaosgurke
Member

01-06-2016, 04:11 PM

Here are your specs rephrased:

- Xigmatek Elysium case H81-P33 motherboard (8 years old)
- Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz quad-core processor (brand new)
- 16GB DDR3 RAM at 1600MHz (1 year old)
- 1TB WD HDD (1 year old)
- WD HDD RX-530SS power supply GTX 960
- 4GB WINDFORCE OC EDITION power supply

chaosgurke

01-06-2016, 04:11 PM #2

Aiderp74
Junior Member

01-06-2016, 04:25 PM

It seems we're facing the end of VRAM technology, and it might be too late to fix it unless we replace the VRAM chips.

Aiderp74

01-06-2016, 04:25 PM #3

It seems we're facing the end of VRAM technology, and it might be too late to fix it unless we replace the VRAM chips.

LionSpear
Member

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01-06-2016, 05:01 PM

It might be low VRAM. Also, that card is great. I own the EVGA 2GB model.

LionSpear

01-06-2016, 05:01 PM #4

It might be low VRAM. Also, that card is great. I own the EVGA 2GB model.