Question about GPU artifacts in certain games following the X99 AliExpress upgrade – assistance required.
Question about GPU artifacts in certain games following the X99 AliExpress upgrade – assistance required.
Hello everyone, how are you all? I’m dealing with a rather unusual problem and would love some advice. Recently, I upgraded my system—switching from an Xeon X79 board to a Chinese X99 motherboard, which is one of those popular AliExpress configurations. After the change, I’ve noticed visual glitches only in certain games, such as Arena Blackout and Delta Force. The odd thing is that all other titles run smoothly, with no artifacts or crashes. The issue also appears on my Windows desktop, but only after leaving the PC idle for hours; when I return, artifacts remain even without intensive tasks. This is puzzling because:
The GPU performed flawlessly on the older X79 platform and handled all games without trouble.
If the GPU were faulty, we’d expect artifacts to appear more often and under different conditions—something that isn’t happening.
This problem seems to have started only after switching to the X99 board and its CPU.
Based on these observations, I think there might be a compatibility issue between the GPU and this Chinese X99 board, possibly tied to BIOS settings or PCIe/power connections. It’s also possible the CPU itself could be the culprit.
Have any of you encountered something similar? Could it be a BIOS configuration that needs adjusting to avoid these issues? Any suggestions would be really helpful!
My current setup:
E5 2650 V3
RX 5700 XT
QIYIDA H9S (X99 motherboard)
I recently changed my configuration, transitioning from a
Xeon X79 platform (which consistently performed flawlessly) to a
Chinese X99 board—one of those popular
AliExpress Xeon configurations.
Did you reinstall the operating system during this migration?
My current setup includes:
E5 2650 V3
RX 5700 XT
QIYIDA H9S (X99 motherboard)
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