Unusual glitches during video playback in the browser
Unusual glitches during video playback in the browser
Hello people, I've been having a really strange issue where when I'm watching a video on youtube, strange artifacts will appear on my screen (either black squares or rectangles in a grid like formation in different spots). I haven't been able to pick it up on camera or anything so I don't really have a picture to show unfortunately. This issue started happening 2 months ago and when it did, I just DDUed the driver and popped a fresh driver in but it didnt fix the issue. This is extremely weird because it only happens when I am streaming video from a browser (chrome, firefox, edge) and not just limited to youtube. I have tried stress testing the card and running games on it but its perfectly fine. So I looked up some forums online but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of people having this issue. There is also the possibility of a video decoder or other components of my pc failing but I sent the card (a TUF RTX 3070 OC) in to Asus for them to take a look anyway. For some weird reason there weren't any 3 fan cards available in my area so my card had to be sent to HQ for a repair. In the meantime, I borrowed a relative's Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700XT Gaming OC and apart from issues with MPO (that can be fixed with the registry), I never had a single artifact in the entire month that I have used it in my PC. So after a month, my card comes back an it appears that Asus has issued me a replacement of the model rather than reparing my old card (which tells me that they may have diagnosed that there is an issue with my card). I ddued the radeon drivers, popped the 5700xt out and put my 3070 in and everything seemed fine. Rebar didnt work out of the box so I had to do a vbios update using the tool from Asus site. Though the BIOS version stayed the same (from what I can see in GPU-Z), rebar was somehow enabled. Literally on the same day, I was scrolling through my reddit feed and when I scrolled a bit too quickly through a bunch of videos, the artifacts appeared for a split second. And after using the card for a few days, the issue started appearing on youtube again. If this is a bit too long, I will summarise a few important points below. - It happens only on the browser on video playback, never in games or under load - Everything in my pc (apart from the card, case and PSU) are only a few months old - The issue only happens with my RTX 3070 (both of them technically). Never with the Radeon card I borrowed - Asus thinks that there is an issue with my old card so they replaced it - New card has the same issue. - This issue has persisted through 4 different driver versions, and 3 DDU attempts Does my motherboard just hate Nvidia cards . This wouldn't be a big issue if the local distributor for my card had replacements in stock but for some strange reason all cards now have to be sent to Asus's HQ and takes absolutely forever. I will have to return the 5700xt so if I do, I won't have a card to use for a month. Here are my specs if it's of any help: Intel Core i7-13700KF Lian Li Galahad 360 MSI Z690 Force Wifi 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3070 OC Cooler Master V850 V2 PSU Windows 11 Pro 22H2 Phanks P500a case
Have you attempted to turn off MPO and Hardware Acceleration? Would you like to capture a photo or video of this artifacting?
I face the same problem or something similar matches your description. If you're using a Chrome browser, I fixed it by visiting chrome://flags and adjusting that setting. The issue only appeared after upgrading to the 3000 series NVIDIA card, so now I always set it to OpenGL and it works perfectly—no issues after selecting that option. Also, don't forget to restart the browser after making changes.
I still have MPO disabled after installing the 5700xt. Turning off hardware acceleration hurts Chrome performance, which isn’t ideal. I managed to capture a picture of the problem (though it’s quite low quality). This is my first time trying it. I’ll give it a shot to see if it helps. I’m still unsure why this is happening or why it started recently instead of when I got the card. It’s been over two years now. My biggest worry is that it’s a hardware problem that could worsen over time—something I really hope doesn’t happen since I intend to keep this card for another 4–5 years. Recreating the issue is tough because it occurs randomly, and the level of damage varies. I’m not even certain if Asus actually sent me a replacement card; I think they might have fixed it by replacing the cooler or backplate with a new serial number.
It's likely some of the newer storage devices caused this problem. Since I used my card in November 2021, it affects all drivers I've tried. Playing Forza Horizon 5 on Extreme settings also led to heavy graphical glitches, suggesting a possible hardware issue with my card. The audio from the video stream matches what I experienced before.
The graphics mode change resolves the problem temporarily. Your friend with the ROG 3070 model isn’t experiencing the same issue with the same driver and Chrome version, which makes it unclear why this matters to you. The distributor asked me to reach out to Asus, who sent me a form to complete. If I manage to obtain a replacement card, should I attempt to use it or keep the original one? They haven’t confirmed whether the replacement card is distinct from the one I received.
It's a bit unusual, especially since it occurs on my card too. Otherwise everything seems normal if I adjust the settings. I didn't send mine for an RMA because I wouldn't have a GPU. You mentioned you're the second person—since I'm not included—I think this might be a rare occurrence and I'm not sure what it's connected to.
It seems you're considering staying with the current situation unless a better option is available.
It seems I’m facing a different problem now. Unlike before, my PC doesn’t just freeze when I try to reset drivers—it completely locks up. No response to any key presses, but I could still hear my friends on Discord and the music on Spotify kept playing. The RGB display worked fine except for the graphics card one. This is similar to what happened with the older card a few times, so it might be the same part. It’s odd how Asus seems to swap out cards without fixing the real issue.