I'm having an issue with my setup where my screens suddenly freeze and show weird green pixel-like artifacts on both monitors. I can still hear audio from Discord and games, but the mouse is completely unresponsive. This can happen during light tasks or even while gaming. I'm running Windows 11 Pro and my build features an MSI RTX 3060 12GB, an Intel Core i5-13400F, and 16GB of RAM with a 750W PSU. Here's what I've tried so far: I ran a stress test with FurMark, which showed no artifacts and normal temperatures for the GPU and VRAM. I've also updated to the latest NVIDIA drivers and checked that my power supply seems stable. I'm running everything at stock settings without overclocking. Both my monitors are connected via DisplayPort. Does anyone have suggestions on what could be causing this or what I should test next?
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It sounds like your graphics card might be failing. Before jumping to conclusions, try reseating the card in its slot or moving it to a different PCIe slot. Also, ensure the power cables are secured properly. It could also just be a driver issue, so keep those updated too, but often behavior like this points towards hardware problems.
Thanks for the advice! I played Battlefield 6 for about 4 hours without issues yesterday, then after an hour playing StarCraft, the artifacts popped up. I reinstalled the drivers and everything seemed fine for a while, but the problems returned while watching videos.