madstaff
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Hi, i have a Dell XPS430 which has been working fine up until a few days ago.
I noticed the screen showing random artifacts when it should have been showing the screen saver.
The next day the screen was all distorted and showing a checkerboard pattern, and started to shut down my pc.
I have started up in safe mode and seems ok, then reboot as normal, ok for a while and then the screen goes all mixed up, ie, things get sort of broken up into a few bits.
Is this a possible graphics card failure?? It has a AMD 4670 fitted at the mo, about 3-4 years old.
If it is the card at fault what would be an equal if not slightly better one i could replace it with??
Thanks.
I noticed the screen showing random artifacts when it should have been showing the screen saver.
The next day the screen was all distorted and showing a checkerboard pattern, and started to shut down my pc.
I have started up in safe mode and seems ok, then reboot as normal, ok for a while and then the screen goes all mixed up, ie, things get sort of broken up into a few bits.
Is this a possible graphics card failure?? It has a AMD 4670 fitted at the mo, about 3-4 years old.
If it is the card at fault what would be an equal if not slightly better one i could replace it with??
Thanks.