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    ASUS N61J Laptop Screen problems

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by itskevinnlee, Jan 14, 2011.

  1. itskevinnlee

    itskevinnlee Notebook Enthusiast

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    itskevinnlee, Jan 14, 2011
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    Have you done any OC? That could be Overheat, or some unstable/defective VRAM. Tho those dont look like normal artifacts... I would bet Defective GPU Core or even the GPU itself?
     
    Phistachio, Jan 14, 2011
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    Totally wrong, it's a cpu defect.
     
    kbs, Jan 15, 2011
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    Lol, how the hell can a CPU defect affect visuals? Lol.
     
    Phistachio, Jan 15, 2011
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    GPU definitely, check your temps. It looks like it's overheating. Borderlands is really rough on my GPU also, since it's not very CPU heavy but very GPU heavy. It makes the graphics card heat up more than a CPU-limited game.

    I can't tell if kbs is serious or trolling.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Jan 15, 2011
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    well this doesnt just happen for borderlands. happens for other too like when im watching stuf on windows media player. idk =[
     
    itskevinnlee, Jan 15, 2011
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    WMP uses GPU-accelerated codecs also, so it's a related problem. What is strange though is that you're getting artifacts just from playing video... does it happen immediately? I wouldn't expect the GPU to be taxed a lot even if it were playing 1080p video.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Jan 15, 2011
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    the time varies. sometimes i play for 30 minutes before it starts to happen. sometimes it takes 5 minutes.
     
    itskevinnlee, Jan 16, 2011
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    My best bet is to take the lappy to the retailer :)
     
    Phistachio, Jan 16, 2011
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    yea the thing is that im away at college so im not gonna be able to go to a retailer for a while. thanks for the help!
     
    itskevinnlee, Jan 16, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    Mmmm... Try this :

    Download Furmark. It is a stability test. Run it for like 10-15 mins, and tell us if you had those screen probs.
    Good luck!
     
    Phistachio, Jan 16, 2011
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    itskevinnlee, Jan 22, 2011
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    I am VERY sorry to say this, but you have a HUGE problem with your GPU.
    1) Artifacts. LOTS of them. Means the VRAM is faulty, even being in stock clocks.
    2) The FPS are TOO LOW. I have AT LEAST 60 FPS, meaning there is definatly something wrong. ( I have the same GPU )

    That GPU is totally broken. Sorry to say this, but you need to take it to your retailer and/or RMA it.
    Show the artifacts to the retailer.

    Best of luck!
     
    Phistachio, Jan 22, 2011
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    hey just wondering for future reference, do you know what causes this to happen? cause this stuff didnt happen in the beginning when i first had my laptop. just wondering cause i dont want to do whatever i did again. thanks
     
    itskevinnlee, Jan 22, 2011
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    There are many factors :

    Overclocking gone wrong ( vram overclocking );
    Faulty VRAM;
    Faulty cooling;
    Faulty GPU;
    Faulty heatsink causing overheat...

    So basically, if you didn't overclock, then it was not your fault. Only if you put your laptop in a place where it couldn't "breathe", causing it to overheat.
     
    Phistachio, Jan 23, 2011
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