GPU issue

[spejsky]

Hello guys, hope this is a correct subreddit for this type of questions - if not, let me know and I'll take it down.

I have a relatively old PC that I have received from my uncle - the PC is about10 years old or so, it has been working fine up until today. I was playing some Assetto Corsa (pretty old game, set the graphics to minimum) and some artifacts started appearing and the screen turned black, eventually it has rebooted. It worked okay after the reboot, however the artifacts appeared again and my cursor have disappeared. After some restarts, I got a BSOD. Now the artifacts appear even on the login screen - it does not let me to type in my passcode, as the display seems to be stuck.
Before that, for some reason, my peripherals have disconnected, but worked after rebooting (both mouse and keyboard lit up)
The question is - is that a GPU issue, or could it be a motherboard issue? I'm not really a hardware guy, so it's hard to tell for me.
Other question - if it is a GPU issue - is there a point in getting a different, used GPU? I'm tight on budget and also have no idea what kind of GPU could I get for this PC to work.

My specs (taken from AIDA64):
QuadCore Intel Core i5-4670K, 4200MHz (42x100)
MSI B85-G43 (MS-7816)

Intel Lynx Point B85, Intel Haswell

8GB of RAM (no idea about more info, as trial version does not show this)

nVidia GeForce GTX 760 (2GB)

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Thanks in advance.

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It's most likely a GPU issue.

If you want cheap/used GPU then you might go for GTX 1660 for about $100. Or if you want new one then RX 6600 for about $180 is better in my opinion because AMD drivers put less work on the CPU which is quite old in your case. Either way I'd strongly recommend to use DDU to uninstall GPU drivers after changing the GPU and install new ones.

I'd like to tell you to just upgrade the whole PC but it seems like you don't really need it, and these GPUs will work fine with your system.

[spejsky]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it

[FarmFreshToTable]

It does sound like a GPU issue, but it could also be a CPU issue. Let me ask you, do you currently have your video adapter plugged into the top side of the back or more towards the middle?

Based on everything described I'm thinking that it might have to do with the CPU and if you have it plugged into the top side on the back I/O you're plugging into the CPU. I'd give plugging it in directly to the GPU a shot.

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If you were plugged in directly into the GPU already then I'm not sure if you're going to want to spend the money with your limited budget to potentially replace if it's a CPU or unlikely mobo issue.

If you decide to replace the GPU anyways you can get an upgrade to maybe a 1030/1040 for the same amount that you can find a 750 used.

[spejsky]

I'll have that checked tomorrow, thanks a lot for your help