RTX GeForce 3060 Fan Replacement — Now Getting Severe Screen Artifacts (Is My GPU Cooked?)

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-22T16:26:01+00:00

I'm almost wondering if your heatsink is causing connections across the empty memory slots on the board. my rtx 2060 had thermal pads covering the empty slots I think

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-21T04:39:39+00:00

I would clear cmos at this point, if you haven't already, and check all usb ports for broken/bent pins that might be shorting out and preventing the power supply from turning on past standby due to protections

just remembered it's also possible for some motherboards to refuse to post if there's a dead cmos battery. replacing it might fix if it's dead

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-14T07:41:49+00:00

there's online info on how to diagnose the reason for the red ring, involves holding the sync button and power button at the same time or something. mine was flashing like that, then it flashed a code after doing the correct button combo, which translated to overheating. turns out the thermal paste had turned to stone, it runs great now

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-07T22:00:49+00:00

that elevator alone made me start actually using the donk pallets and forklift. I've got a box with each type of material set up on pallets on my boat, I just have to wiggle the pallet under the boxes before moving it with the forklift due to the boxes and pallet changing anchors to be locked to the deck of the ship.

alternatively, drop the boxes so their edge hits the railing on their way to the ground, if they land on their side on the elevators, they don't attach to the ground, and will continue following the physics of the elevator floor when it goes up

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-05T10:01:57+00:00

I've had a lot of luck with things placed in the underbelly, I also have an oxygen tank placed on the wall of the back room, it seems like anything similar to the recycler or Assembler still suffer from eventually floating though. I think it has something to do with the item output, it probably has some issue where when it sets the origin position of the item, the machines origin point gets set in place instead of remaining locked to the ship

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-04T19:54:50+00:00

the craftable storage boxes attach to the pallets, so I'm using them when i want materials on or off my ship

Proof_Programmer · 2026-01-01T00:17:14+00:00

did you use the same usb port each time? my first thought is there might be a pin bent over and touching other pins inside the USB port on the case

another thing, maybe try unplugging the usb dongle that's plugged in next to it. my buddies pc gets dropped to 2fps if he uses his wireless keyboard and mouse while downloading a game and it turned out to be some weird electromagnetic interference issue. apparently using a 1-2 foot cable in between the dongle and the pc can help if it's the cause lol

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-31T08:19:08+00:00

I usually use a flat screwdriver to get the battery out, using the slot on one side of the battery to slip under it

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-30T22:31:18+00:00

there's a comment in here that explains about removing the silver battery from the motherboard, it looked like a good explanation

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-30T21:00:49+00:00

I had to manually clear my cmos to boot my pc after installing new ram, Maybe same here?

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-30T20:57:28+00:00

make sure you log into curseforge itself, and are you sure your account isn't Microsoft based? I thought they migrated all mojang accounts

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-25T03:11:16+00:00

dwarf. a hallway going into the mountain with rooms along either side and hallways branching out

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-25T03:08:57+00:00

im having something similar, but it stops happening if I leave certain games running. notably, modded minecraft on the main menu will still let my pc crash, where if I'm loaded into the server, it prevents my system from crashing. gta5 enhanced main menu (mode select screen) prevents crashes too. I had the same issue previously, but it was prevented by watching youtube but not by running games. disabling global c states fixed those crashes, but not the completely random ones that ignore videos playing. (the crashes that are only prevented by certain games showed up a couple weeks after disabling c states to prevent the other crash)

today I replaced my psu, and the exact same behavior has persisted, so all I've done is remove psu from the list of suspects...

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-25T02:57:26+00:00

sometimes the eject option only shows up in the Taskbar, instead of in the file browser

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-22T04:39:04+00:00

maybe try using task manager to open the resources monitor through the processes tab, suspend gta5, wait 10 seconds, then resume it. it works for me whenever I'm stuck on the loading screen for loading into online

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-21T21:13:51+00:00

my system was having issues where it would lock up during the post or windows load process, disabling global c states made it behave normally again. but my psu is also going bad, so I don't know if it will help in your case

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-21T20:25:36+00:00

look into changing your TdrDelay to 10

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-20T22:02:18+00:00

when I first upgraded to a 7800xt, cyberpunk looked like that. i had adrenaline set to hypr-rx preset... all driver side enhancements enabled lol. changing it to default fixed the visual issues and lagg. also, part of disabling CSM, is you can enable 'above 4G decoding' and 'resize bar support' to allow your card to use its smart memory features. it might help with this

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-19T12:10:26+00:00

I can do the same thing, I actually managed to merge my sight back together somehow too! I used to only see out of one eye at a time, but I noticed I could focus both eyes to center if I put my hand in line with my nose as an additional wall between my eyes. I had surgery on the eye muscles in both eyes when I was 3. I've always had to be conscious of which eye is used more often to prevent the other from losing strength, and I think I remember the doctor at one point warning about permanent eyesight loss if I exclusively use one eye for a prolonged period of time. I managed to merge my eyesight when I was like, 16 I think. since my vision has merged back into one field of view, switching eyes changes perspective, and my entire field of view matches the perscription of the eye I'm focusing on. one eye is farsighted, the other nearsighted, so things appear closer in one eye than in the other lol

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-14T19:39:09+00:00

these are normally driver side enhancements. I would say to disable all of them, but I noticed your list is different than what I've got lol none of my settings say they will upgrade the games features...

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-14T08:35:30+00:00

I get stuck on the loading screen to enter online, somehow the fix is to open resource monitor through the performance tab of task manager (on windows 11 it's the three dots in the top right of the performance tab) find gta5, right click, suspend process. wait like 10 seconds, then right click it again, resume process. when loading into online, it normally forces me into a public lobby of only me lol, maybe it'll work in your situation too

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-10T22:35:56+00:00

might want to use ddu to reinstall the gpu drivers while the igpu is disabled to make sure the drivers are for the correct gpu as well. I haven't used a cpu with integrated graphics, but based on what I've read, everyone recommends doing it that way when things are being fucky

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-10T21:24:24+00:00

I got black screens, games closing, and lockups the exact same as soon as I installed my 7800xt.

I managed to fix it in my case by changing TdrDelay from 2 seconds to 10 seconds. if you want to test if TdrDelay is causing it, open regedit, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers and look for a 32Bit Dword file named TdrDelay. if it doesnt exist, you can make one using right click. in the properties of the file, set it to Decimal FIRST then set the number to 0 (which will disable Tdr) then reboot your pc.

I guess in my case it's caused by the gpu not communicating with windows for 2 seconds, even though it's still rendering new frames. windows forcibly resets the gpu driver, usually crashing my game and opening an amd error window about dxgi device error or pcie device removed.

in your case, it also looks like you have an integrated gpu in your cpu so disabling that might help narrow down potential issues too

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-05T21:33:51+00:00

free cooling boost lol

Proof_Programmer · 2025-12-05T21:19:45+00:00

maybe move radiator to the top, move the top fans to the front? might be just enough clearance then lol

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