Greetings all, 
I am new to the EVGA forums or any forums at all for that matter.
I purchased an EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid FTW a few months ago (Probably in February), from a second hand seller. I have been noticing artifacts or possible artifacts, I am unsure exactly what it is specifically. It shows the most during youtube videos when it is a vlog or a face on the screen that is speaking, the skin color distorts pretty badly.
Is there anything I can do to fix this card?
It was slightly OC'd but never overheated or even close to. I backed off of the overclock, reset the computer and the issue persisted.
I updated the drivers just in case it was that and same issue still.
Is the GPU toast? or can I fix it? I have it running on a Dell 4k 60hz monitor that is brand new, It could be the monitor but I dont think it is.
 
The GPU has never crashed though, even in Heaven 4.0 or Superposition and it still can render games/scenes in UE4.
It is more annoying during you tube videos and games; and I am worried that it will lead to a larger problem or fried card.
 
Any help would be amazing. 
 
 
 

I just tried that and issue still persists. I have tried it in Chrome and Firefox. \
I during benchmarks there are lines that move where the lighting changes, they arent the wrong color, just seems to be lagging or not refreshing fast enough possibly. I thought the lines in benchmarks were due to the monitor, but it could be the GPU as well.

I just checked how it runs on Apex Legends and there is no issue at all. This is a very odd issue..
I dont have a vsync monitor.
Would screen tearing make peoples skin look odd in youtube videos? It seems to be worse with lighter color objects. 

So, I did some testing to see if it was the browser. 
To do this I downloaded a video from youtube @1080p 60fps and played it back through Windows Media Player.
Very hopeful that it was just the browser and not the card or monitor.
Sadly, the issue persisted and might be worse on the playback on the actual video.
Is this screen tearing? artifacting? or what would solve the issue.

i would try different cables,using different port on gpu also different monitor maybe try turning HDR off in Windows if all that fails register gpu and check warranty. just a suggestion.Best luck

It sounds like video compression issues to me. If you miss a keyframe here and there, the compression makes the image all smeared until the next keyframe is displayed. This would be something you would likely solve by repairing the video codec or installing the correct missing codec which was replaced by some other sub-optimal/buggy codec.

I doubt it is a video card problem.

Does it look like this?


Is it especially likely to happen if you skip forward, back, pause, stop, or start the video somewhere in the middle?

About inter-frame video compression:



See also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbGQBT2Vwvc&t=4m2s

At 4:02 : the effect I am picturing is what you are describing. Missing "i-frame". "I-frame"? I dunno. Thought it was called a keyframe. "I-frame" for interleaved frame? Dunno. Anyway, is that the kind of "artifacts" you are seeing?

tattude69
i would try different cables,using different port on gpu also different monitor maybe try turning HDR off in Windows if all that fails register gpu and check warranty. just a suggestion.Best luck

I would try a different monitor but this is my only 4k monitor, should i try it on a 1080 or 1440?

If my monitor doesnt have V-Sync then what can I do?
 

I am back, I turned Vsync on and it hasnt made an effect on video playback, I am still getting the distorted video.

Does this issue occur over multiple gpu drivers? If you test the card in another computer does the issue follow the card?

Keep us posted.