Far Cry 3 or GFX card fault?

[iBushay]

spec:

i7-3770k
850w psu
gtx 680

so i'm playing now for about an hour, and twice now it breaks.
by breaks i mean:

-first objects break, mountains just look like a wall of teared colours
-buildings are wrong graphics
-scenery is tripping out

then the screen goes black, i can still see the minimap, but nothing else, also the resolution changes because the minimap is all stretched.

both times i'm playing is on ultra, with the card at about 55-65 degress and about 60-80% usage.
when the break happens the card doesn't get hotter, but usage goes to 99%.

is this a fault with the card?

 

[tom_gr7]

Hmmm

Id do a few things
- gpu Driver reinstall
- reinstall far cry 3 or check the validity of the install (can do on steam)
- Virus scan.

 

[iBushay]

I'll give those a try and let you know the result.