MSI R9 270X 2G-BF4 Artifacts and Jitters

Hi,
I get intermittent artifacts with my new MSI R9 270X 2G BF4 card and I was wondering if there is a fix for this. Previously I had an ASUS 6950HD and never experienced this issue.
After installing the video driver Catalyst 14.9 I get artifacts on desktop (2D) as well as in game (3D). To rectify the issue, I have to change the desktop resolution to a low resolution and then change it back to 1920x1200. After doing this, everything works fine. Sometimes restarting the PC also fixes the problem, although not very often. The artifacts happen on PC startup and is very intermittent. At times I don't see this problem for days.
Images: ***https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=444CF70E90AF7D31!532&authkey=!AJlfvvR7mjnSfRo&ithint=folder%2c
When installing the latest AMD driver Catalyst 14.12 the screen also jitters rapidly. Is there a fix to this or is it a faulty card?
According to MSI Live Update 6.0 the installed VGA BIOS version is TV303MH.102
Specs:
Windows 7 64bit
Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
Intel i7 2600K
Patriot PC3-10700 2x4GB
MSI R9 270X BF4 (2G)
Dell 24" (2408WFP)
Thanks for your help!!!

Quote from: ollie.v on 19-December-14, 21:26:51
270X S/N: 602-V303-13SB1401025582
According to MSI Live Update 6.0 the installed VGA BIOS version is TV303MH.102
you can update to the latest version .103 from here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=251460.msg1445588#msg1445588
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Have not tested the card in another computer.
find a way to done it it will help to isolate the issue

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MSI R9 270x gaming 2g - artifacts

Hi!
I've just upgraded my pc a week ago, and my actual setup is:
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GPU: MSI R9 270x gaming 2g
CPU: I7 - 4790
PSU: Tryteck 550w
Ram: 12 gb DDR3 Kingstone
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HD2: 2tb Samsung
OS: Win 8
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they spawn even on img viewer...
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B.) Download and install the Forum flash tool.
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Quote from: flobelix on 12-April-14, 19:44:39
Decompress the attached .rar archive with Winrar: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
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Ok, sorry about that.
Currently seem to have a Grey Screen whenever I boot the desktop with the graphics card installed.
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S/N: 602-V303-07SB1312026597
and here is the link to the current vbios
http://www.filedropper.com/pitcairn
Have tried everything from changing power supply to getting the card checked from where i bought it. The flicker is not permanent but randomly occurs. And sometime there are massive artifacts that stay on screen in certain apps until I reboot and they're gone. Here's some more info on my hardware
Board: Gigabyte GA-z87-HD3
Bios: Version f8(latest) problem persisted through the old versions
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MEM: Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3
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All MSI R9 270x gaming 2g are corrupt! NEED CALL BACK FROM MSI!

Yea!
I got a BAD MSI R9 270x 2g gaming card.. I have switch it for a new one same model many times and still have that artifact problem I have REINSTALL MY PC 10X with windows 8.1 64bit (maybe this video card is not working with windows 8.1 64bit...)
And don't say the standard apology "its your power supply" thats inpossible I have an Enermax Revolution87+ ERV750AWT-G and I tried on an other PC and still the same ISSUE with the last 14.4 driver and the old MSI DRIVER 13 MY PC work with I7 4770K (not OC yet) O yea I have only 1 GPU and not in CrossFIRE!
And yea there is no new Vbios available... And AMD is in SLAX MODE with making a NEW DRIVER!
So HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ?? I can't switch my video card in store everytime they will think ?? AGAIN! WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!?
And you know I'm not the only person that is angry on MSI with this corrupt VIDEO CARD MODEL!
Maybe (you MSI )need to ask all MSI R9 270x gaming 2g (With Serial number XXXXXXXX)back from costummers and give us a new one without PROBLEMS for free!
I WILL REALY BURN MY VIDEO CARD WITH FIRE! AND BUY NEVER A MSI AGAIN! If there is no solution for this corruption..

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MSI R9 270x Gaming Flicker.

Hi i have screen flickering issue on my MSI R9 270x gaming 2G BF4 card.
S/N: 602-V303-07SB1312026597
and here is the link to the current vbios
dropbox.com/s/czeirvxcs0yxkyd/Pitcairn.rom

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https:// dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59814/270x.jpg
https:// dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59814/270xx.jpg
https:// dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59814/a00.txt
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Ok, sorry about that.
Currently seem to have a Grey Screen whenever I boot the desktop with the graphics card installed.
1. I tried system restore to see if it was a program causing the grey screen, but same problem.
2. Tried installing the cd version of the AMD drivers same problem.
3. Installed the latest version of the driver, as well as, beta version same problem.
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Video Card BIOS Version:113-C6310100-X15:
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