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you can also test the issue with another (older, PCI) video card
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you can also test the issue with another (older, PCI) video card

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If it shows up in the BIOS screen, it is a hardware problem, typically video RAM. &nbsp;Do you have adequate cooling for the card? &nbsp;If it happens on a cold boot after the computer has been off for a while, it's not a heat problem and there is no fix for this except to replace the card, as video RAM is usually soldered on the board.
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If it shows up in the BIOS screen, it is a hardware problem, typically video RAM.  Do you have adequate cooling for the card?  If it happens on a cold boot after the computer has been off for a while, it's not a heat problem and there is no fix for this except to replace the card, as video RAM is usually soldered on the board.

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It turned out to be hardware related after all. I was able to fix it with a replacement card.
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It turned out to be hardware related after all. I was able to fix it with a replacement card.

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Sorry, we made suggestions that you had a hardware problem and would need to replace the card. &nbsp;You can't just say you came to the same conclusion when you never responded to any comment.
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Sorry, we made suggestions that you had a hardware problem and would need to replace the card.  You can't just say you came to the same conclusion when you never responded to any comment.

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Recently my computer has gotten this problem where when it starts up with the BIOS, the screen is filled with dots. I have a feeling it might be linked to the graphics card since this problem emerged after the computer crashed while running the GPU version of Folding@Home. I don't know if the card is actually damaged though, since the dots aren't consistent on all screens, and I'm able to startup in safe mode. I was also able to use it without any display drivers.
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Recently my computer has gotten this problem where when it starts up with the BIOS, the screen is filled with dots. I have a feeling it might be linked to the graphics card since this problem emerged after the computer crashed while running the GPU version of Folding@Home. I don't know if the card is actually damaged though, since the dots aren't consistent on all screens, and I'm able to startup in safe mode. I was also able to use it without any display drivers.

Screen filled with dots on startup

Components are those devices that are internal to a computer -- the PC boards, the central processor (CPU), the memory (RAM), disk and video controllers and so on.