Artifacting problems

[Maximillion]

This is strange. Out of nowhere I get major artifacting, and BSOD screen with nv4_disp. I have a 6800 vanilla on a MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum mobo. The card idles at 58 degrees, and doesnt get hotter then 73, yet it still artifacts. This has never happened before, and started when I was playing FEAR. I have had the card for a long time. The fan on it works. Even as I type some artifacts pop up and go away. What could be the problem? Could it be overheating? Or maybe a BIOS setting?

 

[quadnad]

What are you using to monitor those temps?

If this isn't a temperature issue, I'd say the RAM on the card might be going bad. Make sure you've given it a run through w/rivatuner to check the temperatures.
In fact, whether the temperatures show anything off or not, reseat the heatsink with some new thermal paste.

 

[Maximillion]

I'm using NVlogger to monitor temps, but mostly just through the forceware drivers. How do I "give it a run" with rivatuner?

 

[gtx4u]

This is strange. Out of nowhere I get major artifacting, and BSOD screen with nv4_disp. I have a 6800 vanilla on a MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum mobo. The card idles at 58 degrees, and doesnt get hotter then 73, yet it still artifacts. This has never happened before, and started when I was playing FEAR. I have had the card for a long time. The fan on it works. Even as I type some artifacts pop up and go away. What could be the problem? Could it be overheating? Or maybe a BIOS setting?

I think u just got pwn3d by buying a damaged overclocked card.

 

[quadnad]

I'm using NVlogger to monitor temps, but mostly just through the forceware drivers. How do I "give it a run" with rivatuner?

sorry, what i meant by "giving it a run" was putting on the temperature monitor in rivatuner in the background while you game for a while (~20 min). then exit out and check out where it maxes out. basically, I believe that it's either a temperature issue (heatsink isn't in proper contact) or its a damaged card.

 

[Maximillion]

I didn't buy a damaged overclocked card, because it has been running completly great and stable for the past 6 months. The problem is as soon as I start a game the artifacting will cause it to freeze.