I bought an OEM SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800 PRO from NewEgg a few months ago, and everything's had been great until a few weeks ago, when I started noticing odd colored rectangular patterns on random textures in games, and sometimes if I played longer I would get triangular shapes of color cutting through the screen, or flashing groups of pixels. Now if I leave the computer running for too long I'll start to get small but noticeable bars of colors in my 2d apps (like IE right now). I know these are common symptoms of overheating, but I have nothing overclocked in my computer, four case fans, an open side panel and fine airflow around the video card. I've recently cleaned all the dust out, too. So the only thing I can think of is the card is dying, because it shouldn't be overheating under these conditions (the case temp never get above 35C even on the hottest days). Problem is, I don't know if I can RMA an OEM card, and since I don't feel like taking the hassle to call ATI, I figured I'd just ask you guys. Maybe you can give some input as to what is happening with the card, also?
Thanks allot,
Fum
Thanks allot,
Fum