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Overclocking Abit AV8 = Artifacting?

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Well I just RMAed a video card cause it was artifacting like crazy in all of my computers (I tested it to make sure it wasnt just my one comp giving it problems). So I put in a 6600GT video card in to hold me over while I wait for my new one. After I put in the 6600GT it was working fine, but after a while I noticed somtimes counterstrike source would artifact (unless my eyes are totally playing tricks on me) and sometimes the game would just crash after 10 secconds of play and I would have to restart and try again. It did that twice then I restarted my comp and it worked fine after that. So at one point the artifacting got bad to the point where I actually could tell FOR SURE it was artifacting, and it only seemed to happen when I brought up the multiplayer scores in CS:S (the menu to see everyones scores and ping). Some people reccomended I clean the old drivers out with driver cleaner, so I did and after I did a fresh install of the Nvidia display drivers, all seemed well. But after a few days, CS:S source crashed on me a few times. Also in world of warcraft, when I was moving the camera to see something, I think I saw some artifacting, just once and thats the only other game that did it. I turned down the overclock after reading a review saying that the AGP lock doesnt totally work on the AV8 boards. I turned it back to stock to see what it would do and I havent had a problem yet... but it only has been one day since I changed it. I also have heard of some problems with the source engine and nvidia cards, such as stutters and crashes. Is this just a huge coincidence or do you think it was all happening cause of the overclock? Is there a way I could test this to make sure there is nothing wrong with my computer?
 
Funny, I've never had a problem with the AGP lock on my AV8...

What temperature does your card run at? If the card is overheating, it's very possible it would have the symptoms you described. Often times, this is caused by a heatsink not being held on right after moving the computer (Like to/from a LAN party).
 
Few reviews I have read, is that the AGP lock and stuff, even though it says its locked, its not really. I have noticed if I OC too much (like 300FSB) the CPU and ram are just fine but the vid card will crash and it will have to do a GPU recovery. And sometimes windows wont boot, it will say its corrupt. These are all things the reviewers said. Dont get me wrong though, the board is a great board. I guess I just need to play some more games to see if I am having any problems. And the card may be overheating, I wil have to look into that some more. I know that the PNY coolers are kinda janky. I have been looking around the net trying to find the NV Silencer 6 or whicher one it is, that fits the 6600GT so I can get this bad boy put back into my moms comp. I have another vid card on its way to my house (x800 XT) and it should be here tomorrow and then I will see from there how my mobo is doing.
 
Well if I disable it, the comp just crashes when I oc too far. The screen goes blank after a min or so.
 
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