Problem with graphics

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No1nfoProvided

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i dont really know if its my graphics card or not, but ill describe the problem.
first off, my comp specs:
250gb western digital hd
mobo: gigabyte 7vt600 with 1.8 ghz amd athlon xp 2500+
ati radeon 9800 pro
1.5 gb ddr pc2700 RAM (1.0gb corsair, 512 mb kingston)

now the problem:
when i play splinter cell: chaos theory, the 3d shapes get all stretched and twisted and if i keep playing, the computer crashes. (all after like 5 minutes)
with dungeon siege 2, it just crashes after an hour or so.
battlefield 2: crashes in 5 minutes.
swat 4: see splinter cell
F.E.A.R. demo: little red dots appear throughout game. then its crashes in like 5 minutes
warcraft 3: little lines like these ||||| appear in the game only they are thicker and have little colors. these appear like everywhere and it pisses me off. the game never crashes though

NOTE: all these games with the graphics maxed to the best of my vid card's capability

any help would be much appreciated.
 
Try updating your graphic card driver, ATI Catalyst 5.8 or try the Omega drivers, I've heard a lot that their the best.
 
Or maybe you've OC'ed the video card too much that it can handle it for too long. Try to deacrese it.
 
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im running all the latest drivers and stuff. ive tried reinstalled direct x 9.0c and reinstall the driver. i dont think its an overheating problem cause i got my case open so its usually around 30-40c. also, i never overclocked my graphics card.. im thinking of reformating soon. OGL?
 
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i think its a faulty video card, what your describing is artifacts in the rendering. This is usually caused when you overclock too far but it can happen on any faulty grpahics card.
 
That depends, did your overclock it?
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i never overclocked my graphics card.. im thinking of reformating soon. OGL?
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Guess he didn't. You can try to send it in for the warrenty, just say it's having unknown problems that aren't related to computer specs or computer drivers.
 
No1nfoProvided said:
i dont really know if its my graphics card or not, but
warcraft 3: little lines like these ||||| appear in the game only they are thicker and have little colors. these appear like everywhere and it pisses me off. the game never crashes though
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This prabally isn't the probelm, but I own some Arcade games(big stand up kinds you see in a arcade) and when this happens ita a moniter problem, and its ussaly capasiter(and you need a cap kit), or this card that I forgot the name.

I assume its unrellated because of the other problems and its only on that game, and its prabally a different kind of moniter,
 
ill call and ask or something.
i hope u dont need receipt and just box... cause i bought this a year ago and i have no idea where the receipt is..
thanks all..
 
My cousin was having was having a similar problom with a radeon card and got his replaced, so they probably will help you if thats the problem.
 
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