Graphics problem .. cant figure out what it is...

[rdsport323]

Recently, I've been having a lot of weird problems with my video card.. eVGA 7900GT... not overclocked.. not using any tweak programs etc.

But, in WoW and CoH the games I mainly play, I sometimes see images "bleeding" across the screen.. Not sure if thats the correct term for it but.. here's a screenshot of my WoW... if you look at the image, you can see lines coming out which bleed into the picture..

http://members.cox.net/tyraneus/bleeding.jpg

I've tried installing and reinstalling pretty much all the drivers availble but that thing is still there.. I thought it might be because overheating the GPU, but.. i checked and it shows 51C during heavy gaming.

Anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it?

[DaveW]

I've seen spikey polygons like that when the ram overheats. I'd try underclocking your video ram by 20 mhz or so.

[grey_1]

Looks a bit like artifacting to me. Usually heat or defect related. Hows the cooling in your rig?

[retsam]

open up your case and run it without the cover on...also check to see if the cooler is sitting properly on the card.

[SLippe]

...and if the fan is actually running or not.