8800gt red screen lines

[dtp4life]

When i'm playing a game, whether during a video or in-game, my PC freezes and red layers of lines appear all over the screen and i need to restart manually. Ive tried multiple drivers and still the same effect, what is most perplexing is that not all games do this, some run perfectly fine, some run like total crap but never crash with the red lines. Anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?

Thanks,

8800bfg gt 512
A8N SLI deluxe
AMD 3800+
2GB OCZ

 

[angry hampster]

What's your power supply?

 

[dtp4life]

600W Enermax

 

[angry hampster]

Hmm...That should definitely be enough for power the GT and an S939 processor. You're using the latest drivers?

 

[imported_wired247]

could be graphics card temperature issue. wouldn't this be considered "Artifacting" ?

 

[error8]

Is your card factory overclocked? If it is you should try reducing the clocks, because sometimes these cards are overclocked wrong by the manufacturers.

And also, like weird247 said, verify your card temperature. 8800 GTs are known for their overheating problem on the stock cooler.