Video problem, need help!

[Freddy Kruger]

this is a picture of my Desktop (I have dual monitor but its the same on both)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/SubZero2040/aaa.jpg
My computer will reboot looking like this or worse and sometimes not as bad.

This problem has been going on for months, today I had to reboot about 5 times before it came back normal.

This problem has lasted over a complete reformat.

It's not video drivers. I did used to have it overclocked and sometimes that overclock would take off on it's own and really over clock high. As much as 50% where as I only set it at 20% OC.

Video card?
CPU?

X2 Dual core 3800+ Amd 64 | 7800 GT OC| 2x1 gig PC3200, 400mhz | Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo | Antec 550 watt | Audigy 2ZS Sound Card | Creative 7.1 Speaker System | Wave Master TAC-T01 ATX Tower | Samsung 19" 930b LCD | Windows XP pro.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Do you have a video card that you can try to swap your 7800 with? Since you did a full reinstall already I can't think of anything else that it's very likely to be. At least if you could swap out your card you would know for sure if it's the problem.

 

[1N0V471V]

You know, there is a video section here at the Anandtech forums . . .

 

[Freddy Kruger]

No that's the only PCI card I have m1ldslide1, my other computers are AGP.

@1NOV471V, I'm not sure its a video card problem, are you?


I'm basically hoping someone will have had the exact same thing and tell me what it is.

 

[kmrivers]

if you are still overclocking stop it. underclock it. it is more than likely the video card. that is what we call artifacting.

 

[1N0V471V]

well its on your screen.

screen = video. so yeah, i am sure its a video problem.

 

[Freddy Kruger]

Originally posted by: kmrivers
if you are still overclocking stop it. underclock it. it is more than likely the video card. that is what we call artifacting.

That's what I'm thinking.

It was my CPU that was overclocked btw someone suggested it might be that. Last time I reformatted I didn't bother Ocing the cpu because of this problem.

I'll have to buy another Vid Card when I can afford it because I don't want to be with out my gaming rig lol.