Fuckin hate PCs.
Started Colin McRae Rally 2005 after last reply.
Artifact city.

 

Then had to remove entire mobo just to get access to the mofo PCI-E release clip, to remove PCI-E gfx card.

 

Im buying a new Modular ATX 2.0/2 500W PSU.
This 2005 Q-Tec 550W sucks tesicles balls.

Lack of power causes instability and crashes, not artifacts. I second other posts here. If it's now happening in other games, the graphics card has popped. Replace the PSU if you want (but go for higher than 500w), however I confidently predict that it won't solve the problem.

Edit: TLA mindspaz :|

Ok, RMA it is for the new GFX. :|

Yeah, I know you didnt mean CPU. Your an even bigger spaz for changing it and patronising me. You know I know, I knew you were talking about PSU.

 

And guess what Dave!!, IM NOT COOL enough.

 

-> Image -> http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=345&l4=0&model=1647&modelmenu=1

 

Im killing my new GFX with heat perhaps. If you say lack of power will cause crashes and instablity, only dead a gfx or HOT gfx will cause artifacts.
Ii cant be dead, i just ran 3d Mark 06 and Crysis PS demo for on hour now, with case open, on its side like the good ol desktop days.

 

That nasty chip on mobo, I thought would be onboard GFX only. But cuase theres no other it might be southbridge and every other bridge on mobo, controlling the lot.

 

The bottom line is, I think i need cooling.
You will agree, when you find out, I only have 4 fans in my PC situation.
2 in PSU, 1 on GFX and 1 on CPU.
Im I not cool enough?
That onboard chip is bloody hot. Its only got a 0.75 cm heatsink on it.
Too make matters worse its black. Black obsorbs heat.

 

Im so not cool.

Black only absorbs infra-red heat rays so unless you're going to be showing off the heatsink to the sun, the colour doesn't matter.

 

I'd definitely fit a case fan though. A nice 12cm fan at the back and possibly one at the front should do. No need to go overboard though.

 

Regarding CPU/PSU, I didn't edit it to be patronising, I edited it because I read my post and thought "Oops, bit of a fuck-up there" and hence I corrected it.

cheap check ~

take the side off the case and run it like that, maybe even use a fan to blow some air in/out of the case

you'll instantly know if it's heat related with no expense at all

Overcockers are issueing a replacement "stock allowing". But theres no HIS 256mb X1950Pro's in stock, and i dont think i want of the other lot on that page.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=776

 

In two days TWO things have happened though.
The dam hot GFX skillz of the GeForce 8800 GT. I want one! £160 for 256mb version. And a PSU (im still para about me Q-Tec 550W) review.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3146
Corsair was recommended here. Around £60 atm.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=13

 

^^ I soo freakin want one. Slim fit, uses less power, sits just below the GTX's and beats the shit outta the 320mb's.