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s002wjh
10-08-04, 06:21 PM
sorry I'm newb at OC, but what is artifact when people benching??
koss20100
10-08-04, 07:57 PM
when an video card over heatz (usaully from oc'ing) it show "articacts" or mis generated images instead of a nice clear visual.... ex: when playin doom 3 u see stripess on the floor.
DaWiper
10-08-04, 08:06 PM
when an video card over heatz (usaully from oc'ing) it show "articacts" or mis generated images instead of a nice clear visual.... ex: when playin doom 3 u see stripess on the floor.

... or multicolored snow like when a tv antenna is not working properly.... And all kind of strange image errors. You'll know when yo see them!
Quailane
10-08-04, 08:12 PM
The most common are either white specks (from memory) or weird lines on the screen (gpu). Some more bizarre ones I have seen include wierd red, green and blue balls of light that hang in an area.