help graphical error!

[fcpremix23]

well in games such as CS:S or WoW i see random lines of color like

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/speakerboxxx6969/weirdtext.jpg

i wouldnt care cause im getting a new system, but i plan on selling the card
(geforce 5700U) so if it is the card, ill be angry! lol
but what do you think it is?
i know i have enough power, the required is about 300 i have 480, i have enough ram hdd cpu power etc

[UglyChild]

Yup, the card is bad dude, looks like ram is toast.

Run 3Dmark06 and see if you get samething.

[fcpremix23]

3dmark06 is too high for my card, mine is from liek 2003 it got a upper 8k on 01 a few days ago, and around 4-5k on 03 two days ago

[twoeyes]

Weeel are there artifacts in eaither of those? =)

To put it simple there are a few things you should do to narrow it down:

- Run ATiTool (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4109.html) for about 20 minutes, watch temps, check for artifacts with the button when it gets high

- Run every game you have and see if anything happens, or if its isolated to that one game, look for corrilations between temperatures if there are any.

[UglyChild]

ATI Tool is not accurate and should not be used.

As "twoeyes" said: see if anything else gives you artifacts.

[Celeron_Phreak]

Looks like an in-game texture issue to me. Have you tried reinstalling or patching it yet?