So I've had my ASUS EN8800GT (non-factory overclocked version) running at 675/1900 for the last several months, and I've noticed artifacts recently with a couple of games; however, these only happen in what appears to be a specific instance. Basically, sometimes when I'm playing a game (I've only seen it in Oblivion and BioShock so far), the game will sometimes freeze, pause, or stutter for a few seconds; when it stops, certain textures will appear corrupted, though there's no snowflakes or anything like that.
I've turned down my overclock and haven't noticed the problem yet (to be fair, it's only happened three times or so), but what confuses me is that my temperatures seem to be very constant, and aren't even two degrees higher than stock speeds while overclocked. I also have the fan speed overridden, so it stays at 50% idle, 80% past 65 degrees, etc. Is it possible to get graphics artifacts with an overclock even when temperatures are well within the acceptable range?
Note that I'm using the 175.70 beta drivers, though if memory serves I had the first instance of artifacting while using the 175.16 beta drivers (haven't tried WHQL). Could this be a driver-related or even system-related problem instead of an overclocking one?
I've turned down my overclock and haven't noticed the problem yet (to be fair, it's only happened three times or so), but what confuses me is that my temperatures seem to be very constant, and aren't even two degrees higher than stock speeds while overclocked. I also have the fan speed overridden, so it stays at 50% idle, 80% past 65 degrees, etc. Is it possible to get graphics artifacts with an overclock even when temperatures are well within the acceptable range?
Note that I'm using the 175.70 beta drivers, though if memory serves I had the first instance of artifacting while using the 175.16 beta drivers (haven't tried WHQL). Could this be a driver-related or even system-related problem instead of an overclocking one?
