I dont have my ati 9700 pro overclocked and I have 2 intake fans, 2 outtake fans, 1 5500 rpm fan blowing air on the side of my video card. my case temps are 25 degrees celcius while my cpu is at 30%.. Also i ran the artifact tester 3 times after running 3d marks twice and i have no artifacts. Could it be a driver issue, people in other forums are telling me its a Ut2k3 thing.. Remember I have played other games for hours without a single problem, I play all games at 1028 by 768 res with 16X anti. and 6X anti. and all qualitiy settings.. Oh yeah i also backed the fsb to defaults and this still happens....
Jkilla’s Monster Rig:
Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2085 /FSB 149x14(w/Volcano 7 cooling 30-33 degrees)
A7V8X KT400(25-27 degrees w/ 2 Intake fans,2 exhaust fans)
512 Mgs of PC3200 Corsair XMS cs2(1t-2-2-2-6 timings w/heat spreader)
ATI 9700 Pro(omega 3.0 drivers)no overclocking
60 Gig Maxtor 7200 RPM ata/133 & 40 Gig Western Digital 7200 RPM ata100
Soundblaster Audigy (w/5.1 Cambridge speakers)
Sony 48/12/48 CDRW
ErnoMax 400 Watt Power supply
20 Inch Sony Monitor
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1(Clean install)
3D Marks: 14,242 - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5484222
Jkilla’s Mini Rig:
Athlon XP 2100+(5500 Rpm fan and Silver heatsink 50-55 degrees)
A7V333 KT333 Bios 1015(1 outtake fan 30-35 degrees)
512 Mgs of PC2700 Samsung ram
Visiontek Geforce 3 Classic(4109 dets w/heatsink and 5500 rpm cooling)
20 Gig Western Digital 7200 RPM ata100
Soundblaster 5.1 Gamer
Phillips 8/4/32 CDRW
300 Watt Power Supply
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1
3D Marks: 8,435 - http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=5278725
3D Marks: 9,024 - http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=5278825
Jkilla’s Monster Rig:
Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2085 /FSB 149x14(w/Volcano 7 cooling 30-33 degrees)
A7V8X KT400(25-27 degrees w/ 2 Intake fans,2 exhaust fans)
512 Mgs of PC3200 Corsair XMS cs2(1t-2-2-2-6 timings w/heat spreader)
ATI 9700 Pro(omega 3.0 drivers)no overclocking
60 Gig Maxtor 7200 RPM ata/133 & 40 Gig Western Digital 7200 RPM ata100
Soundblaster Audigy (w/5.1 Cambridge speakers)
Sony 48/12/48 CDRW
ErnoMax 400 Watt Power supply
20 Inch Sony Monitor
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1(Clean install)
3D Marks: 14,242 - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5484222
Jkilla’s Mini Rig:
Athlon XP 2100+(5500 Rpm fan and Silver heatsink 50-55 degrees)
A7V333 KT333 Bios 1015(1 outtake fan 30-35 degrees)
512 Mgs of PC2700 Samsung ram
Visiontek Geforce 3 Classic(4109 dets w/heatsink and 5500 rpm cooling)
20 Gig Western Digital 7200 RPM ata100
Soundblaster 5.1 Gamer
Phillips 8/4/32 CDRW
300 Watt Power Supply
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1
3D Marks: 8,435 - http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=5278725
3D Marks: 9,024 - http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=5278825