Thread: Graphics Mess Up In Video Games

Okay here are my computer specs.

Motherboard: Asus m2npv-vm
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT (256 MB)
Hard Drives Maxtor 120g, Western Digital 320g
Power supply: OCZ Stealth Stream 500w Power Supply
CPU: DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2400 MHz (12 x 200) 4600+
Ram: GSkill 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
Monitor: Acer AL1916W [19" LCD]
OS: Windows Xp Pro SP3

My problem is I play a game called Team Fortress 2. While im playing the graphics mess up. There really is no way to explain what i mean but i will show you pics i took in game and a picture of what its suppose to look like.

What its suppose to look like:


This is what it looks like messed up:


My temps While Idle:
Motherboard: 38 Degrees Celsius
CPU Core #1: 32 Degrees Celsius
CPU Core #2: 40 Degrees Celsius
GPU: 50 Degrees Celsius
Maxtor Harddrive: 35 Degrees Celsius
Western Digital Harddrive: 38 Degrees Celsius

My Temps While in Game:
Motherboard: 38 Degrees Celsius
CPU Core #1: 43 Degrees Celsius
CPU Core #2: 49 Degrees Celsius
GPU: 66 Degrees Celsius
Maxtor harddrive: 35 Degrees Celsius
Western Digital harddrive: 38 Degrees Celsius

I have no idea what could be causing this Please help. There is no set time on when it happens it sometimes it can be ever 5 mins sometimes every 10 sometimes every hour. Please help.

Thanks,
Cass
TheCouchOnline.net

I would think a dying card would show itself on other games as well if thatw as the case. Try a 3dmark benchamark demo or something else that really pushes the card and see what happens.