High temps = artifacts???????

[Musjunk22]

Do high temps from ocing a vidcard cause artifacts?

 

[Kangaroo]

Generally it is high temperatures that cause instability, then instability causes artifacts - generally speaking if the artifacts are lines it is memory, dots are GPU core.

 

[Gl\l0m!$h]

or if the comp hangs it is core cuz dots can actually be memory too but haging isnt an artifact no nvm

 

[Musjunk22]

So if I got a better hsf for my card would I be able to oc it even more?

 

[Win2kpatcher]

Yes it is from the heat...I only know this cause I was OC'ing my Radeon9800 Pro last night to help out Doom3 some..and went I hit that peak level it was displaying all that fragment crap..I dropped the settings down a tad and they went away which I was happy with.

I would imaging if you get a nice VGA cooler you could OC it more assuming your actual case is cool enough at current state.

 

[GameGURU]

Yeah, careful with the stock stuff. It isnt always very good. Although when you put a new HSF on Card, you Void Warranty.

 

[Joe]

Yeah, careful with the stock stuff. It isnt always very good. Although when you put a new HSF on Card, you Void Warranty.

yeah I think I've voided all my warrenties

 

[Kangaroo]

It might not be heat, but a lack of power - if you increase your AGP voltage you might get better results, but that most definitely will increase the temperature, and you will need better cooling.

 

[Musjunk22]

So does anyone have any suggestions on a cooler? Is there a huge difference in performance beetween these:

1. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-106&depa=0
2. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-116-009&depa=0