Weird lines on screens

[Thyme]

I'll start with a picture:
Screen
It's a bit discolored from the gif, but I don't think that should matter.

So here's the story. I run two monitors on my Radeon 9700 pro. I disabled one to play a game like I had several times in the past. A while into the gme and I started getting these moving lines (most akin to the ones on the right of the picture). I restarted the computer and all seemed to be ok. A day or two later I go to play the game and it starts to do the same thing soon after starting up. I restart and it starts doing things like in the image on the left. I reinstalled my video drivers and that didn't do anything. I let it sit for a while and then after a screen refresh or two, it was fine. I let it sit overnight and during work and I got back and it was fine. Then in about 40 minutes (after doing some more CPU intensive tasks), it started again. That's when I took those pictures. In a few minutes it stopped. I suspect it will do it again soon.

It doesn't matter what screen is enabled and primary, it still does it.

Any ideas?

 

[SergeC]

Check your card temps, it sounds like it may be overheating. Is the fan working properly? Covered in dust maybe?

 

[Thyme]

I thought it was overheating, too, so I made sure the fan was running and I had just cleaned it recently.

I don't believe I have monitoring on the card, but it's 95F CPU 89F MB.

 

[Vinny77]

try to switch companents if possible.

Monitor on new System and the video card in a different system.

Thogh I would say its the video card.

The good thing is, You will need to RMA to ATI and you will probrolly get a 9800 pro.

and they are pretty fast also.

 

[Thyme]

I don't think any of my other computers will accept the card.
It's doing it right now. I took another shot. Here.

 

[Thyme]

Oh, and the temperatures are the exact same now as they were before.

 

[Vinny77]

Its a Pci-e card or AGP.

test the Monitor someplace else

 

[Thyme]

AGP. It's not the monitor because I have 2 of them and they both do it.

 

[Vinny77]

ok, do you have another or older AGP card.

if so try it. if you still have problem. Its somthing else.

if it doeant it is the video card,.

which will have to be returned or Rma'ed

 

[blodhi74]

there is a known issue with 9700 pro ..... what PSU are U using??..... I had the same issue and was resolved with a new Enermax 460W PSU

 

[Thyme]

Alled AL-400 400W. I've had this card in this system for over 2 years and I haven't seen this before. Definately possible my power supply is going bad, though. I don't think the power in my house is very good, either. Do you know any more about the known issue?

 

[Vinny77]

do ya own a Multimeter?

 

[Thyme]

It doesn't work.

Actually, tapping the card or moving the VGA and DVI connectors affects the problem. I seem to have it under control for the moment, but I'm not really sure how long that lasts. I know there's a hardware problem with the card (or possibly the AGP slot), though.

 

[Vinny77]

I would RMA to ATI, Its very fast and you will get a 9800 pro or better in most cases.

If you have the same problem with new card then we know it was not the vid card/


or you could RMA both to be sure, thogh I doubt its the Mobo.

 

[Thyme]

I just RMA'd my motherboard and got it back a few weeks ago. They flashed the BIOS and i think that might be it. I'll probably end up sending the card back. I opened a ticket so we'll see what they say.