Odd artifacts

[Drawde5]

I've been getting odd artifacts during games. Is this a sign that my card is on it's way out?



The thin red line circles a type of artifact that runs through some scenes. Sometimes broader, sometimes vertical. And the green? First time that's happened.

[Drawde5]

So, I rolled back the drivers from 260 to the 182~ and still get this:

[Pehu]

Any possibility of overclocking/overheating? Do you have any 3rd party driver optimization programs installed?

[/\/\adGamer]

My aged 9800Gt was overheating and did this I added new thermal paste and another fan to cool my card and all has been OK for a few months now.

[Drawde5]

I have prolasso 4 installed. This happens whether it's in gaming mode or not. The card comes overclocked from the factory. The cards clean, dust free.

I'll check to make sure the fan is running with the side off.

Also, putting new paste in sounds good too.

Thx guys!

ETA: Card wasn't dust free! The last several times I may have blown air in only one direction, through the fan and blocked some of the fins.