at this point, i wouldnt do it. aim for something like the GTX275 or ATI's new DX11 cards.GazaAli

i personally was thinking of buying an Evga 9800gtx , my previous card was an Nvidia geforce 8800gt .
Max budget 150 Euro's. is the 9800gtx good compared to the 8800gt or do you guyz recommend an other card for 150 please reply!

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16814130339this card

Guyz but what worries me is that the card is running smooth now , only getting this after I PLAYED A GAME (COD 4) and REBOOT THE PC !

It starts up with the

http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx108/badwanted/CIMG3010.jpg

Then what i Do is restart it again and then the stripes / artifacts are gone ?? not sure anymore if this is a Videocard problem , as it runs smooth ingame .

Tried evga precision its running on 60 - 65 Degrees. without /gaming /and stuff, is that too hot ? NOT overClocked . Fan speed Auto 46 %

with ATI tool , it reached 80 degrees with 3D view , after 5 mins.

Ingame i get : (with resident evil 5 . high . res : 1680-1050 ) It Reached an average of 80 degrees . too high or ??

[QUOTE="badwanted"]Hi Guyz , i've got a Nvidia geforce 8800GT , and a problem the problem looks like this >> http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6476/cimg3009w.jpg http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx108/badwanted/CIMG3010.jpg after i play a game like cod 4 and so on and i shut down pc , it always starts up with these weird Raster lines , and stays there too . i've got the card for 1 year good running and no problems also during games it runs smooth got this problem since yesterday . is it a artefacting problem ?? or what , anny suggestions please help :( , At this moment can't play any games , sorry for my bad english

If the issue is not software, you could try "GPU oven bake" trick i.e. this is DIY "reflowing" which fixes bad solder joints.

Refer to

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606658

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=1421086

As with cooking normal food, incorrect temp and timing settings can damage or "over cook" your video card.