GPU Victim of Artifacts?

[Teny]

So i used to run vista, then i realized there was like white dots around certain objects in certain games.
in all the games i play, it seems like CoD4, Crysis, and NFS PS are the only one that has these, and every other games i play dont have them.
Its the same resolution as my desktop, and NFS is maxed out with AA and stuff, while crysis were Med-High without AA
I OC my 8800 for a max of 5 min, and i never set up that high, only the clocks people suggested.
does this look normal to you guys?

Crysis - only around helms and sometimes suits.

NFS PS - only around Cars

I am Using Drivers 177.79 for my 8800GT, all drivers updated, and bios are updated as well.

and here are my temps on normal load

Help will be greatly appreciated

 

[lhuser]

Well, have you tried to kill your overclock?

If so, then I'd try a stress test. Chances are the card is defective.

 

[Teny]

Well, have you tried to kill your overclock?

If so, then I'd try a stress test. Chances are the card is defective.

what do you mean kill my overclock?
and what programs do i use to do a stress test on my GPU?

 

[worshipme]

Furmark works very well.

 

[Teny]

ill try that.
Ive been trying rthdribl.
i ran it for bout 3 min and my temp went all the way to 73c, and thats when the fan speed went up to 98%.
how long should i run these tests?

EDIT - I ran Furmark
my results
FPS Min- 12 AVG - 14 Max - 19
Run Mode - Stability Test MSAA = 8X
Frames 10,000
Time 712 seconds (12 min)
Renderer: Geforce 8800GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
GPU Temp: 73c/163f
Fan Speed - 100% (auto)

 

[worshipme]

Did you see any artifacts in the test?

 

[Teny]

nope, the test ran fine, both the Furmark and rthdribl.
Didnt get any artifacts, nor slowage.
The fur looked pretty real too

 

[MethodShock]

Have you updated the games? looks like the game rather than the hardware.

 

[Teny]

crysis was patched up to 1.2.1
NFS PS is updated with the 1.1 patch
and i think those are the only patch out for those games.
Do you guys get that thing with the helmets on crysis?

 

[ace777]

no i was curious about that. do the patch make the game run any faster for any of you?