Directx 9 games /6600GT problems

[dirk gently]

here is a pic

[EXreaction]

Welcome to TechIMO!

Do you know what temp it is at when it is getting the artifacts?

[haxorbro]

*Bumpity*

PSU=450W (on specs)
Monitor: I'm not sure but all the other games work fine @ same res+refresh rate so I'm assuming it's fine.

There's no Microsoft report, and I don't get this problem when playing DX8 games.

Fine:
BF1942
CS 1.6
UT2003
Jedi Knight 2

Not Fine:
HL2
Halo
UT2004
BF2
NFSU2

The temp is around 59-60 C when the problems happen.

[NightRise420]

If u have SiS chipset, then u might need to configurate it to make compable to each other or turn of fastwrites.

[dirk gently]

Hi

Temp is at 60c when runnin games, about 40 idle. tried runnin at 640*480 all settings low and i stil get the same problem. It does look like a graphic card problem and not a psu problem?

[haxorbro]

Bumping again... here is another screenshot (see attachment), the first scene in Half-Life 2. I have absolutely no problems in other games. And the weird thing is, sometimes even HL2 will run fine. The ones I have problems with (Halo, BF2, Half-Life 2/CS Source, Need for Speed UG) seem to be using DirectX 9, and the ones I don't have problems with use lower DirectX versions. I wonder what is wrong? GPU Temperature is 54 degrees Celsius. I'll try again when my computer is very cool, maybe it IS a heat problem. Thanks

[EXreaction]

At 60C, it should not be a temp problem with that card...what about that psu you have, mabey you got a bad one?

[haxorbro]

It is a Thermaltake Butterfly 480W's. I will consider replacing it in the future, if nothing else seems to be the problem.

[EXreaction]

I think the best thing to do is to get that card replaced. How old is it?

[haxorbro]

I just bought it a few weeks ago, and it was almost new (used for 3 days) when I bought it. Well I guess I'll sell this Leadtek, and get MSI or something. That way I will neither lose nor make money. Thanks for the help.