9800GTX+ Issues..........

[eclipsegts]

Hey everyone,

I built a rig a few months back that contains an XFX9800GTX+ card powered by a OCZ 600w StealthXtreme PSU. The rest of my build contains a Q6700, 4GB PC5300, 2x500gb 7200rpm HD's, 2x Optical Drives all on an Asus P5Q board. I don't do any overclocking. Well here is my issue. While playing Gears of War on 1920x1080, I experience wavy lines going up and down my screen. They seem like heat waves? They are more transparent than anything else. I used different connections to the monitor, hdmi, vga, dv-i and get the same result. Btw, my monitor is an Asus vh226h. Any idea of what it could be?

 

[OvrClkr]

What video drivers are you using?

Have you tried playing at lower resolutions?

 

[eclipsegts]

Driver is: 8.15.11.9038

When I play it on lower resolutions, I don't see them as much, but they are definitely still there. Could it be that I need a stronger PSU?

 

[Bluescreendeath]

The PSU is fine. I run an ATI 4870 (much more power hungry, equal to a GTX260) on an OCZ 500w PSU.

Does this happen during benchmarks?

 

[eclipsegts]

Just ran Passmark, it didn't produce the wavy lines. Then again, the test ran at low-rez.