I have been building a new system and have been plagued by defective parts. But I finally managed to get good hardware...or so I think.

The system:

Athlon 2600+ 333 model
Asus A7N8XDeluxe
Corsair TWINX matched DDR 333
430 watt PSU
Radeon 9700 PRO
120GIG Maxtor drive ATA drive
Windows XP Pro


I keep having graphical problems when playing anything 3D. It plays fine for a minute or two, then I get minor graphics glitches such as specs of odd colors dotting the landscape. Next, the screen looks like broken glass or a shattered laptop screen. When I quit back to Windows, the screen is still distorted, but this time with a static like view.

I have installed the latest Catalyst drivers, patched Windows with everything but SP1. I also put twin 60MM fans overtop the video card. It helped a little bit. But the cards fan is running.

I also tried raising the voltage core of the card up to 1.7 but that didn't do anything.

The card is an OEM Radeon 9700PRO

Thanks in advance for any ideas you guys might have.