weird new visual artifact

[micstatic 4,319]

This is tough to explain.  If it continues I'll get a video.  On 2 of my last few flights I've noticed at low altitude (and usually in or around some kind of clouds) a strange visual artifact.  I can see some purple/pink dots.  Then I see almost a moving light.  Think like aurora borealis.  Here are a few screen shots of it happening.  I'm worried this will be real tough to trace down for a few reasons.  It's not happening every flight.  The other complicating factor is that skyforce and activesky have both been updated recently.  On top of that I am running tomatoshade.  However, I've never had any issues like this.  Anybody else?  

https://imgur.com/a/N8RDS1s

3rd picture shows the rainbow pattern of dots

Edited March 26, 2020 by micstatic

[SierraHotel 980]

First thing I would check is my video card, is it overheating etc. The last time I had strange artifacts was the precursor to my GTX 780 going down the tubes.

[AnkH 2,262]

To me, those screenshots look like something is wrong with your shaders. I suggest deleting them once and try without TomatoShade. Only if this happens also with the P3D default shaders, it might be related to another issue like hardware failure.

[simbol 5,819]

1 hour ago, AnkH said:

To me, those screenshots look like something is wrong with your shaders. I suggest deleting them once and try without TomatoShade. Only if this happens also with the P3D default shaders, it might be related to another issue like hardware failure.

+1

[micstatic 4,319]

Thanks guys.  My first thought was also hardware.  But I was hoping that not to be the case as my replacement plan on the 1080tii is to wait for the 3080ti.  I deleted the shaders.  Will let them rebuild and see what happens.  Like I said in initial post.  This was only the 2nd time this has happened.  Will report back.  If you don't hear from me, it was the shaders. 

[Ian S 214]

Have you updated video card drivers lately?

[micstatic 4,319]

There have been two recent updates.  But haven't seen anybody else with this card complain about it.