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Definitely under £200 I was thinking.
Artifacts during gameplay more than anything. Temps aren't terrible, but something ain't right with it. I fitted a Zalman after market cooler a while back, and ever since then something hasn't quite been right with it.
Get GPU-Z and see what temps are running at, including the VRMS.