My Mac Pro (early 2008) has odd behaviour with 8800gt

Hello Apple community,
First of all, thank you for your support and sorry if I can't explain the situation correctly. I will be concrete.
I bought a Mac Pro 3,1 (early 2008) 2 weeks after its launch with Nvidia Geforce 8800gt 512mb. It works awesome.
Each five-six months I open it and remove all the dust I can carefully. I am used to do it and I do not touch anything fragile.
The problem is that the screen flashes and then gets frozen everytime the Mac has to use hardware for graphics. When this happens, there are many dots and strypes moving arround with green and pink spots.
I made both picture and video: http://www.cl.ly/7dGD(pic)    - http://www.cl.ly/7d4U(video)
This happens in every place the Mac uses the graphic card (both browsers showing a youtube video, vimeo, etc... and time machine, which uses graphics for the background), everything get frozen but the sound doesn't until 1 or 2 minutes. When this happens, the only solution is to force shut down (press and holding the power button 5 secs).
The only hope I had was formatting. I thought I had something in my Mac user which could make this happen. So I formatted the Mac Pro last night. A clean install. Everything updated... but the error persists.
So...
- I thought the problem was Flash, but it doesn't. The solution I have for playing videos in browser is disabling the hardware option for Flash.
- I also thought the problem was the capture card but it doesn't because I tried everything without the card installed.
- I have formatted and the problem persists.
Something is wrong but I don't know what. I am now in the Mac and everythin works great. But the risk exists the moment I am playing a video, editing a video, in Time Machine, playing a game, and so on...
When this happens and the Mac restarts, it shows this info:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 411819 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 184C346D-2B9D-47D6-B043-764960062C68
Wed Jun 15 18:46:21 2011
panic(cpu 7 caller 0×83014065): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0×00070000: CFG 0×061110de 0×00100406 0×92000000, BAR0 0×92000000 0×83b27000 0×092880a2, D0, P1/2
Backtrace (CPU 7), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0×8219b868 : 0×21b510 (0×5d9514 0×8219b89c 0×223978 0×0)
0×8219b8b8 : 0×83014065 (0×83229dac 0×8329a600 0×83238d5c 0×0)
0×8219b958 : 0×8381582d (0xbee2404 0xa417004 0×70000 0×8300c36e)
0×8219b998 : 0×83726df9 (0xa417004 0×70000 0×8219b9b4 0×0)
0×8219b9e8 : 0×8380352d (0xa417004 0xbef0804 0×1 0×1)
0×8219bab8 : 0×8380b32a (0xa417004 0xbef2804 0×0 0×1)
0×8219bbc8 : 0×8319adb7 (0xa417004 0xbef2804 0×8219bc1c 0×8219bcd0)
0×8219bd08 : 0×8319b6a2 (0xa417004 0xbefa804 0×0 0×0)
0×8219bd98 : 0×8319d858 (0xa417004 0xbefa804 0×8 0×2)
0×8219bde8 : 0×83874fe3 (0xa417004 0xbefa804 0×0 0×0)
0×8219be38 : 0×8319d970 (0xa417004 0xbefa804 0×0 0×0)
0×8219bea8 : 0×83004b32 (0xa417004 0×0 0×0 0×0)
0×8219bf48 : 0×82fb512e (0xa417004 0xaadaa80 0×8219bf78 0×29f562)
0×8219bf78 : 0×22fd0d (0xa762400 0xa417004 0×0 0×0)
0×8219bfc8 : 0×2a06dc (0×863ea0 0×0 0×10 0xb218524) Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies): com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(3.0.4)@0×83713000->0×83b26fff dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.0.4)@0×82fad000 com.apple.NVDAResman(3.0.4)@0×82fad000->0×8329bfff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0×787b6000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0×820cd000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0×82114000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 234842586427
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver     2.0 (addr 0×81c99000, size 0×12288) – last unloaded 122689357441
loaded kexts:
com.vmware.kext.vmnet     3.1.3
com.vmware.kext.vmioplug     3.1.3
com.vmware.kext.vmci     3.1.3
com.vmware.kext.vmx86     3.1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor     1.9.3d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs     2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC     1.54
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient     3.5.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile     17
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X     7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl     1.0.17
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver     1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA     1.9.9f12
com.apple.GeForce     6.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet     2.1.1b7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCEDriver     1.1.9
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224     427.36.9
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin     4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC     1.4.12
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient     2.6.5
com.apple.BootCache     31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib     1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub     4.1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage     1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI     4.7.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     4.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     2.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA     2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM     1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI     4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons     1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC     1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET     1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS     1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC     1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC     1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient     105.13.0
com.apple.security.sandbox     1
com.apple.security.quarantine     0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall     2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement     105.13.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice     2.6.5 – last loaded 61580726779
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass     2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction     17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction     10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction     14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction     10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction     10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction     20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager     2.4.0f1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily     10.0.3
com.apple.driver.CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController     2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController     2.4.0f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily     2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib     1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP     2.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio     2.7.6f4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily     1.8.0fc1
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib     1.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily     41
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController     1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily     1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family     314.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily     1.10
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC     3.1.0d3
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily     4.5.0d5
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal     3.0.4
com.apple.NVDAResman     3.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport     2.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily     2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard     141
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard     141
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub     4.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite     3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice     2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily     1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily     1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily     1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter     402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport     2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily     2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily     4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily     2.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily     2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily     4.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime     1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily     1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily     1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch     1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages     289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily     1.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform     1.3.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily     2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily     1.3.0
Model: MacPro3,1, BootROM MP31.006C.B05, 8 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.8 GHz, 6 GB, SMC 1.25f4
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0×14E4, 0×88), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.9)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, Display, Slot-1
PCI Card: pcibdbd,a117, sppci_video, Slot-2
Serial ATA Device: OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD, 107,13 GB
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HD501LJ, 465,76 GB
Serial ATA Device: ST31000528AS, 931,51 GB
Parallel ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A
USB Device: Keyboard Hub, 0×05ac (Apple Inc.), 0×1006, 0xfd500000
USB Device: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse, 0×046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc01b, 0xfd530000
USB Device: AT2020 USB, 0×17a0, 0×0002, 0xfd510000
USB Device: Apple Keyboard, 0×05ac (Apple Inc.), 0×0221, 0xfd520000
USB Device: My Book, 0×1058 (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0×1100, 0xfd100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0×05ac (Apple Inc.), 0×8206, 0×5d200000
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec
I don't know how to solve this problem...
Thank you for your help

Try this:
clone your system and repair it with Disk Warrior instead
Or try a clean test system install on another drive
A must: SmcFanControl 2.2 - a mere 400 rpm extra to keep air cooling up
Try to run w/o externals. MyBook included.
Is that a 7200.11 1TB? they had a lot of issues.
Run AHT off your OEM DVD.
2008 had to have EFI and SMC updates to deal with freezes on wake from sleep, and like all models, high inrush current.  Hopefully you have a UPS and is 1500VA unit.
When you do hard restart from power button, you almost certainly add more directory errors and to files requiring immediate attention to repair and rebuild the directory; and to scan and repair and delete cache and temp files and folders. A must. Invest in bootable backups SuperDuper along with Disk Warrior (or TechTool Pro 6, maybe Drive Genius 3 but I'd rate that #3).
TimeMachine has its own bad habits, especially with Green drives and some externals.
Try to rule out everything and then add back one at a time.
And it may just be time to replace the 8800, very common, a couple threads this week, and it is 3 yrs old.  Might want ATI 5870 or 5770.

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      Speed: 667 MHz
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      Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
      Speed: 667 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x014F
      Part Number: 0x5453324741504D41435038502D5420202020
      Serial Number: 0x00031CFB
    DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1:
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      Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
      Speed: 667 MHz
      Status: OK
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      Part Number: 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5335
      Serial Number: 0x01431026
    DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2:
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      Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
      Speed: 667 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80AD
      Part Number: 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5935
      Serial Number: 0x57656411
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      Type: Empty
      Speed: Empty
      Status: Empty
      Manufacturer: Empty
      Part Number: Empty
      Serial Number: Empty
    DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4:
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      Type: Empty
      Speed: Empty
      Status: Empty
      Manufacturer: Empty
      Part Number: Empty
      Serial Number: Empty
    DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3:
      Size: 1 GB
      Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
      Speed: 667 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80AD
      Part Number: 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5335
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    DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4:
      Size: 1 GB
      Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
      Speed: 667 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80AD
      Part Number: 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5335
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      Queue Depth: 32
      Removable Media: No
      Detachable Drive: No
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      Medium Type: Rotational
      Bay Name: Bay 1
      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
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      Content: EFI
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      Model: WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0                 
      Revision: 01.03B01
      Serial Number:     WD-WMASY0158891
      Native Command Queuing: Yes
      Queue Depth: 32
      Removable Media: No
      Detachable Drive: No
      BSD Name: disk2
      Medium Type: Rotational
      Bay Name: Bay 1
      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
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      Volumes:
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      BSD Name: disk2s1
      Content: EFI
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      Available: 484.82 GB (484,820,348,928 bytes)
      Writable: Yes
      File System: Journaled HFS+
      BSD Name: disk2s2
      Mount Point: /Volumes/HD
      Content: Apple_HFS
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      BSD Name: disk2s3
      Content: Apple_Boot
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      Product: ESB2 AHCI
      Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
      Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
      Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
    HDS725050KLA360:
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      Model: HDS725050KLA360                       
      Revision: K2AOAB5A
      Serial Number:       KRVN67ZBHBEEAH
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      Queue Depth: 32
      Removable Media: No
      Detachable Drive: No
      BSD Name: disk1
      Medium Type: Rotational
      Bay Name: Bay 2
      Partition Map Type: MBR (Master Boot Record)
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      Volumes:
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      BSD Name: disk1s1
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      Content: DOS_FAT_32
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      Revision: K2AOAB5A
      Serial Number:       KRVN67ZBHBEEAH
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      Queue Depth: 32
      Removable Media: No
      Detachable Drive: No
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      Medium Type: Rotational
      Bay Name: Bay 2
      Partition Map Type: MBR (Master Boot Record)
      S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
      Volumes:
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      Available: 449.41 GB (449,412,988,928 bytes)
      Writable: Yes
      File System: MS-DOS FAT32
      BSD Name: disk1s1
      Mount Point: /Volumes/UNTITLED 1
      Content: DOS_FAT_32
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      Product: ESB2 AHCI
      Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
      Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
      Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
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      Revision: K2AOAB5A
      Serial Number:       KRVN67ZAK1RKSF
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      Queue Depth: 32
      Removable Media: No
      Detachable Drive: No
      BSD Name: disk0
      Medium Type: Rotational
      Bay Name: Bay 3
      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
      S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
      Volumes:
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      BSD Name: disk0s1
      Content: EFI
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      Available: 372.42 GB (372,419,407,872 bytes)
      Writable: Yes
      File System: Journaled HFS+
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      BSD Name: disk0s3
      Content: Apple_Boot
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      Capacity: 500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 bytes)
      Model: HDS725050KLA360                       
      Revision: K2AOAB5A
      Serial Number:       KRVN67ZAK1RKSF
      Native Command Queuing: Yes
      Queue Depth: 32
      Removable Media: No
      Detachable Drive: No
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      Medium Type: Rotational
      Bay Name: Bay 3
      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
      S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
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      BSD Name: disk0s1
      Content: EFI
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      Available: 372.42 GB (372,419,407,872 bytes)
      Writable: Yes
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      Mount Point: /
      Content: Apple_HFS
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      BSD Name: disk0s3
      Content: Apple_Boot
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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
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    Hello,
    I am hoping someone out there will have encountered something similar and have some suggestions or ideas, because at this point I can't think of anything else to try.
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    - Andrew

    Thank you for your reply,
    Pull all the drives you have other than the one that you will install Windows 7 to.
    I think I will try this next.
    Don't put Windows 7 on the same drive as OS X, give it its own.
    That was initially what I started out doing.
    And you don't even need Boot Camp Assistant.
    True, but it's what Apple suggests using.
    Might also want to try moving the monitor cable to the other card port.
    Hmm, I think I'll try that.
    Any other PCI cards or devices attached or installed should also be questioned or disconnected.
    I've disconnected everything I could.
    Always a good idea to start fresh which I assume you are doing (not trying to upgrade over RC etc).
    Yes, the drive was empty to start with.
    Honestly it seems like the Mac Pro is generally refusing to boot from any Windows disc. Things I've tried since my initial post:
    - Loaded Windows 7 Install disc into my room mate's windows PC... loaded up fine, got to install screen
    - Tried his OEM copy of Windows Vista 32-bit, same issue
    At this point it seems like maybe some kind of firmware issue or some kind or graphics driver issue, but I'm pretty much grasping at straws at this point. It doesn't seem like it's even getting to the point where hard drives or anything matters.
    It does recognize that I have a Windows 7 install disc inserted when I use the boot selector/startup disk chooser.
    Thanks for the ideas, I'll try those out and see if any of them help,
    -Andrew

  • Adobe Premiere CC 2014, regularly licensed (Mac Pro early 2008, Mac OSX 10.9.4).Adobe Premiere CC 2014, media offline, not playing, unusable.

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    Hello!
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    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9388978
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1794155&tstart=60
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