Graphics Artefacts Since 10.5.2 and Graphics Update

The title says it all. AT first I thought it may be coincidence and my 1900XT was in need of a clean; but it's also happening on my MacBook Pro – odd lines appearing on screen, some tearing and various other artefacts. They go if I close and reopen the window in question, but my rigs were rock solid before these updates. Am I alone?
Do we know what the graphics update did? Was it new drivers?
David

I thought I'd got it solved. Downloaded SMC Fan Control and increased everything by 100 rpm. Artefacts went away for a week. Now they're back
Have bumped up the fans by another 100 rpm and will see if this helps. It's (oddly) mild here in London. Having said that, it will be hotter in summer.
For me, this is definitely 10.5.2/graphics update or a remarkable coincidence. Never happened before.

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Resetting PMU on PowerBook or iBook computers
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Virgin,
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