Reoccurring graphics corruption under OS 10.10

Rig:
iMac 27inch, 2,9 GHz (Mid 2010)
16 GB Ram
ATI Raedon HD 5750 1024 MB
Problem:
I frequently get graphics corruption after upgrading to 10.10 (a similar problem was present right after my upgrade to Mavericks, but vanished).
It is persistent and I need to reboot to get the Computer working normal again.
It is related to window operation since I can get rid of the errors briefly by switching to the widgets pane
Solution:
non that lasts except reboot (yes, I did the PRAM routine etc. ... so non of the usual suspects)
It may be a broken graphics card, but if it was the case it is strange that the error goes away briefly when i switch to another window (e.g. widgets)
Any suggestions are more than welcome.
Here's an example of the error (optics vary):

Since you have already used reboot to clear it, try a reinstall of Yosemite, restart and hold Command and R keys to restart on the recovery HD, choose Install Mac OS X from Utilities on the menu bar, and after it reinstalls, open Disk Utility and Repair Permissions. Then restart again.
If that does not clear it up you might consider taking the iMac to the Apple store genius bar and have the techs run their diagnostics...I know that is not a pleasant task hauling that machine around but might be a good idea since this has occurred for two different Mac OS X versions.
Also, about a year ago there were a few users with that vintage iMac who were having graphics module issues...they had vertical lines, sometimes yellow, or pink, or blue, or a mix of colors. Every case turned out to be a bad chip in the graphics module. Repair was far less than the cost of a new logic board, but did correct the situation.

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frequently the part of graphic corruption in any application, see screenshot:
this fix (depend) when refresh section, or move mouse over this.
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andywxy wrote:
@epsilom
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Reoccurring graphics corruption under OS 10.10

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