Too many problems-what's wrong with my machine or OS?

Lately I have had many problems with my computer and am not sure what is the cause. The list is
- apps crash (primarily pro apps - Final Cut Pro Studio apps)
- grey crash screen frequently
- black lines across the screen (video card issue?)
- sometimes broken looking icons (video card issue?)
- weird color problems with display (Great condition apple 23" Cinema display)
- odd asian characters mixed iwth english characters in the restart dialogue box
- screen will sometimes go black
- Motion 2.1 makes entire machine slow down (such as moving over dock icons)
- apps hang for a long time
- G5 fans spin more
Incidentally, S.M.A.R.T status is verified on both internal drives, ran disk utility and fixed permissions yielded no problems found, I installed a new Tiger OS (archive and install, saving users and network prefs) and still had the problems, and ran Disk Warrior and still have the problems.
Any suggestions folks? At my witts end. I want to say the video card could be at fault but how do you know if a video card has problems? is there a card utility like DISK UTILITY?
My config:
G5 Dual 2 GHZ/ 4 GB RAM/ two 250 GB SATAs/ Apple 23" Cinema display (last model, not aluminum)/ Apple 17" LCD Studio Display/ WACOM Intuos2/ Blackmagic Decklink Extreme Card/ ATI Radeon 9600 XT (in AGP slot)/ ATI Radeon 9200 (in PCI slot)

Hi, T. C.
If you are seeing the following message
that indicates a kernel panic.
If so, see my "Resolving Kernel Panics" FAQ. This FAQ includes step-by-step instructions for identifying and resolving some of the most common causes of kernel panics. The FAQ is a roadmap: start at the beginning and work systematically through the end, i.e. the "If all else fails..." section.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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