Well here is the update.

I reseated the video card in case something had moved due to heat. I also cleaned out the inside of my case with a can of compressed air incase there was dust buildup somewhere. (there was not).

The artifacts are not very noticeable unless I go somewhere very busy but are certainly still present and restarting wow does not fix the issue as it exists from startup. The game is still playable but it irks me in just the right places to still be annoying every time I see it.

Once the xfx website comes back up ill look into their rma process, hopefully that will fix the issue since im left with quite a head scratcher. For fun tomorrow I may jack the settings back up just to see what happens since im planning on returning the card anyways.

Is this a common problem with people who run 5 accounts on 1 box?