ATI and NVIDIA updates

Discussion in 'Hardware Building/Buying/Usage Advice' started by DurgeDriven, Dec 6, 2012.

  1. Spinelli

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    I'm going to try this new afterburner...

    I use EVGA Precision-X because of it's great KBOOST feature which removes 95% of all the stupid NVIDIA GPU-boost stutter-causing, framerate-dropping, dynamic throttling crap (worst feature in the history of GPUs).

    The problem is that the card's (EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked, reference style) BIOS limits Precision-X from allowing me to set the power limit to more than a pathetic 106% (or +6%). So even with KBOOST on, I can still eventually reach/go over 106% power usage from trying higher overclocks, more voltage, higher in-game framerates, etc. and therefore I'll still get stupid GPU throttling to save a fraction of a penny's worth of power. The only way around this power limit problem is to download a custom BIOS, which I don't want to resort to, yet.

    I really hope the new Afterburner has found a way around the ridiculous max +6% power limit of many GTX 780 Ti cards out there.
     
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    Damn!

    I just realised I`ve downloaded 3.00 a few days ago but not installed it :p

    Dur...
     
  3. DurgeDriven

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    Just making sure you dotted all your i's and crossed your t's................tj lol

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    4770K - GTX780 OC .........................................spoiled sod !@!


    lopl ;)

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    Yeh D, all all I`s dotted and T`s crossed mate, ;)

    Sweet... :)

    Spoiled sod haha...

    What speed do you run the cards fans at when driving rf2 though? Just curious...

    I notice it`s at 33% in that screen capture.
     
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    Yeah that was a new OS I think, I been playing with GPT partitions and win8.1 waste of time

    Usually I set fan monitoring and raise it 10C along the graph so it ramps up slightly more....... 50% -60% is okay with mine not too loud.

    All depends on ambient temperature.


    BTW with fan monitoring it will run in auto okay ( as long as user mode is ticked )

    Pity they do not offer changes in overclocking profiles ie: 1. browsing 2. watch movie 3. RF2 etc

    That is more like how I set mine for long online session barely sees 60C

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    PS I never lapped because I trying to get Ari there to d/l Orchard Lake Oval as we speak ... lopl
     
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    Ok, good stuff. I usually just up the fan speed to about 60% (maybe 70%... well it is summer up here :p) when I start up rf2 and temps are always good, 55c maybe a bit more...

    Cheers D. :)
     
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    MSI AFTERBURNER v3.01

    http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

     
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    Someone also having a problem with the newest AMD-drivers when you use crossfire? I get heavily flickering, sow heavy you can't drive properly.
     
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    Installed with no issues here in rF2 land. They just added some optimization for some new games I've never heard of.
     
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    Hi Jamie when are they going to do it for RF2 ? i have not seen anything yet in there driver details for rf2.......
     
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    I've never seen rF2 in Nvideas release notes of new drivers. I know they have worked with ISI in the past but I wouldn't hold my breathe on a small title like this one making Nvideas release notes.


    I use single screen with a first gen. gtx780 so my performance has been more than acceptable for quite sometime now.
     
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    i have asked nvidia when they are going to optimize rf2 they have not answered yet but will post every day i told them until they give me a answer. they can call it spamming. i call it getting an answer.
     
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    thanks durge :)
     
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    bloody driver has screwed my pc.
     
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    What's wrong? No issues here although it did change my sound card settings believe it or not. Sounds weird but it's true.
     
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    Hi Jamie 2nd time in 18 months I have gotten a blue screen when trying to install new driver just like last time had to do a reformat all good now but bloody painful. will ask for ppls help b4 I do a reformat next time.
     

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