- Jan 15, 2009
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Hi,
I have a Gigabyte AMD 7950 3GB. I got it a few months ago. It is basically a brand new card that uses 1x 6 pin and 1x 8 pin power connector.
Link to the model: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007581QHG/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
The problem is when I try to play "certain games," my entire system crashes and restarts - no BSOD, no error message, the system just shuts down power and restarts. For both Alan Wake and Crysis, it crashes right after the developer logo - when I am about to enter the menu screen or trailer.
I have Alan Wake and Crysis Warhead on Steam on my HDD, D drive. I have Crysis 1 as a disc (non-steam) on my SSD, C drive. So it's not a harddrive issue.
1. My system crashes only for certain games - when I try to play Alan Wake, Crysis 1, Crysis Warhead. For Crysis Wars MWLL mod, I can get past the menu screen, but it crashes/reboots my computer when I try to enter a server.
2. I play Crysis 3, Battlefield 3, and MetroLast Light just fine on MAX settings...these are far more graphically intensive. (GPU maxes out at 60'C)
3. I have run furmark to test my GPU, and it maxes out at 65'C after 20 minutes, no crashes.
4. I have run prime95 to test my CPU, it maxes out at 60'C, no crashes.
5. My specs are i7 2600k, 16GB DDR3 RAM, SSD & HD, and Zalman 750watt PSU with 60 amps on 12v rail. (enough power to run 2x 7950)
6. I have the graphics card on FACTORY/STOCK settings...I even downclocked by 200 MHz, but it still crashes.
*I did eventually get Alan Wake to work by force-starting the game in a lower-resolution window mode, and then changing the resolution in game. However, my GPU experiences a very loud whine (coil whine?) when I am playing the game. This is weird since the game isn't very graphically intensive, and iirc, I have it V-synch fps capped at 60. More intensive games such as Crysis 3 & Battlefield 3 don't have any whine at all.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem or know how I can solve my problem? I really want to replay Crysis (it worked fine with my other GPUs in the past) and the Crysis Wars mod Mechwarrior Living Legends.
Thanks.
I have a Gigabyte AMD 7950 3GB. I got it a few months ago. It is basically a brand new card that uses 1x 6 pin and 1x 8 pin power connector.
Link to the model: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007581QHG/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
The problem is when I try to play "certain games," my entire system crashes and restarts - no BSOD, no error message, the system just shuts down power and restarts. For both Alan Wake and Crysis, it crashes right after the developer logo - when I am about to enter the menu screen or trailer.
I have Alan Wake and Crysis Warhead on Steam on my HDD, D drive. I have Crysis 1 as a disc (non-steam) on my SSD, C drive. So it's not a harddrive issue.
1. My system crashes only for certain games - when I try to play Alan Wake, Crysis 1, Crysis Warhead. For Crysis Wars MWLL mod, I can get past the menu screen, but it crashes/reboots my computer when I try to enter a server.
2. I play Crysis 3, Battlefield 3, and MetroLast Light just fine on MAX settings...these are far more graphically intensive. (GPU maxes out at 60'C)
3. I have run furmark to test my GPU, and it maxes out at 65'C after 20 minutes, no crashes.
4. I have run prime95 to test my CPU, it maxes out at 60'C, no crashes.
5. My specs are i7 2600k, 16GB DDR3 RAM, SSD & HD, and Zalman 750watt PSU with 60 amps on 12v rail. (enough power to run 2x 7950)
6. I have the graphics card on FACTORY/STOCK settings...I even downclocked by 200 MHz, but it still crashes.
*I did eventually get Alan Wake to work by force-starting the game in a lower-resolution window mode, and then changing the resolution in game. However, my GPU experiences a very loud whine (coil whine?) when I am playing the game. This is weird since the game isn't very graphically intensive, and iirc, I have it V-synch fps capped at 60. More intensive games such as Crysis 3 & Battlefield 3 don't have any whine at all.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem or know how I can solve my problem? I really want to replay Crysis (it worked fine with my other GPUs in the past) and the Crysis Wars mod Mechwarrior Living Legends.
Thanks.
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