- Sep 10, 2013
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Hello everyone,
I've got this problem for some time now, but it didn't really bother me untill I upgraded my system with a new CPU, Mobo, Ram and CPU-cooler (and a case.) These are my full specs:
CPU: AMD FX-8320 overclocked @ 4.14 GHz
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0
GPU: MSI R6950 2GB TF3 PE Clock @ 800 MHz and Memory @ 1300 MHz
PSU: MS-Tech 750 Watt
RAM: Kingston 8 GB @ 2133 MHz
HDD: 500 GB Caviar Blue (not the problem, I swear)
Now for the problem:
As you can see i'm not running the GPU at it's stock 850 MHz clock speed. When I do this, my computer will freeze and show a screen as if looking at the side of a stack of colored paper (artifacts.) I have to turn it of by holding the power button and reclocking the card to 800 MHz on the next startup. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN GAMES AND GRAPHICALLY INTENSE APPLICATIONS.
I also noticed that my Kmark scores are below average for my kind of graphics card when looking at the MSI Kombustor Score page. (X1350 and P2256)
When gaming at 800 MHz there are no difficulties. But it does bother me to lose 1/9 of my total clock (which is still about 11.11%)
After some research i found out that when I raised the core voltage to 1.200 V instead of 1.110 V i can run the card at 850 MHz and 1300 MHz for the memory. However when i try to raise the core clock further It locks up again!
Just to clearify:
YES I did update my drivers and have always kept them up to date. I have tried to reinstall them. I even tried the AMD Catalyst Beta drivers, which don't seem to do anything.
YES My GPU has enough power going to it.
YES My GPU is under full load in benchmarks such as Kmark, so it isn't bottlenecked in any way I know of.
I have tried about everything except for raising the core voltage even higher because that could harm the GPU. Could the card perhaps be damaged? It has always run in SLI before without any overclocking, before I bought it from a friend.
You are the true God of GPU's if you can help me with this increasingly anoying problem.
Thanks in advance
I've got this problem for some time now, but it didn't really bother me untill I upgraded my system with a new CPU, Mobo, Ram and CPU-cooler (and a case.) These are my full specs:
CPU: AMD FX-8320 overclocked @ 4.14 GHz
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0
GPU: MSI R6950 2GB TF3 PE Clock @ 800 MHz and Memory @ 1300 MHz
PSU: MS-Tech 750 Watt
RAM: Kingston 8 GB @ 2133 MHz
HDD: 500 GB Caviar Blue (not the problem, I swear)
Now for the problem:
As you can see i'm not running the GPU at it's stock 850 MHz clock speed. When I do this, my computer will freeze and show a screen as if looking at the side of a stack of colored paper (artifacts.) I have to turn it of by holding the power button and reclocking the card to 800 MHz on the next startup. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN GAMES AND GRAPHICALLY INTENSE APPLICATIONS.
I also noticed that my Kmark scores are below average for my kind of graphics card when looking at the MSI Kombustor Score page. (X1350 and P2256)
When gaming at 800 MHz there are no difficulties. But it does bother me to lose 1/9 of my total clock (which is still about 11.11%)
After some research i found out that when I raised the core voltage to 1.200 V instead of 1.110 V i can run the card at 850 MHz and 1300 MHz for the memory. However when i try to raise the core clock further It locks up again!
Just to clearify:
YES I did update my drivers and have always kept them up to date. I have tried to reinstall them. I even tried the AMD Catalyst Beta drivers, which don't seem to do anything.
YES My GPU has enough power going to it.
YES My GPU is under full load in benchmarks such as Kmark, so it isn't bottlenecked in any way I know of.
I have tried about everything except for raising the core voltage even higher because that could harm the GPU. Could the card perhaps be damaged? It has always run in SLI before without any overclocking, before I bought it from a friend.
You are the true God of GPU's if you can help me with this increasingly anoying problem.
Thanks in advance
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