GPU running at idle clockspeeds in-game

ColonelCrumpet

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Jan 12, 2013
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Hi everyone,

I'm having trouble playing BF3 due to my graphics card running at idle clock speeds (300MHz) in=game as opposed to 880MHz. The result is horrific framerates and broken audio. The game worked perfectly fine the first time I played it but it's been playing up ever since. Any help would be much appreciated because all my friends are playing right now and I have to listen to them having a whale of a time whilst I can't play :(
 
Solution
0.95v is idle voltage.

Can you try another card in your pc or your card in another pc?

It might be poor voltage from the mobo too.

Download and run HWInfo - Sensors and post the results - usually 3 screenshots on TinyPic or similar. so I can see voltages etc.

ColonelCrumpet

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Jan 12, 2013
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It's a weak system, I'm building a new one soon.

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 260 3.2GHz
Mobo: ASRock N68 VS3 FX
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5
8GB 1333MHz RAM
PSU: Corsair CX430
500GB Seagate Barracuda HDD

GPU Voltage (from GPUZ): 0.95V
 
0.95v is idle voltage.

Can you try another card in your pc or your card in another pc?

It might be poor voltage from the mobo too.

Download and run HWInfo - Sensors and post the results - usually 3 screenshots on TinyPic or similar. so I can see voltages etc.
 
Solution