- May 10, 2010
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This is a very weird issue and unlike any I have come across before. I have a reference 290x. Mind you, it is in a very well ventilated case and I have a custom fan speed curve in MSI Afterburner. This keeps the temperatures below 75C.
The problem is this: With AMD Gaming Evolved running in the background, the core is rock solid 1000mhz in every game... If I simply close the program and run a game, I see the core going haywire in the on screen display. It will stay at 850 for a while, then sit at 750, then jump to 925... huge difference...
Why is this? I feel the program is unnecessary and would otherwise delete it, but for some reason it is effecting performance. For now I guess I'll just leave it running, but I assume some others who do not monitor their core and realize this will have a tough time finding the culprit.
At first I thought it was throttling because of VRM temps, so I ordered a new heatsink that covers the GPU and includes a VRM heatsink... Now it's clearly just something to do with software. Guess I'll just use the new heatsink for a bit of overclocking.
Anyways, hopefully this explains what's going on thoroughly. Thanks for any help!
The problem is this: With AMD Gaming Evolved running in the background, the core is rock solid 1000mhz in every game... If I simply close the program and run a game, I see the core going haywire in the on screen display. It will stay at 850 for a while, then sit at 750, then jump to 925... huge difference...
Why is this? I feel the program is unnecessary and would otherwise delete it, but for some reason it is effecting performance. For now I guess I'll just leave it running, but I assume some others who do not monitor their core and realize this will have a tough time finding the culprit.
At first I thought it was throttling because of VRM temps, so I ordered a new heatsink that covers the GPU and includes a VRM heatsink... Now it's clearly just something to do with software. Guess I'll just use the new heatsink for a bit of overclocking.
Anyways, hopefully this explains what's going on thoroughly. Thanks for any help!
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