I'd say anything under 85C for graphics cards is fine, especially if you have a SLI/Crossfire Setup.
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it hovered around 77C and highest was 79C but it errored for the 20 seconds getting all these bright yellow cubes somethign similiar to what i get wen playing stalker
it hovered around 77C and highest was 79C but it errored for the 20 seconds getting all these bright yellow cubes somethign similiar to what i get wen playing stalker
Could you post a screenshot of this error you're talking about?
From the sounds of it, it might be artifacting, but you're description is not really clear. 80C doesn't seem exceptionally high for a graphics card, though.
here are the yellow cubes. in stalker its lines or objects even npc that are all yellow
That's called an artifact. It means you video card can't handle the clock speeds or it's overheating. I'd say it can't handle the clock speeds, so lower the settings down a bit. If you lower it below stock settings and the problem disappears, RMA the card.
Uh, running that program is exactly what you are doing, overclocking it. That program steadily overclocks your GPU. You watch it and when it starts artifacting like it's doing, the program has pushed your GPU beyond it's limit. Do you not see that the core speed of your GPU is overclocked in that snapshot to 824Mhz, and the default core speed is supposed to be 720?
goes to show how much i know about overclocking. but one thing mentioned i get "artifacting" in stalker is there a way to fix that liek clocking it a bit lower it gettign kind of annoying.
Is the card overclocked when you're gaming as well? Is ATItool always on when you're playing? If so, end ATItool. That should bring back your speeds back to stock.
You can also underclock the core back to stock (720Mhz) by simply bringing down the sliders accordingly then clicking "set clock", if you want to keep ATItool open.
Message edited by bash007 on 02-04-2008 at 03:12:43 AM
jlpilkey - By the looks of your screen shot you've got a core overclock of 104 Mhz. That is probably why those boxes are appearing. You have pushed your card too high and simply need to back off a bit.
You can have Atitool find your highest overclock which is the easiest way to overclock. Let Atitool overclock until you see artifacts then lower the Mhz of your overclock and test for 10 minutes. If there are no artifacts then you are done. If artifacts appear then back the OC off more until there are no artifacts after 10 minutes of testing.
You can do the same with the memory as well, since according to your screen, you are just OC the core right now. When you are done OC the core then try OC'ing the memory.
If you find artifacts appearing at stock speeds then you should RMA your card because there is something wrong.
If you do not want to overclock then uninstall Atitool. If you are still seeing artifacts after the uninstall and a reboot of your computer then RMA the card. Artifacts at stock speeds means there is something wrong with your GFX card or you have no fans in your case and there is too much hot air.
My advice is that if you have no intention to overclock then uninstall Atitool and reboot like I said before. Play STALKER and if your card still artifacts then RMA/return your graphics card.
ok no more artifacts no i get slight graphics glitchs and game crashed on me. and i cnat return my card i lost my reciet and voided the warranty by loosing the box also
also i think stalker just dislikes my computer im running cod4 max graphics no artifacts or anything runs fine. oblivion seems fine also. company of heroes runs amnazingly. i dont understand. stalker just dosent work well anymore
