Hey folks,
I've been having some strange issues with my XFX Radeon HD 6770 recently. I've been using GPU-Z to log the various sensors and I'm finding that it rarely goes over 50% load, peaking at around 56% occasionally, yet it reaches 70+*C and doesn't turn the fan up any higher than 50%. I've been playing Sims 3 a lot with everything maxed out and after about 20 minutes when the GPU gets warm the screen flickers and sometimes goes completely blank, leaving the computer stuck and needing a hard reset. Occasionally I can alt-tab back to the desktop where the task bar flickers for a bit, but after 5-6s it's all cooled down and I can go back into the game.
I'm using the built in AMD Catalyst software with the card and have it overclocked via AMD OverDrive to 950MHz GPU clock, 1375MHz memory clock, where it has been running 100% stable for several months until this apparent temperature issue. Is there a way I can adjust the fan speed so that it kicks up a gear when the temperature reaches say 65*C instead of floating around 50% at 70*C, also is there any reason why the GPU load only ever goes up to around 50%? I'm not just talking about in Sims 3, I find the framerate gets a bit laggy running games like Prototype or Dead Island at higher settings, but the GPU still isn't working to it's full potential.
System specs are:
Asus P5Q-E Motherboard
Core 2 Duo E4500 CPU (OC: 333MHz FSB, x9 multiplier, 3.0GHz core, 1.320V - Prime95 tested for 24H and stable below 70*C on stock cooling)
8Gb (4 x 2) OCZ Titanium DDR2-800 @ 400MHz (4-4-4-15 2.2V)
XFX Radeon HD 6770 (OC: 950MHz GPU, 1375MHz memory)
OCZ Stealth Xstream 2 - 600W PSU
Not sure what my case is but I've put an additional Arctic Cooling F12 120mm exhaust fan on the back as well as fully sealing the case with dust & dirt filters, so it's nice and clean inside with plenty of air flowing through.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Guy
I've been having some strange issues with my XFX Radeon HD 6770 recently. I've been using GPU-Z to log the various sensors and I'm finding that it rarely goes over 50% load, peaking at around 56% occasionally, yet it reaches 70+*C and doesn't turn the fan up any higher than 50%. I've been playing Sims 3 a lot with everything maxed out and after about 20 minutes when the GPU gets warm the screen flickers and sometimes goes completely blank, leaving the computer stuck and needing a hard reset. Occasionally I can alt-tab back to the desktop where the task bar flickers for a bit, but after 5-6s it's all cooled down and I can go back into the game.
I'm using the built in AMD Catalyst software with the card and have it overclocked via AMD OverDrive to 950MHz GPU clock, 1375MHz memory clock, where it has been running 100% stable for several months until this apparent temperature issue. Is there a way I can adjust the fan speed so that it kicks up a gear when the temperature reaches say 65*C instead of floating around 50% at 70*C, also is there any reason why the GPU load only ever goes up to around 50%? I'm not just talking about in Sims 3, I find the framerate gets a bit laggy running games like Prototype or Dead Island at higher settings, but the GPU still isn't working to it's full potential.
System specs are:
Asus P5Q-E Motherboard
Core 2 Duo E4500 CPU (OC: 333MHz FSB, x9 multiplier, 3.0GHz core, 1.320V - Prime95 tested for 24H and stable below 70*C on stock cooling)
8Gb (4 x 2) OCZ Titanium DDR2-800 @ 400MHz (4-4-4-15 2.2V)
XFX Radeon HD 6770 (OC: 950MHz GPU, 1375MHz memory)
OCZ Stealth Xstream 2 - 600W PSU
Not sure what my case is but I've put an additional Arctic Cooling F12 120mm exhaust fan on the back as well as fully sealing the case with dust & dirt filters, so it's nice and clean inside with plenty of air flowing through.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Guy