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REDNINJA2012
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Basically everytime I launch CS GO, Euro Truck Simulator 2 or GTA IV my screen goes all over the place like some sort of disco.

 

I am currently running Windows 8.1 64 bit

 

System specs

 

Powercolor AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB  - http://powercolor.com/au/products_features.asp?id=307

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

Asus M5A97 R2

AcBel 700W power Supply

LG Blue ray drive

Thermaltake V6 Blacx edition

Corsair XMS3 8GB kit (2x4GB)

 

Bios version

 

Graphics Card: 013.011.000.002.000000 (113-970-970)

Motherboard: American Megatrends Inc Version 1102

 

 

 

 

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1GB VRAM seems pretty low, are you sure you're not asking too much of it in that respect?

 

I'm dead certain my 750Ti will run those

It usually runs fine I've had the card for about 3 years so I'm thinking that its on its last legs but not 100% sure

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AMD display driver :'(

check the cable it hooked up too, if thats fine, im sorry im all out of ideas besides the bad ones. Display driver though, no good. 21 gun salute.
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it is an old card, it won't perform brilliantly with new games and I doubt the drivers will be designed to run those games either.

 

Go green, get a 750Ti from MSI and nudge those clocks up. To give some idea, I have a 750Ti running with a +195 MHz core boost and +400 Memory boost. it ceases to function around 225MHz clock and 425 MHz memory. It's a great little card and I have no doubt it'll do what you need it to

 

Funny you mention go green I was condidering upgrading to a GTX 970 but my motherboard apparently doesn't support the green team so :( I may as well upgrade the whole thing

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My current idle temps are 51 degrees celcius and the outside temprature is 19.2

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check the cable it hooked up too, if thats fine, im sorry im all out of ideas besides the bad ones. Display driver though, no good. 21 gun salute.

 

I unplugged and plugged the cable back in and then it was just a black screen

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I have an old 9800GT Nvidia I might grab that and throw it in and test to see if it does support Nvidia cards

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I unplugged and plugged the cable back in and then it was just a black screen

o no :( try another cable, dvi hdmi w/e. Also never heard of the people that make your motherboard. Has anyone here? I think its dead or soon to be, confront it in its last days, we all need a friend.
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i've heard of american megatrends, i've seen them on POST screens a lot, didn't know they made mobo's too

No thats who made the bios

 

ASUS is the motherboard manufacture

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it looks like it gave up and went home

 

RIP Graphics Card, u didn't go fast. 1 liek = 1prayr

 

I guess its just a relic now and I'll test my 9800GT to see if Nvidia cards work on my motherboard

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Tested the 9800GT and nothing came up on the screen and the motherboard beeped so I cleaned everything up for the new card and ghetto mounted a few fans with zip ties cuse yolo

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51 idle is pretty high what is the load temps also the driver crash is the driver of amd what amd driver are you running ?

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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Furmark

that are some epic artifacts i am sorry to say RIP.

my hd 7850 gave his last shot a month back same things as you

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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it looks like it gave up and went home

 

RIP Graphics Card, u didn't go fast. 1 liek = 1prayr

give this man a award

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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Hmmm looks like that upcoming GPU cooler cleaning video is coming a little late for you :( (it's on vessel though dunno if you've seen that). I think if you cleaned it a while ago it might have saved the card.

 

So maybe that's something to keep in mind for next time.

 

Wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the card itself... how dirty is it right now?

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o no :( try another cable, dvi hdmi w/e. Also never heard of the people that make your motherboard. Has anyone here? I think its dead or soon to be, confront it in its last days, we all need a friend.

stop talking about the cables

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ok my r9 290 runs at low 50ies iddle its vapor x version so right now im turning off my pc and enabling all 3 fans mode instead of one till it reach 60c i dont want my card end up like this

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Funny you mention go green I was condidering upgrading to a GTX 970 but my motherboard apparently doesn't support the green team so :( I may as well upgrade the whole thing

Where did you get the info that your M5A97 does not support "Green Team" from?

 

It's a motherboard. It doesn't have secret allegiances or political positions. Uninstall Catalyst drivers, remove dead card, install new (hopefully GTX 970) and away you go.

 

I've used nVidia cards on M5A97s and M5A99s, they're very compatible together. The fact that your 9800 GT didn't work is likely that it's dead from age too, the 9800s were always a few fries short of a happy meal.

 

.... either that or your motherboard has a faulty PCIE slot... I suppose that could happen...

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