Help!!!! Sapphire 7970!

[Choppy]

Sorry if my typing is stupid its 5 am in New jersey lol

Im having problems with my Sapphire 7970 i dont know whats going on but while playing games like far cry 3 i get 70-120 fps in 1600x900 ultra <_< only 1600x900 because im waiting on my DVI cord for my other monitor <.< Anyway while i was playing this artifact came across my screen lol o_o this also happened in APB reloaded and BAM! it crashs lol D:<....

... so i turned my PC off and the card was super super hot felt hotter then the 65c it said it was running at... Downloaded 13.2 drivers and its the samething i crash while playing....i even put lowered and put the card at stock clocks lol also got display driver stopped responding and has recovered.... lol i think the only thing i didnt get today is the BSOD ! D: looking forward to it rofl.... Ohh in far cry 3 i turned vsync on and havent got seen a artifact yet ... so im here today to ask does anyone know why i've been seeing artifacts and crashing and getting those display erros ...?

heres my stupid specs lol

i5 2500k 3.9ghz

sapphire 7970

8gbs ram

1 tb hard drive

oh and a 525watt psu hope thats not raping my GPU o_o

the 525 watt psu is from a alienware aurora r3 aka Dell

[the_devil52]

It's possible that it could be the PSU. Sometimes generic PSUs can't run at their full rated wattage. Otherwise, it could just be a crap card or driver issues. Do you have a spare GPU you can try or another PC you can test your GPU in?

[Dave :)]

It could be the PSU, it could be the overclock on your card wasn't stable, it could be the drivers. Return everything to stock and leave it for a bit, run a benchmark such as 3DMark11 and check your temps and for any artifacts. If you still have artifacts, it could point to a PSU issue more than anything. I would be looking at upgrading that PSU regardless of what the issue is anyway, a decent 500W would be enough.

[Choppy]

I had a GTX 660TI and it ran perfect dips in the fps or heating problems or display problems but 660ti vs 7970 in watts is a big difference i believe

and no i dont have a extra PC or GPU to test i wish o_o only GPU i have is a HD 5450 and that wont pull any watts o_o lol..

Anyway im using a Aurora R3 what power supply do you guys recommend..

i was going for the gtx680 but couldnt find any in New jersey lol

but i honestly think its the PSU if it was the GPU wouldnt the artifacts stay there longer then 1 second ?

[Choppy]

It could be the PSU, it could be the overclock on your card wasn't stable, it could be the drivers. Return everything to stock and leave it for a bit, run a benchmark such as 3DMark11 and check your temps and for any artifacts. If you still have artifacts, it could point to a PSU issue more than anything. I would be looking at upgrading that PSU regardless of what the issue is anyway, a decent 500W would be enough.

How long should i run 3DMark11

[Choppy]

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i ran 3dmark11 didnt see any artifacts hopefully i get my cored today :) for high resolution

btw could have been my surge protector not giving my PC enough power? i plugged my PC straight into the wall for a test seems fine right now im gonna try some games..

[Dave :)]

It could be the PSU, it could be the overclock on your card wasn't stable, it could be the drivers. Return everything to stock and leave it for a bit, run a benchmark such as 3DMark11 and check your temps and for any artifacts. If you still have artifacts, it could point to a PSU issue more than anything. I would be looking at upgrading that PSU regardless of what the issue is anyway, a decent 500W would be enough.

How long should i run 3DMark11

It runs a program, so just let the program finish. It's more for benchmarking, but runs well as a stress test.

[Mr. Brovahkiin]

It's Far Cry 3. If nothing else is doing it, it's the game. FC3 is VERY buggy on pc. People on OCN have reported the game being glitchy to all the way unplayable. There's a 174 page on the subject that I attatched. Skim through it and see if anyone has had a similar experience. Shame really, I played the game with little hitches and it's amazing.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1329630/official-far-cry-3-discussion-performance-thread/1730

[Choppy]

Is this normal ?

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Idle

[SubTract]

Is this normal ?

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Idle

Yeah, That is normal.

[Choppy]

Is this normal ?

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Idle

o.o also went high to 85 now while browsing the internet and thanks :D

[Choppy]

Ok im prob becoming annoying to you guys but here is this a problem lol

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/3733/problembp.png

The file aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.

[TechFan@ic]

Are you by any chance using a molex to 8 pin or a molex to 6 pin ?

Also , underclock the card as far as you possibly can to eliminate the possible power shortage as a variable, then do a stress test, something like a metro 2033 benchmark or bitcoin mining , bitcoin mining is an EPIC GPU stability testing method.

[Choppy]

Are you by any chance using a molex to 8 pin or a molex to 6 pin ?

Also , underclock the card as far as you possibly can to eliminate the possible power shortage as a variable, then do a stress test, something like a metro 2033 benchmark or bitcoin mining , bitcoin mining is an EPIC GPU stability testing method.

Nope im using the 6 and 8 pin connectors and i'll try Metro 2033!

[Choppy]

Update ~ i was searching around and i found out its a driver thing and i only get little artifacts in Directx9 and i think 10 applications and while running 3Dmark11 its a Directx11 and no artifacts so idk what to do lol o_o

[Levent]

DO THIS BEFORE reading more increase power limit to the max/decrease memory speed 50mhz and redo these tests if that doesnt helps read below

the ONLY driver that was ok for me was 12.10 i was sick of these artifacts and driver issues after 12.10, download 12.10 WHQL, uninstall amd drivers then reboot and also run amd graphics driver cleanup utility, at last install 12.10