Recent content by Absolutionz

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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    That is exactly what happened. Thankfully they have great RMA service so I should be testing a new one out next week.
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    I'm using an Asus Hero VII mobo so I don't think that's an issue. Also on Windows 10. I bit the bullet and decided to RMA
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    Yeah, double checked. The max load was reached at 62C then my GPU crashed.
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    The highest the GPU temp got was 61C
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    Okay so I tested out mirrors edge again, this time it crashed within 30 mins of playing the game
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    Okay so I downloaded Nvidia's Precision XOS software and upped the fan rpm to 2700 and changed the fan curve. Ran GTA V for 2 hrs straight and didn't go over 51C. Next is to test more intensive games, but the issue seems to be something with the heating which I suspected. Incidentally, I have...
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    Still this is extremely disappointing for a $700 product.
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    I'm not sure what the temp was when the error happened, but currently the max temp has been somewhere around 73C. I'm going to continue testing after work today, but I'll also try reinstalling the drivers if the problem persists. The general consensus seems to be that someone fucked up the...
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    EVGA GTX 1080 FTW heating? issues

    I got a new EVGA 1080 FTW the other day and after playing mirrors edge catalyst for an hour, it shut off? kind of. Like the screen went black but the computer still functioned. This has happened every time I play a game for more than an hour. After the second attempt I put a giant fan against...
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    How to use an XLR Hum Eliminator

    Yes? No? Maybe? lol
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    Ubuntu and Linux

    I'm just starting to get into linux being a Windows user and was wondering if anyone knew a good way to get started with Linux without installing it as my main OS (yet). Any resources or advice I can get on using it/installing it through something like VMware would be appreciated. Separately...
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    To those experienced in audio files

    Anyways I'll just wait to see if it's missing data yet to be downloaded. Kind of sucks after spending $1k on my new audio equipment (oppo pm-3 + cambridge dacmagic plus) to have to deal with this lol.
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    To those experienced in audio files

    I'm fairly certain the vast majority of these songs, to my knowledge, are fan remakes of game music put up for free that was just dumped into a mega DL
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    To those experienced in audio files

    Nope, not finding any settings like that sadly.