Recent content by mark2009

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    CPU hot on idle and overheating on games

    Hi all, my cpu been running hot of late and wondered if this could be the issue ? Please see picture in my opinion there seems to be a lack of compound, it's idling at 40 and under load highest it's been is 75 degrees c. Cooler seems to me working. I'll get the picture link posted asap. Thanks...
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    XFX 7870 on amd 13.1 driver (temperture please help)

    ok thank you guys just one more question im still getting black flickering in games i know this is no the card because i RMA it twice and they found no fault why is the drivers causing the flickering ??
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    Downloaded new AMD drivers 13.1, bad fps.

    I can comfirl im having micro stutter
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    13.1 AMD Catalyst 13.1 help

    this is how i install my drivers andworks for me i get the driver from where ever amd XFX for me as that is my cards manufacturer and rather than RUN I CLICK SAVE AND i save it to desktop then i click the exe of the new drivers and hin UNINSTALL should revert back to on board graphics if you...
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    I'm going to upgrade my GPU. What should I get?

    id probally push for a gtx 680 dont go AMD AS THERE NEW DRIVERS ARE quite BUGGY :) IM ON A 7870 and its trying to burn my card out
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    Downloaded new AMD drivers 13.1, bad fps.

    Welcome to the club the 13.1 drivers seems to want my card to over-heat for me and im running the 7870
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    I'm going to upgrade my GPU. What should I get?

    Pounds or dollers ?
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    GTX 580 failing? Help!

    id ask him to test souly the card he sold you as SLI i think works in a master/slave mode so say if his card is the master the slave card will possibly not have issues as its not the master/ only card in his system
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    XFX 7870 on amd 13.1 driver (temperture please help)

    Hi guys i jst want some advice i have just gome from amd driver 12.10 to amd drivers 13.1 since then i have seen my temps fluctuate higher than normal she never went above 55 degrees max since the new driver update as soon as i shut down the game amd performance shows 63 degrees is this normal...
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    Full screen issues when running FarCry3

    here is a link to a question of a simlier nature where the gamer gets cut off games with no signal http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120730082148AAG5uSf the only other reason i could think of is that the 7770 is just not powerful enough to run farcry 3 bare in mind im going on...
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    Full screen issues when running FarCry3

    and one more question what is your temps like in games ?
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    Full screen issues when running FarCry3

    ok id reccomend you try another pc game for the reason it MAY be driver related as i am on a amd 7870with no issues what driver version do you have installed ?
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    AMD 7870 GHZ EDITION VS AMD 7970+CCC 12.11

    sorry for mis spelling i ment upgrade from a 7870
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    AMD 7870 GHZ EDITION VS AMD 7970+CCC 12.11

    my psu is a xfx 750 watt XXX edition just one more question what GPU upgrade will benefit me after my 7870 ? i heard AMD will be doing a hd 8000 series card ? if so can you please suggest a suitable upgrade from a 780 please
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    AMD 7870 GHZ EDITION VS AMD 7970+CCC 12.11

    but dosent it also consume more power from the psu ?