96% gpu usage just booting windows 8? HELP

[steelninja]

105C is pretty hot. Not too great for a card, its best to keep it under 80, at least thats my preference. Set up a custom fan profile in afterburner to keep it cooler while you troubleshoot. Also did you try cleaning out the drivers and starting again?

not yet mate i been watching TV lol is driver sweeper a free program?

just found that program it says analyze and i checked the AMD box and it came up with all AMD stuff on my pc is it safe to delete all these? I don't wanna mess up my windows 8 co's heard that has display drivers pre installed

Update
i ran driver sweeper and told it to clean all AMD stuff and it just hangs with not responding error?

 

[steelninja]

found a newer app driver fusion it's deleting all AMD stuff off my pc including registrt entries. hope it doesn't mess my windows 8 up

 

[fil1p]

Did you run driver sweeper directly from windows, if so it is better to first uninstall your drivers and then run driver sweeper to clear them out completely. However it seems its too late for that, so wait a while for it to respond. If it doesn't try rebooting and see what happens. Check that the drivers have been uninstalled

Here is a guide on the best way to use driver sweeper:
http://www.overclock.net/t/651378/how-to-install-drivers-and-use-driver-sweeper

 

[fil1p]

found a newer app driver fusion it's deleting all AMD stuff off my pc including registrt entries. hope it doesn't mess my windows 8 up

I am not sure if the fusion drivers apply to your gpu. Make sure you are installing the right driver from the AMD website.

 

[steelninja]

Make sure you are installing the right driver 😀

deleted everything and now in a real low res tried checking with msi if it's doing it but it wont boot also speccy wont tell me the temp but seems like cool air coming out the gpu vent so fingers crossed. just gonna install the drivers now off amd site. latest windows 8 drivers

 

[steelninja]

well did all that and booted up and msi said it was 87% gpu usage 72 degrees which soon crept up past 90 degrees so i did my usual disable display in device manager and it went back to 0% wtf. driving me crazy now co's shouldn't have to do that ***. never had to do it before and in windows 7 it doesn't do it. but I like windows 8 probably the only person who does lol

At least it stays normal after disabling it then re'enabling it else i would be f'd. May have to just go back to windows 7 to avoid it but I did that before when I had compatibility issues with games but I missed all the new features so went back to windows 8

 

[fil1p]

Wait so did it boot, or no? your post is a bit confusing. Also use GPU-Z in the future for gpu temperature.
If it boots up without problems, and it is not under load in windows 8 (and not overheating as you say) then its a good start.

Good luck!

 

[steelninja]

Wait so did it boot, or no? your post is a bit confusing. Also use GPU-Z in the future for gpu temperature.
If it boots up without problems, and it is not under load in windows 8 (and not overheating as you say) then its a good start.

Good luck!

yeah when i re read it i can see you'd be confused. yes windows booted but i wanted to check with msi afterburner before i installed the drivers but msi wouldn't boot. I then installed the drivers and rebooted and same as before. I had to manually disable it then re'enable it to get it to settle at 0% usage

 

[steelninja]

basically it's the same still. 🙁
It must be a screwed gpu or problem with windows 8 that has just appeared ( i been using W8 for months) it's not noticeable in W7 so can't be a screwed gpu

 

[fil1p]

I would wait for the drivers to be improved, if your card was not at high usage without the drivers then it could be that. You could also try contacting AMD about the problem, see what they think.

Here are some other things you can try:
Try the card in a different machine (or a friends machine) to see if the card is working properly, however it might not change anything as you say that in Windows 7 it works fine.

Also try running windows update, and make sure the drivers for the rest of your system are up to date.
You could also try updating the BIOS but that is unlikely to change anything.

So best bet may be to contact customer support.


Hope I helped a bit!

 

[steelninja]

I would wait for the drivers to be improved, if your card was not at high usage without the drivers then it could be that. You could also try contacting AMD about the problem, see what they think.

Here are some other things you can try:
Try the card in a different machine (or a friends machine) to see if the card is working properly, however it might not change anything as you say that in Windows 7 it works fine.

Also try running windows update, and make sure the drivers for the rest of your system are up to date.
You could also try updating the BIOS but that is unlikely to change anything.

So best bet may be to contact customer support.


Hope I helped a bit!

yeah it works fine in windows 8. I was just playing need for speed most wanted 2013 for a couple hours I just have to do that dumb *** in device manager after every boot. May just have to put up with it till I can afford a new card. But also need other stuff as you know. None of my mates game on PC's so thats not an option and anyone I know with a PC are old AGP slots. Thats if they even have GPU slots lol. WIll keep an eye out for new drivers.
Could my PSU blowing up have caused it?

Bit suspect it happened straight after. At least it does settle down once i restart the GPU in device manager co's else that would be bad.
I appreciate you trying to help and let me know if a power surge from my PSU blowing could have caused this.

 

[steelninja]

I am not sure if the fusion drivers apply to your gpu. Make sure you are installing the right driver from the AMD website.

No lol driver fusion is the updated version of driver sweeper that it directed me to when i googled driver sweeper

 

[fil1p]

Well your psu blowing up was not good, but if the GPU still works in Win7 then it should work in Win8. A power surge could damage components, but if they work in one OS, then they should work in the other.

Oh, ok I got a bit confused with "driver fusion", I haven't used driver sweeper in a long time.

 

[steelninja]

Well your psu blowing up was not good, but if the GPU still works in Win7 then it should work in Win8. A power surge could damage components, but if they work in one OS, then they should work in the other.

Oh, ok I got a bit confused with "driver fusion", I haven't used driver sweeper in a long time.

well the motherboard has surge protection but I wouldn't want to bet my life on it's usefulness. Hope hurricane sandy didn't f ur town up btw lol

oh and my gpu didn't need restarting today so thats a good sign it's not damaged but just confused or something

 

[steelninja]

Ok lets start with the PSU,

The reason your old PSU blew was
20amps*12v=240watts. As it was not a good quality unit I wouldn't trust it to output its rated power. Not to mention 240 watts is not enough. I assume it had multiple rails.

If you pushed your cpu to 4.1ghz it means that it was going to use much more power. And if all of that is on one 20amp rail the psu will not be able to handle it.

Your new psu is not much better, you should get a good quality psu to start with. With that psu I would definitely NOT overclock your cpu.

You should consider getting a new psu. Even a 500watt good quality psu like a corsair would be more than enough.

so you just multiply the 12volt rails amps =22 (btw) * 12 v = 264 watts and thats your max output? so if it's dual rail it'll be 528 watts right? If I am correct let me know co's my maths is bad, but that'll make finding a decent psu so much easier although will also take into account quality of build ie buy a decent brand as well

 

[fil1p]

Hey,

I think your components are fine, if the GPU works perfectly in windows7, then in windows 8 it should work too. As for the power supply yes, you multiply the voltage of the rail (12) by the amperage. So yes, 22A*12v=264watts. If you have two rails, and if both have 22A, then you have 528watts, so yes you are correct. Also if you are looking for a new psu here are some good brands: antec, seasonic, corsair, ocz, there are many more so take a look.