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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    Update: something is definitely off and I can't figure out what. If I click and drag my google chrome window wildly around the screen even for 2 seconds, I instantly get maxed out clock spikes. It is reproducible. I have NO idea what to do now :'(
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    well for whatever reason the beta drivers make afterburner display all 0s for the clock. but I can still watch the temps, they came down appropriately at least for this time.. I'll keep an eye on it throughout the day.
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    I have the latest drivers installed.. ill try the beta ones
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    Interesting.. I just finished up maybe 2 hrs of playing mass effect and I noticed this time my GPU temps stayed at 50C again.. so I looked and the suspicion you guys had earlier seems to be true now. The clock speeds are all the same as they were while in game, they did not go back down to idle...
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    For the record I added in a side case fan just now, first boot up using it, here is what I have idle: GPU Temp: 34C Fan speed: 53% Core clock: 51 Shader clock: 101 Memory clock: 135 Memory usage: 90 --------------------------------- 30 minutes of Mass Effect 2 and I get: GPU...
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    yeah I just checked.. they all go right back to starting points. That's working properly.
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    edit: I am mistaken, I was looking at wrong thing.. let me do this again
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    ohhh ok. I have an EVGA. Here are the speeds at boot: Core Clock: 732 Shader Clock: 1464 Memory Clock: 1900 After 10 minutes of Mass Effect 2: Just noted the clock speeds are exactly the same.. they appear locked. But since I adjust the fans which were clearly locked too low, the game GPU...
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    Afterburner definitely fixed it, I'm idling at 44C now after 20min of mass effect 2.. thanks guys! Am now ready to proceed with the extra fan and overclocking!
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    I'm assuiming fan tachometer is what you're referring to? It was 3870 RPM when I exited the game and it slowed to 2850, which is what it was also at when I rebooted to check. This time, I did notice post-game temperatures drop back into the 40s.. maybe the fan controls are optimized now :)
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    Ok i got msi afterburner and set up some user defined parameters (mainly 70% or so above 60C and max above 65C). so we'll see how that helps. It is still weird though that the card isnt completely cooling off when I stop games.. yet if I restart my computer, I went from 54 at shutdown to...
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    Question about my new GTX570: fan speeds and overclocking

    Hello everyone. I recently built a new rig and everything's been great. My only concern has been my GPU temps. When I boot up, my GPU runs at 39C or so until I start playing a game, while gaming the temps typically get into the mid to upper 60s and rarely it hits 75C (mostly when playing...
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    Audio/video recording software?

    Hi all, my school video records their lectures on an adobe connect type software within the school's website. unfortunately it doesnt let you download it since its adobe format or whatever and I'm stuck watching it on my desktop. I was wondering if anyone knew of good software that can record...
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    Which arctic silver do I buy?

    i got this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065
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    Which arctic silver do I buy?

    theres several to chose from on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...silver&x=0&y=0 I have no idea which to pick. Building a rig with an i5 2500k 3.3ghz processor
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    Need advice on this computer build:

    I found this deal: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...MSI-_-13130572 MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard not bad right?
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    Need advice on this computer build:

    what do you suggest instead? I don't know a lot about MOBOs hows this for a heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
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    Need advice on this computer build:

    You really think that heatsink you suggested is enough? THat's my only concern really
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    Need advice on this computer build:

    So this is kind of what I picked out for starters, I was originally hoping to keep the costs under $1k, but I've gone over that by 144 already. I am hoping for this desktop to last me at least 3-4 years as far as playing most high end games on max or near max settings. My guess is I can probably...
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    Need recommendations: Laptop case and gaming mouse under $50 (For sager np8130)

    Hi everyone, Just got a sager np8130 laptop and absolutely love it. Just was hoping I could get some accessory advice from the same site that recommended this awesome machine to me. I have NO idea on laptop carrying cases first of all, some seem absurdly overpriced. I am basically looking...
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    Is this the best laptop around for my $1200 budget?

    i found the same computer ( i think ) here: https://secure.pctorque.com/system-configuration.aspx?SystemsID=44 I noticed their warranty options seem to be better, and apparently theres an addition $300 off, but i gotta call about that. Anyway, my real question is: Intel® Core&#8482...
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    Is this the best laptop around for my $1200 budget?

    Do you recommend getting the extra 2 years on the warranty? Seems pricy, but I've never owned a Sager
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    Is this the best laptop around for my $1200 budget?

    Wow! This looks great. I wish it wasn't on back order tho, sort of need it now. But it might be worth waiting.
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    Is this the best laptop around for my $1200 budget?

    Thank you for your quick reply. Do you have an example of the kind of machine you are referring to?
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    Is this the best laptop around for my $1200 budget?

    I'm looking at this gaming machine on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220921 I plan on forking over the $82 for the 8gb of ram upgrade as well. The processor speed could to better but I am already reaching too deep into my wallet as is and cannot afford to spend more...