[Help] Asus 7850 - driver crashing, loud fan and artifacting

Bryson777

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Been having some issues with my card lately and am getting worried. Don't know if it's a driver issue or hardware. Any help would appreciated.

1. When I boot up my PC the fans on my video card spin at 50%. Is this normal? Since I only overclock my videocard when I game which is rare, I have set Sapphire Trixx to not load on start up, however the only way to lower the RPMs is to load up Trixx.

2. I have been getting driver crashes when surfing the net with firefox. I also get these weird artifacts that only go away if I change or scroll the screen. Have a look here on the left hand side.

http://i.imgur.com/4oLdH.jpg

I am running drivers 12.6 and the overdrive tab is not activated.
 

Don Karnage

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Oct 11, 2011
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Try and tighten the screws on the back of the pcb. They might be alittle loose.

Also check the fan cable.