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8800 GTS slowdown query
- Thread starter mikeo
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New card arrived lunchtime. Now installed. All 3dmark bench marks up at least 50%. And more importantly.... BIOSHOCK now plays like a dream. 1280x1024, high graphical setting and Vsync on and hardly ever drops below 60 FPS! The improvement over the 7900 GS (even though it was a heavily overclocked card from out of the box) is quite dramatic!!!
So to anyone thinking about upgrading to an 8800 gts, don't hesitate... it IS worth it.
Very happy man indeed.
Now all I need is for my retail copy of Bioshock to turn up.
PS. Card temps appear a bit lower than some are reporting as well. 48/50C idle and 68/72C under load (ATITOOL artifact scan for an hour).
So to anyone thinking about upgrading to an 8800 gts, don't hesitate... it IS worth it.
Very happy man indeed.
Now all I need is for my retail copy of Bioshock to turn up.
PS. Card temps appear a bit lower than some are reporting as well. 48/50C idle and 68/72C under load (ATITOOL artifact scan for an hour).
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Greenboi
What are you using to check the GPU fan speed?
I seem to remember a utility that let you set it as a percentage for different temps. But I'm damned if I can remember what it was! I thought it was ATITOOL, but it isn't. I've looked at Ntune, Everest and Rivatuner and none of them are what I'm thinking about.
What are you using to check the GPU fan speed?
I seem to remember a utility that let you set it as a percentage for different temps. But I'm damned if I can remember what it was! I thought it was ATITOOL, but it isn't. I've looked at Ntune, Everest and Rivatuner and none of them are what I'm thinking about.