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Sorry if this is in the wrong place but it's a problem that could be the graphics card related.
I've recently bought a 290x (Sapphire) from this fine establishment and in terms of performance it's brilliant however when playing BF4 it crashes from time to time. In fact, it's rare that I get to complete a game!
So, this leads me to believe that it could be:
How do I diagnose the problem? How do I know which is causing the problem? If it's a hardware issue then I need to swap the card asap, driver issue then I'd likely swap the card for an nVidia! Game problem? Well... not much I can do there!
I don't mind getting techie but I don't know where to start. Thanks!
I've recently bought a 290x (Sapphire) from this fine establishment and in terms of performance it's brilliant however when playing BF4 it crashes from time to time. In fact, it's rare that I get to complete a game!
So, this leads me to believe that it could be:
- Graphics Card - Hardware problem? The card is noisy and hot but that's normal, I can live with that and I've actually increased the fan speed to try and see if it's a heat issue with the card.
- Graphics Card Driver - Software problem? I'm using the latest driver (Catalyst 13.11)
- Battlefield 4 - Application problem? All fully up to date but there have been plenty of issues reported with this game
How do I diagnose the problem? How do I know which is causing the problem? If it's a hardware issue then I need to swap the card asap, driver issue then I'd likely swap the card for an nVidia! Game problem? Well... not much I can do there!
I don't mind getting techie but I don't know where to start. Thanks!
And that actually gives me a clue... Corsair 450W PSU! 
