fluctuates between 2D/3D clock 5870

kola · 19 Dec 2010 at 13:18

Hi stupid question but is it normal that the 2d & 3d clock fluctuate when Idle, am I just being paranoid

sorry is screen shot wasn't necessary

The Asgard · 19 Dec 2010 at 14:25

That's normal when your using a browser. For some reason powerplay ramps up the clock when you scroll up and down on a web page. If it is really idle it should sit at 157.

Mr Krugga · 19 Dec 2010 at 15:16

My clocks don't fluctuate at all when browsing, unless there are some flash videos on the sites that is.

The Asgard · 19 Dec 2010 at 16:09

Mr Krugga said:
My clocks don't fluctuate at all when browsing, unless there are some flash videos on the sites that is.

So if you scroll the forum page up and down your clocks do not increase?

Mine does under W7 64 bit.

Mr Krugga · 19 Dec 2010 at 16:11

The Asgard said:
So if you scroll the forum page up and down your clocks do not increase?

Mine does.

Nope, no changes to the clocks.

The Asgard · 19 Dec 2010 at 16:13

Mr Krugga said:
Nope, no changes to the clocks.

Strange. I assumed all the 5870 did this. Only have one so I don't know which is normal.

Mr Krugga · 19 Dec 2010 at 16:33

The Asgard said:
Strange. I assumed all the 5870 did this. Only have one so I don't know which is normal.

I've got a 5850 mate.

BigBruiserAl · 19 Dec 2010 at 17:06

Mine does not do this i have 2 5870's

angela · 2 Jan 2011 at 22:52

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18224205

See my thread, same issue, maybe will help

L0rdMike · 2 Jan 2011 at 22:53

Mine does it when I use my mouse wheel, post a screen in a sec.

Steves1982 · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:15

I get it on my 6950. It doesn't always jump to max clocks for all websites, sometimes only jumps to halfway. It happens on these forums too when scrolling.

What browser do you use? Don't some use GPU acceleration?

L0rdMike · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:19

Tealc · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:20

Powerplay sucks. Mine used to kick into 3d clocks when I opened ms word or excel. I use ati tray tool now and it is much better at keeping low clocks on my 4890, although I did need to set a few exclusions.

Steves1982 · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:22

L0rdMike said:
IE8

Same here. I thought it was afterburner causing it but it does it now even when that's not running.

Steves1982 · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:25

Think I have found the problem.

Disable smooth scrolling under the advanced setting in IE.

Just disabled it and the clocks no longer jump, re-enabled it and they jump again.

Let me know if this fixes it.

L0rdMike · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:32

Cant find it. :\

Steves1982 · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:35

L0rdMike said:
Cant find it. :\

It's in the advanced settings tab at the bottom of the browsing section just above the http 1.1 settings.

L0rdMike · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:37

Yep it doesnt ramp up the clocks but its not smooth.

angela · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:37

HI, here's my problem resolving:

(HD5870) "Background slide shows" makes mhz jump, I disabled it and now GPU idle's at
157mhz/300mhz while browsing/MO/scrolling/etc.

from this:

TO THIS:

Steves1982 · 2 Jan 2011 at 23:41

Strange, I disabled the background slideshow but didn't stop the clocks jumping. There must be a few things that can cause it. At least I know 2 of them now for next time.