Orthos type tool for graphics cards

SupraWez · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:11

Hey All,

My machine freezes sometimes during game play of COD4, I thought I had it solved yesterday but today it started happening again

I can run Orthos on mem and cpu for a good couple of hours without issue so I dont think its CPU related, is there similar tool for me to test the BFG 8800GT.

I am using RivaTuner which is currently set at 680/1703/960, yesterday I played for hours without issue with 680/1703/980 but today it crashed after 20min

Any help would be great.

I am wondering if the hot spell the other day due to a jammed fan might have done some perm damage :eek:

Teaf · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:11

ATI Tool would be your best bet I would think. Other than that you could use 3dMark06 or the one that tests HDR but I can't remember it's name.

paradigm · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:11

ATiTool is the one I'd use, regardless of brand of GPU.

Could also use Ozone3D.

Kelt · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:15

SupraWez said:
Hey All,

My machine freezes sometimes during game play of COD4, I thought I had it solved yesterday but today it started happening again

I can run Orthos on mem and cpu for a good couple of hours without issue so I dont think its CPU related, is there similar tool for me to test the BFG 8800GT.

I am using RivaTuner which is currently set at 680/1703/960, yesterday I played for hours without issue with 680/1703/980 but today it crashed after 20min

Any help would be great.

I am wondering if the hot spell the other day due to a jammed fan might have done some perm damage

Are you using Rivatuner to control your fan speeds? When I first got my 8800GT it also locked up when playing COD4. Basically because nvidia decided to only supply 29% fan power up to god knows what limit. After using Rivatuner (what a great tool), it now runs (relatively!) cool and silent even after hours of Codding and Crysising!

SupraWez · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:17

In other threads I have seen people remove ATiTool as it was causing problems

SupraWez · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:18

KelticDaz said:
Are you using Rivatuner to control your fan speeds? When I first got my 8800GT it also locked up when playing COD4. Basically because nvidia decided to only supply 29% fan power up to god knows what limit. After using Rivatuner (what a great tool), it now runs (relatively!) cool and silent even after hours of Codding and Crysising!

I have my fans on 99% and it was still crashing, temps rose to approx 80degC.

When the fan jammed I saw temps of 114degC

SupraWez · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:23

Would this OpenGL Fur Rendering Benchmark be any good?

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1717

Kelt · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:27

SupraWez said:
I have my fans on 99% and it was still crashing, temps rose to approx 80degC.

When the fan jammed I saw temps of 114degC

Something doesn't sound right. With my fan on 50%, temp never rises above 75C, and that's in a hot room!

Devious · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:28

SupraWez said:
Would this OpenGL Fur Rendering Benchmark be any good?

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1717

I would say it would...

It also seems to stress cpu cores looking in task manager.

Wilst · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:40

A program called "shader mark v2.1" has got the highest temperatures for me in the past.

sidefxv1 · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:55

I find 3dmark06 looped a few times times at 1920x1200 will often lock up or get a DirectX error on a GPU overclock even when ATItool reports no errors... I usually go for both 3dmark06 and ATITool to see if the GPU is running stable. Keep in mind though that it could be driver related. Or the particular game... I have endless problems with Bioshock crashing, yet all my other games run absolutely fine. Wonder if they'll ever patch that thing.

SupraWez · 1 Dec 2007 at 14:41

Devious said:
I would say it would...

It also seems to stress cpu cores looking in task manager.

Regarding fur benchmark, what should I set the MSAA too, x32?

FreeStream · 21 Dec 2007 at 11:13

Oh my gawd!!!!

This thing makes my X1900XTX HOT! LIKE REALLY LOL

3D Mark 2006 nets me maybe 60-63C at 100% fan, this is getting me 71!!!

Jeeees!

ArchAnGeL · 21 Dec 2007 at 11:27

the crysis gpu benchmark and the gui for it seems the best for me. I find I get higher clocks with ati tool which then fall down when I put them through crysis.

Other than that, multiple loops of 3d06

FreeStream · 21 Dec 2007 at 11:46

ArchAnGeL said:
Other than that, multiple loops of 3d06

Nope, I used to do that.

Got me 742/845 @ 100% @ 60-65C.

This crashed straight away at that and im now at 729/836 @ 100% @ 71C.

Actually now 72C. :eek:

gurusan · 21 Dec 2007 at 12:28

RTHDRIBL

semi-pro waster · 21 Dec 2007 at 12:46

gurusan said:
RTHDRIBL

That was my immediate thought, it heated up my graphics card like nothing else. I suspect if I tried to run it now it would shut down the computer because I really need to clean the dust out of the fan.

gurusan · 21 Dec 2007 at 13:15

yeah...turn on 16x multisampling and fleck/bump then crank up the resolution and it will roast and toast your GPU

C64 · 21 Dec 2007 at 14:59

Some clocks can be rock solid on ati tool and other things yet on certain games crash and artifact.
I had 730/1804/2000 flashed on my card passed 30 mins on ati artifact checker was crysis stable for hours everything else stable yet when i played pes2008 a few times online the whole screen went like a kaleidoscope and crashed.According to ati tool my max stable clocks are 765/1804/2000 anything above that gives yellow dots, but this clearly isn't a true stability tester it's more a rough area of max clock you can find.
I flashed mine back to 700/1750/900.