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[ganjiry]

ello chaps
im just about to get crackin on this but wanted to just run this by you. ive just opened up speccy and it gives me the same readings as hardware monitor for the voltages and wondered if they are ok before i go any further.
these are the voltage readings while idling
+12V 11.731 V
+5V 4.914 V
CPU CORE 1.332 V
VIN3 1.656 V
VIN4 0.336 V
+3.3V 3.147 V
VIN6 0.144 V
VIN7 2.244 V
VIN8 1.704 V

this while running the gpuz render test in full screen for sli.
+12V 11.681v
+5V 4.914v
cpu vcore 1.332
VIN3 1.656V
VIN4 0.336V
+3.3V 3.147V
VIN6 0.144V
VIN7 2.244V
VIN8 1.704

aida always showed them higher than this.closer to the suposed voltage. from what ive read the exceptable range is 5% drop?

there is no artifacting/tearing while running the render test.
sorry for posting it hear and if need be i'll start a new thread if/when the time comes
cheers chaps

heres the gpuz log while it ran https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26253730/GPU-Z Sensor Log.txt

 

[Hopalong X]

I think you have a weak power supply.
All the voltages should be higher than the value at idle.
12v should be over 12v. 3v and 5v above value also.

5% drop may be acceptable to someboby but 1% to 2% should be actual with a good PSU.

Here are mine at idle.

 

[ganjiry]

ello hopalong
cheers for the quick reply im not too sure with the voltages as those 2 programs have always given those numbers. ever since new but old faithfull aida or HWINFO show what i think r the right readings (screenie below)

weeeeelllll
seems i paniced a bit soon as usual lol. i guess i thought as ive had nothing but grief with them so far it will just carry on.
seems this ent the case for a change i found a couple of traces of AODdriver n some other amd stuff eventhough i uninstalled and ran driver sweeper and ccleaner. so i removed them and uninstalled all nvidia drivers/software as when i installed them i had'nt read anything about them. i didn't know that by default alsorts gets installed so i got rid of everything and started again making sure to only install the display driver and physX plus checking the clean install box
launched BF3 and look absolutely amazing

also included the gpuz log from the bf3 run

 

[essenbe]

ATX Standards are +/- 5% of rated value.

 

[ganjiry]

ATX Standards are +/- 5% of rated value.

cheers chap

 

[Hopalong X]

Glad you have it sorted ....again.

 

[ganjiry]

cheers chap.
i gotta stop stressin so easy lol and get over the ati nvidia malarky

 

[Britton30]

Good job Ryan! nVIDIA/AMD both have buggy drivers but their control panels cause problems as well. As to your voltages I think they should be fine. Using different monitors is like a man with two watches, he never know for sure what time it is.

If you need to reinstall a driver again, try this:
Try these steps to install only the graphics driver.

1.Download the preferred driver and save it to the desktop.
2.Double click the installer and you will see a screen where it will be extracted to, change that to your desktop.
3.Open Device Manager through Control Panel.
4.Expand Display adapters and right click the name for yours and choose Update Driver\Browse my Computer. Select the driver folder you just saved on the desktop. Click Next.
5. Your system should say "Windows has successfully updated your driver software".

If you get a window saying you already have the most current driver, go back to step 4 and choose Uninstall Driver software instead. Then restart from step 3.
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[ganjiry]

cheers chap
the nvidia control panel is a total mystery to me lol. firstly cos ive not had an nvidia card b4 and secondly cos of the multi gpu's
as for installing the drivers, i followed this guide that i found lastnight as the old ways are not advisable anymore. Ultimate Nvidia Driver Guide for Uninstalling and Installing driversets
i never realised that all the other bumf that gets installed by default is'nt needed untill i read the install guide. its a good one too especially for the likes of me. i always used driver sweeper in safe mode when uninstalling ati drivers but this is a no no with nvidia enit... learn something new every day aye

cheers for all ur help chaps much apreciated as always. i got a smile bk on me mug now

edit: what do u lot use to monitor/change ur fan profiles? is afterburner still pretty much the best to use with nvidia cards?

 

[essenbe]

I like and use EVGA Precision X. I think you have to have an account with EVGA, No Evga card required, then you can get it for whichever card you have. It works much the same as afterburner, but in a much more graphical way. Read that as easier for a dummy like me to use.

 

[ganjiry]

Read that as easier for a dummy like me to use.

should be just up my street then aye

i have an account on their site as i got my daughter a EVGA GTX 460
i'll have a looksy. thanks

edit: been playing arma2 for last few hours with no probs fps is'nt very good but its an old game thats pretty hungry lol
gpu1 max boost i saw was 1087
gpu2 was 1037
spec'd is 1085
gpu1 avrg temp was about 54c in arma while gpu2 was always 7-10 cooler with fans running about 50%.
i managed between 50 n 90fps depending on sceenary which is really good for arma
overall a huppy bunny. the lobby ingame is a fkr though as the cards get pretty hot pretty quick depending how long ur in the lobby.
bf3 fps should be loads better

 

[Britton30]

As an afterthought Ryan, this is my first nVIDIA card too and it's about two years old. It seems to me both AMD and nVIDIA use us as guinea pigs for drivers, about every 3rd one works, at least my experience.

 

[ganjiry]

As an afterthought Ryan, this is my first nVIDIA card too and it's about two years old. It seems to me both AMD and nVIDIA use us as guinea pigs for drivers, about every 3rd one works, at least my experience.

yup i agree with that one. gonna get probs with both at times enit. i was just lucky to never get any probs with AMD oh i tell a lie, 11.11 used to crash every 10 mins lol.

edit: not my lucky wk though. my cm quickfire pro came today and its either DOA or being a pain in the arse with my bios. no matter which usb port used i get no keyboard detected at startup. ive read that they wont work with some 990FX boards and some UEFI bios's. my luck lol. i wont update my bios just for the sake of a keyboard. my rig runs nice so i'll leave it as is

 

[Britton30]

you might check to see if you have the latest Asmedia USB drivers.

 

[ganjiry]

you might check to see if you have the latest Asmedia USB drivers.

cheers chap although i did try it in different ports

edit: always the simple things enit. you'd think id have learned by now. because the cable is just that little bit too short i used a usb extension lead. the lead is ok as i use it with my other keyboard but it wont work with the new one lol....strange

 

[ganjiry]

ello chaps
finally managed to get my led's replaced and its mad how much of a difference it makes. untill my last led's died i did'nt get any headaches from starin at my monitors all day but after a while of not having them i get loads. for some reason having a bit of light behind the screens ease's the eye strain

they look a bit brighter in the pics than they are. they look pink too lol but they are purple n red

 

[A Guy]

Far out man

A Guy

 

[ganjiry]

Far out man

A Guy

lols you'd be suprised how much it helps your eyes. im not too sure about the colour yet n may switch it to either red or blue. see which helps more it was blue b4

 

[paulpicks21]

I like it, looks pretty darn cool

 

[ganjiry]

cheers chap
the colour coding of the wires confused me at first lol as its backwards to normal. live = black, blue,red and green are all neutral but if u twist any combo of the coloured wires together as neutral u get to mix the colours
save buying loads of different colours if u can't make your mind up lol. mixin the colours got me alsorts. yellow,purple,turquiose,white,red,blue and green.



edit:
ive had chance to do plenty of gaming now. not many different games but enough to see what these cards r like. the colours seem more vibrant than with my 6950 and all games ive played run really nice except arma2. well it runs nice for an old game and i have to have vsync enabled as my cards just heat up loads when in the lobby. bf3 and cs:go run great too with silly frame rates
im gonna get me another monitor after crimbo too. im liking the look of this samsung as its a really close match to what my other 2 look like. same size n res but 120hz. Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D
happy so far