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[Axeface]

Hello all,
Firstly, I know some of the answers I am going to recieve already.
I am not interested in getting lectured about cleaning my computer.
The FACT is that extended play of DA:O killed my last graphics card. I havent played DA:O in about a year and a half (since replacing GPU), I have been happily playing many other games in that time sometimes 15 hours a day.

New GPU, New PC, New WIndows, New CPU cooler (very expensive one), New install, years later... same issue.

Since my last GPU fried I always watch my temperatures, and the instant I load DA:O (Menu screen) my GPU shoots to 89 degrees within minutes, and continues to rise to the high 90's.
I am literally unable to play this great game because of this issue

My simple question is this.

Has anybody found a way, perhaps a driver hack, or a certain graphical change, that forgoes the huge strain that this engine has on my (And I believe many others) GPU's?

What I have tried

Minimum Graphics/Res
Force DX9
Windowed (Normal and Forced fullscreen windowed)
Open case


DA:2 does not have the same issue, tried tested, all day, 6 different games... It IS DA:O

Thank you in advance, apologies for the aggresive nature.

Modifié par Axeface, 20 septembre 2011 - 08:24 .

[mcsupersport]

What amount of fan speed is running with your card when playing??

Speedfan or MSI afterburner can monitor your fans and make sure they are kicking up like they should.
I am running a AMD6950 card and my temps run mid 60s when playing using stock fan program. My Nvidea 250 card before would run high 60s low 70s when playing, but I had modified the fans to run up quicker than stock program.

Also rumors of overheating issues if your PSU isn't up to specs so what kind of PSU do you have.

[Axeface]

Thanks for the reply.
I use evga precision, I have tried leaving it on auto, and setting the fan on 100%, still hitting high 90s.

My power supply is 800w, I'm not running sli.

[mcsupersport]

Give a list of machine specs, just because maybe we can see something.
Also are you running any background programs that might effect your graphics card, ie Asus Gamer packages for example?? Card drivers??

[Thandal N'Lyman]

Sorry you're having problems, Axeface;

I can tell you that I've been running DA:O on max graphics for 12-16 hours at a time MANY times over the past (almost) two years, and never had a GPU overheating issue. (Other CtD events, but caused by game coding, not h/w failure.)

Have an EVGA nVidia GT240 with 1GB VRAM. GPU temps get to 63°C (145°F) routinely, but the card can take it.

Modifié par Thandal NLyman, 21 septembre 2011 - 01:51 .

[Axeface]

Ello,
Thanks again. My system specs to follow, very stable system that I built myself, I haven't had a single BSOD in 1 year.

Specs
Q6600 Quad Core
XFX GTX 285
4gb ram
800w Teagen modular PSU
Coolermaster 'V8' CPU cooler (CPU doesnt go over 48c degrees ever).

I know my gpu is a 'hot' card, but as I said before since my last gpu fried I always watch the temps and alt tab out of games regularly to check, its become something of an immersion breaking habit really, hehe.

Bfbc2 doesnt go over 75c, Oblivion (heavily modded) never over 70c, Deus Ex (New one) never over 78c, The Witcher 2 reaches 90c, but doesnt rise above that, very demanding game at 100% usage all the time. Medieval 2 Kingdoms never over 80c. And DA:O is reaching 100c and still rising when I turn it off.

As for background tasks, not really. I have avg, but I make sure to kill startup programs, and I often use gamebooster too, but sometimes gamebooster actually reduces fps, and seems that way with da:o.

In the end I may have to look for a GPU downgrade that is known to run cool. In fact I was just yesterday looking at the gt240. Although I may go for a downgraded 4 series so I can try to keep at least most of the performance of the 285.
I used to have a 9800gtx... big mistake. Then I get the gtx285 on the false reviews saying its a cool running card, searching for more user reviews shows me now that it does in fact have major heat issues.
Is anyone up to speed with gpu's? I Lost track a year or so ago. Any cards that are equal or better in performance with the 285, but are proven to run cool?

Modifié par Axeface, 21 septembre 2011 - 02:48 .

[mcsupersport]

If you have a decent budget I would say try the MSI Twin frozer line, and go AMD. My frozer6950 runs mid 60s usually when gaming. Also MSI afterburner allows you to monitor fps and temps in game, and id supposed to work with most cards . It also allows fans to be modified on speeds.

[sami jo]

A better idea might be improving the ventillation of your system in general if your box will allow it. Adding a fan in the correct location can make all the difference and is significantly cheaper than a new video card. Nvidia cards are notoriously hot in general, but if your box doesn't have sufficient ventilation, a new card is likely to have the same problems.

[jess879malagant]

sami jo wrote...

A better idea might be improving the ventillation of your system in general if your box will allow it. Adding a fan in the correct location can make all the difference and is significantly cheaper than a new video card. Nvidia cards are notoriously hot in general, but if your box doesn't have sufficient ventilation, a new card is likely to have the same problems.

I agree.

[MingWolf]

There are GPU coolers you can get if you have an extra slot in your motherboard. Those typically consists of a fan that either blows directly into your video card or sucks hot air out and expels that air out of your case. They are usually pretty cheap and you can find them in places like newegg.

I really doubt DA:O itself is a culprit to any major heating issue, and unfortunately, I know of no hack that can limit the load the game puts on the card. It runs warm on my PC too, but never alarmingly uncontrollable. If you want the performance of a 285 and greater, you really are limited in choices. The mid-high range cards might be something you can use if you do decide to change cards. The Radeon 6850 or a Geforce 560 ti might be closer to the range of the 285 that probably runs a bit cooler.

Check the ventilation of your case first, however. It's not so much opening the case that will solve your problems, but you need to have air flowing through your components and your card. Make sure you have an exhaust fan at the back as a minimum. A fan at the front of the case helps too. Sometimes, a large 120 mm fan blowing at your video card may help if it doesn't disrupt the airflow too badly, but you also need room to mount one of those things.

[sami jo]

DAO does stress systems more than most games. The code was optimized quite a bit for DA2. That said, new games will only become more hard on software as time goes on. DAO should not be overheating your card to that extent. The fact that it is suggests either a faulty card or poor cooling. The latter is the easiest to fix/check. You can also reduce the load on the card by reducing the graphics options (anti-aliasing is particularly hard on cards with this game and doesn't make much of a difference in the video quality).

[Gorath Alpha]

Axeface wrote...

. . . hitting high 90s.

My power supply is 800w, I'm not running sli.

There already is a long treatise in the archives about this subject: 

social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/58/index/340782  

[ksac3]

try an application called speedfan.