7870 OC edition

I purchased a MSI R7870 Twin Frozen (first one ) back in April, and it crashed my PC on the very first day. After trying all kinds of things with no solution,I sent it back to newegg for exchange. Got my second one and the very same thing happened.
So i have tried everything under the sun to fix my crashing problem with my msi 7870 including and not limited to the following. RMA,drivers 12.3,12.4.12.5 beta and 12.6 beta,updated all software,BIOS, disabled/enabled stuff in BIOS like audio,default BIOS settings,OC BIOS settings,MEMTEST, fan speed for cooling-never goes above 60c, test psu,checked power connections,re set gpu on MB, down clocking.
The crash I get is a black screen, then I have to hold the power button down until the PC shuts down. I then restart the PC get the screen that says windows didn't shut down properly with the option safe mode. start windows normally ( sorry don't recall the whole message in that window). Most of the time after the PC boots up the GPU fan is at full speed for a few seconds.
It crashes in high end games like BF3 and low end game that hardly needs a gpu. I may play a game for a few hours and it never misses a beat, then some times it won't run a game for more than 30 minutes.
I have read a couple of posts by others (hardware sites and newegg)that points the solution is down clocking from the factory OC. I tried this(5%)down clock and still crashed.
I can run a EVGA 470 GTX, a saphire 5850, or 2 8800 gtx sli and never have a crash .
Is there a fix for this this?
my system
i7-975
ASUS sabertooth x58 motherboard
6 GB crucal ballistics ddr3 triple channel ram
spinpoint F3 HD
ASUS DVD/CD drive
liquid cooling (cpu only)
antec 650 power supply
window 7 64

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I just got my MSI HD7870 OC edition card today, and have so far had constant screen flicking when in games or just typing in my browser like I am doing now ( it has flickered like every other word I've typed)
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Well, I haven't tried a new vbios yet. Some people in other forums claim that they have solved many problems with a new bios for their card and even achieved much better oc's.
I don't know, but at 1.25v, which for some reason I cannot change whatsoever, this card is highly unstable if I bump a little bit more. The other day I was playing crysis 3 with 1100 core / 1400 memory and I was seeing artifacts everywhere.
I've also been told that it could be a problem with my DVI port, but I don't have any way of testing that since my monitor only has DVI.
It just hurts my feelings when I see this:
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Hi everyone. I bought this card (MSI R7870 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card) the other day and installed it. When I plug a monitor or tv into the graphics card it says "Not supported" on my screen after some flashing. What can I do to fix this issue?
Any help would be appreciated. This monitor and tv work just fine plugged into my other computer.
Here is the complete build of my computer.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
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Hard Drive: OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($177.02 @ Amazon)
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Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg)
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you mean your computer cannot boot when you install it?
does your computer works if you install another video card?

Msi 7870 hawk temps issue

hi guyzzz plzz help me out to sort this problem
i have msi 7870 hawk edition ...the problem is that when i play games temperature goes upto 103c at load and normal temps are 32c...i don,t understand what to do...i have installed latest drivers...

I am now having the same issue with my 7870 hawk. I've done a search and it seems this happens to quite a few owners of this card. owning this card was terrible the first month, but i chose to stick it out and the past two months have been a nightmare. first multiple and unfixable driver crashes all the time whether at load, idle, desktop, browsing etc. and now the temps are 22c higher than normal in every game. this car has never gone above 61c in heaven benchmark or any game, yet now it's hitting 80c in GW2, 78-90c in BF3 and the fan is stupid loud. I am not going to try and remove the heatsink. MSI have already told me that since my motherboard has a broken hook on the pci-e slot they might not rma that so I won't take any chances. any idea if I can get a different card of comparable value as a replacement. they stopped making the hawk and TFIII months ago and I will not be taking the current MSI 7870 that's out.
edit: I decided to change the thermal paste. I used some of my ic diamond 7 and temps in GW2 are now in the 48c-61c range. in other words, normal. the stuff that came with the card must be truly terrible.

Z77A-GD65 Multiple BIOS Issues - B4 Hang, Splash Screen Blinking

Back in November 2012, I built a home server with a Z77A-GD65. Lately, I've noticed some strange things happening that I've been trying to research but to no avail.
First off, I get the B4 code hang-up whenever I'm booting. This doesn't matter if it's a cold boot or a reboot, it hangs on B4 for about 10-15 seconds, flashes 92 really quick, and then goes to A2 which it stays for another 5 or so seconds. After that I get the MSI splash screen for about 1 second, then it blinks 5 times. After that it goes into Windows just fine.
The blinking is a new issue, the B4 hang is not. I've read from multiple posts that this is a USB issue. When I disable USB legacy support, the issue goes away, but of course then I can't have legacy support. I have yet to figure out what exact device is causing it. In the process of trying to figure this out, I updated BIOS to A.A0. After updating to this version of BIOS the splash screen blinks 5 times before going to the "Starting Windows" splash screen. This is a more difficult issue to figure out why it's doing this because if you search for "BIOS" and "flash" or "flashes" or "flashing", you typically get results for flashing your BIOS. Hence, why I'm using the term "blinking". But even then I can't really find a solution out there.
I also happened to see that the website for the Z77A-GD65 is showing a newer BIOS version, but I'm unable to flash this (at least using M-Flash). I threw it on a USB, re-enabled USB legacy and whenever I click on it to install, the BIOS screen hard locks. The screen just freezes exactly where it's at in the BIOS and the mouse is dead. However, I can CTRL+ALT+DEL on the keyboard and it will reboot the system so I don't need to power cycle the computer. Not sure why this is happening either. Perhaps I need to flash this a different way? Maybe I don't need to flash this at all?
I could really use some input here on why this is happening.
As for the specs on my system, they're as follows:
i7-3770K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz by using the Turbo Mode in BIOS
32GB Komputerbay DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz DIMM with Low Profile Blue Heatspreaders Quad Channel RAM | 9-9-9-24 XMP ready
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1 - 750 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM Sata II HDD
1 - 1 TB Western Digital MyBook USB 2.0 external
2 - 3 TB Seagate USB 3.0 external
ASUS DVD Burner - not sure which one, it's a cheapy $20 from Newegg
1 - PCI USB 3.0 expansion card
Antec TruePower New TP-550 Modular 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
NZXT Switch 810 gunmetal - currently have 4 fans running but plan on more, also the Switch 810 has the multi-card reader in the front with 1x SD Card, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
for peripherals
1 - Microsoft 360 Wireless controller adapter (legit one, not the knockoff although I had a knockoff prior to getting the real deal)
1 - Logitech Wireless USB Keyboard with Touchpad
I tried to be thorough. Thanks in advance for any help!

Quote from: PirateDog on 26-August-13, 12:45:18
Probably a USB device problem.
This is a candidate, as well as mouse and keyboard. Disconnect USB devices one at a time to find the culprit.
A lot of devices running. PSU a +12V single rail or is it multi rail? A rail going to the graphics or components may not be enough amps. My best guess is the card reader.
For UEFI/BIOS flashing, select your mainboard here and use the forum flash method;
I'll definitely try unplugging some of these USB devices to see if that helps with the B4 hang issue.
As for the PSU, according to the description for it on Newegg: "Four industry-leading independent +12v rails are provided for more stable and safer power output." It has two rails going to the GPU. The GPU is a new addition to the system and so I wasn't running it until recently. The issues were occurring beforehand, but you're right that this PSU is underpowered for the rig considering PowerColor recommends a minimum of 500w. I'm going to be buying a larger capacity one sometime in the very near future. Any recommendations on good modular PSU's? What's a good way to tell what wattage to get?
Thanks for letting me know about the forum flash method. I'll be back later when I have some results.

MSI Z77A-GD65 No Post

When I first started my new system, I did get a display and entered the BIOS. I changed the boot order to put my optical drive first, put in a live CD, restarted, and got a black screen. I ejected the CD, restarted, and got a black screen again. I didn't get a display again until I disconnected all my drives whereupon I got a map error and was able to get back into the BIOS. A web search indicated this is a bug that occurs when no drives are connected so I reconnected the drives, restarted, and got a black screen again. I disconnected the drives again and restarted but I got a black screen again (no map error this time). I tried connecting my monitor to the graphics card instead of the motherboard and that didn't work. I tried removing the graphics card and video capture card and that didn't work. I tried clearing the CMOS by pushing the button and even removing the battery for several minutes and that didn't work.
Here's where things get weird. I tried testing the RAM by pulling out one stick and the system kept restarting itself: it would turn on then power off a few seconds later then, after a few seconds, start up again, etc. I had to wait till it powered off and quickly pull out the power supply's cord to get it to stop. I removed that stick and put the other one in instead and the same endless loop of restarting happened again. When I put both sticks back in it stopped restarting.
Since I couldn't get into BIOS A, I switched to BIOS B and got a display again. There was no option to restore BIOS A so I was forced to continue using BIOS B. Since my graphics card was removed at this point, I changed the BIOS to IGD instead of PEG for graphics and shut down. I reconnected my drives then restarted and got a display again and entered the BIOS. I changed the boot order to put my optical drive first, put in a live CD, restarted, and got a black screen. I ejected the CD, restarted and got a black screen. I disconnected the drives and restarted hoping I would get a map error and could get back into the BIOS but got a black screen again. I've tried switching back to BIOS A but still can't get a display.
I tested the RAM by putting it in my old desktop one stick at a time, and then both sticks at once, and it worked fine. I installed the optical drive and one of the hard drives into my old desktop and successfully installed and booted linux off of it with the no problems. The second hard drive does appear to be borked and my old desktop froze when I tried to boot with that drive installed. However I've tried starting my new system multiple times without that damaged drive connected and I still get a black screen so I don't see how it could be the problem.
The LED on the motherboard mostly alternates between 19 and 72. It will run through a bunch of codes too quickly to read then pause for a second on 19 (Early South Bridge Initialization) then run through a bunch of codes too quickly to read then pause for a second on 72 (Late South Bridge Initialization) then go back to 19, etc. I've sometimes also seen it pause for a second on 55 (Early Memory Initialization) and 4F (which doesn't appear in the manual).
I'm guessing it has to be the motherboard or CPU but I don't know which. I don't have another motherboard to test the CPU on and no other CPU to test on this motherboard (the old desktop is AMD).
Hardware:
MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K CPU
G.Skill DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5v 4096MB (x2) RAM (tested in old desktop)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive (tested in old desktop)
Pioneer BDR-208DBK blu-ray drive (tested in old desktop)
Corsair Obsidian 550D case
Seasonic G Series 550W power supply
Samsung S23B550V monitor (tested with old desktop)
Currently disconnected hardware:
HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition graphics card
Seagate Barracuda 3TB hard drive (believed to be broken)
Black Magic Design Intensity Pro capture card

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Here's where things get weird. I tried testing the RAM by pulling out one stick and the system kept restarting itself: it would turn on then power off a few seconds later then, after a few seconds, start up again, etc. I had to wait till it powered off and quickly pull out the power supply's cord to get it to stop. I removed that stick and put the other one in instead and the same endless loop of restarting happened again. When I put both sticks back in it stopped restarting.
Test each stick in Dimm 2 (2nd from the cpu) Make sure they are installed into DIMMS 2 & 4 (2nd from cpu and last)
Did you try a full cmos clear on Bios A?
If so, you can recover using this guide:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=160450.0
With the z77a-gd65, you will need to flash bios B to version 10.5. In that version in the security section is a multi bios update. Use that and it will recover bios A.
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Computer Shuts Down

Hiya!
Got a very interesting problem that I've been working on for a few days, trying to get a few extra minds on it.
Problem:
I'll be playing a game when the computer completely shuts off. No blue screen, no error screen, nothing.
What I've tried:
Looked into the event viewer and found an error "The AODDriver4.01 service failed to start due to the following error: The system cannot find the path specified." Downloaded a driver cleaner by the name of Driver Fusion. First uninstalled all of the AMD Software in Add/Remove Programs. Then went into Safe Mode, ran the driver cleaner. It removed every AMD Graphics driver except AMD Catalyst [Installer?] (sorry a little fuzzy on that one.) Re installed only the drivers for my card, and that seemed to have solved the issue until the other day when I was playing a game and it shut down again. I checked Event viewer again and the same error. Not wanting to re-format and re-install just yet. See if anyone can possibly shed some light on this subject?
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MSI 990FXA-GD80 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8120FRGUBOX
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 997055
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Quote from: Svet on 04-December-12, 21:26:28
put CPU on load with prime95: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Home-Education/Prime95.shtml
then monitor CPU temp with http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
about GPU, stress it with Furmark: http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
Awesome thank you. I will do this when I get home

Media Encoder CC Problems - No sound and often crashes while rendering to Youtube 1080p 29.97 fps

I'm baffled by all of this.
I'm trying to render a clip similar to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fprMxgfdpRo
except there are 8 equalizers and I have to do it for a 2 hour podcast. I have to do it in 10 minute clips because it will either crash every 2 hours of rendering, or it won't have sound, which seems like a common problem with AME. It is very difficult to get the sound to line up after the fact.
Here are my specs:
Windows 8.1
i7 - 3770K
AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz edition
16gb Ram
I can't seem to pinpoint a fix for this problem. Anyone have any ideas?

This is user to user forum. Some of us on Adobe side check forums once in a while to help users. Contacting support is the proper direct communication with Adobe. That said..
Try encoding uisng Software rendering instead of GPU. Look for "Renderer" just below queue panel and select "Mercury Playback Engine: software only". We have seens in some cases (on longer clips) where graphic card runs out of memory and causes application to mis behave or crash.
If that doesn't solve, let us know if you can encode that particular video to any other preset (Not Youtube). Just to see if this is common issue with all preset or particular one.

[SOLVED] Trouble setting up KVM VGA passthrough using vfio

Hi all!
In the past two weeks I've set up my first LFS build using Arch and everything is working great! Well, almost everything.
I'm trying to get a VM set up with vfio for Windows gaming but I'm having trouble and I don't know where to look to fix this... Following this guide: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162768
I have compiled and am running AUR\linux-vfio, with amd_iommu=on and my processor supports virtualization. pci-stubs holding on to the card to be virtualized.
Cobbled together specs - The 7850 is my host and the 7870 is to be passed to the VM.
OS: Arch Linux
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 4.0.4-2-vfio
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2GHz
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Pitcairn PRO [Radeon HD 7850] [1002:6819]
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series] [1002:aab0]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Pitcairn XT [Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition] [1002:6818]
02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series] [1002:aab0]
When I try to run the test in the linked thread, I get the following:
archdeckstawp% qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -cpu host,kvm=off \
> -smp 4,sockets=1,cores=4,threads=1 \
> -device vfio-pci,host=02:00.0,x-vga=on -device vfio-pci,host=02:00.1 \
> -vga none
qemu-system-x86_64: -device vfio-pci,host=02:00.0,x-vga=on: vfio: error no iommu_group for device
qemu-system-x86_64: -device vfio-pci,host=02:00.0,x-vga=on: Device initialization failed
qemu-system-x86_64: -device vfio-pci,host=02:00.0,x-vga=on: Device 'vfio-pci' could not be initialized
I checked dmesg and found the following errors, and a patch linked here from Bumblebee, but I don't believe this is the issue so I haven't tried it yet - going to investigate more: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bu … nt-5804686
archdeckstawp% dmesg | grep vgaarb
[ 0.347409] vgaarb: setting as boot device: PCI:0000:01:00.0
[ 0.347411] vgaarb: device added: PCI:0000:01:00.0,decodes=io+mem,owns=io+mem,locks=none
[ 0.347413] vgaarb: device added: PCI:0000:02:00.0,decodes=io+mem,owns=none,locks=none
[ 0.347415] vgaarb: loaded
[ 0.347416] vgaarb: bridge control possible 0000:02:00.0
[ 0.347417] vgaarb: bridge control possible 0000:01:00.0
[ 17.814588] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
... 22 times ...
[ 17.814761] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
[ 17.814778] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:02:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=none
[ 17.814794] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
... 3 times ...
[ 17.814848] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
For some strange reason I feel like virtualization isn't working on my machine. I've checked the BIOS, virtualization is enabled... I just can't get iommu turned on. Any ideas?
Last edited by SkySky (2015-06-12 01:14:22)

So after a bit more research, looks like my motherboard doesn't support IOMMU... http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/39 … witch.html
[ 0.000000] AGP: Please enable the IOMMU option in the BIOS setup
[ 1.949134] AMD IOMMUv2 driver by Joerg Roedel <[email protected]>
[ 1.949136] AMD IOMMUv2 functionality not available on this system
Blah, looks like I have to build a new system (or at least get a new mobo) to get this figured out. I've put in a ticket with gigabyte for my mobo to see if they'll do anything for me, but I doubt it...
I'm hesitant to mark this as solved... would anyone have any ideas on how I could get this working otherwise?

3 doa 970a-g46

Alright i pieced a computer from new egg. I have a amd 8150 processor, 8 gigs of ram (2 4 gig sticks), a xfx 7870 black edition, a lian case, 650 watt power supply and a 970a-g46 motherboard. Hooked it all up (2 months ago) and nothing worked. Sent the motherboard back and recieved two more and both were doa. If i set the 24 pin connector in it no fans or anything will come on. If i barely touch the end closest to the pcie slot barely in the 24 pin slot, the motherboard light will blink, my cpu fan and psu fan will come on. I have tested two different psus on it and same thing with each motherboard they sent. Idk what to do im tired of waiting for my computer to be running. Any ideas?

Fixed it. I feel so stupid. I didnt have the power switch plugged in correctly. Went through plugged everything in, ziptied the wires away and whabam, got bios. So now im installing windows 7 (very slowly) and away I go. So if anyone has this same problem before spending 2 months wasting time and money sending back mobos, think simple stupid. Then if not then yeah it might be a while before you get your computer running. I appreciate the help guys. Also my cpu was running at 48 degrees which seems awfully high to me?

MSI Z87 GD65 GAMING Doesn't recognize crossfire. Help Pls.

Hello everyone, I've had several board msi brand, such as B3 P68 GD65, GD65 G3 Z68, Z68 GD80 G3, last week bought a Z87 GD65 gaming, but I can not activate the second video card, installed the amd 13.9 drivers with just one card ,rebooted and installed the second does not recognize the second card. I tested amd drivers 13.10v2 and does not work, I tested with the older amd drivers 13.4 official and does not recognize the second card.
Tested one by one each both graphical works fine.
I have the crossfire bridge connected.
I must change something in the bios? To recognize the second card? what ?
Never happened to me on msi boards such things and i haved always crossfire.
Sistem :
Caixa Fractal Arc mid R2
psu Corsair tx 650 modelar
Rams Corsair vengeance 16Gb 4x4 1600 mhz.
Coller Corsair H100 I
hard drivers Adata Sp 9000 64 GB sata 6Gb para o SO
kingston V300 64 GB sata 6Gb para jogos.
Western Digital blue 1 TB sata III 64 MB
Board MSI Z87 Gd65 Gaming
Cpu Intel 4770k
Cards 2 vtx hd 7870 x-edition oc Gpu clock : 1100 Mhz, memory 4900 Mhz.
Greetings from Portugal!

Hi everybody,
I tested one at a time in the pci-e 2 and works.
And do the same on Pci-e nº1. works fine the 2 card.
"Several possibles. If testing a card by itself in the second slot does not work, then either there is a problem with an errant standoff or other item shorting underneath the mainboard. The other most common reason is CPU socket pin(s) bent or damaged or the CPU cooler mouinted incorrectly or unevenly torqued.
I don´t believe it the pins because if you look at the GPU-Z recognizes the two cards.
And appears on device manager the to cards.
I am using SO w7 ultimate, and the board bios is the last version.
Is something else must be some setting in bios, and i don´t no...
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/34/lnow.jpg/
Best regards.

MSI 970a-g43 CPU fan always at 100% when fast boot or MSI Fast Boot is enabled

I turned on fast boot in my motherboard in my BIOS but now whenever I boot into windows the CPU fan is always at 100%. I really like the performance gain from fast boot, however I can't stand the CPU fan always at 100%. The fan normally runs at ~1150rpm when its off but when its on it runs full blast ~2800rpm.
My specs are:
MSI 970a-g43
AMD FX 6300
MSI HD 7870 OC Edition (Flashed with GOP vBios)
2x4 8gb DDR3 g.skillz ram

I have it set to 55c smart fan control in the BIOS. With fast-boot off it works perfectly. It seems like its not lowering the fan like it normally does when its on. If I go into the BIOS and reset it it'll work fine the first time, but after that it'll do the 100% fan speed all the time.

MSI 7870 hawk 1 ghz edition PC freezing problem

Issues first started when i updated amd drivers from omega to 15.5 beta for witcher 3. Youtube videos would cause driver to crash and it would recover. It would do that daily several times. It was going like that until today. PC will just freeze now. I swapped GPUs and now at the time of writting im using 5870 and there are no problems. videos are playing normally no freezing or driver crashing. Also only videos would cause drivers to crash and when i was gaming there was absolutely no problem at all. Now (with msi hawk) if i just stick on desktop or go on a website PC would just freeze. If i get into game (for example WoW) i would get choppy fps and it would keep going like that until i exit the game, once i exit the game after about a minute PC will lock itself up. I monitor my temperatures all the time. I noticed that in msi afterburner it says gpu "0 degrees" and it shows that load is 0% when it goes nuts but it will keep rendering the game until i close the game and then PC will just freeze.
I don't know what to do. Could it be that my MSI hawk is dead? :/ It is only 1 year old from the day i got it from the shop. Is there anything to be done to fix this problem? I just hope it's fixable.
PC config:
Main Board - gigabyte X48 ds4
Video Card - MSI 7870 hawk 1ghz edition
PSU: seasonic m12II 750w
CPU: Q8400
Memory: kingtson hyperx 8 gig
SSD/ HDD: kingston hyperx 3k 120gb / WD black caviar 1 TB
OC: Yes only CPU stable 24/7
Operating System: W8.1

Quote from: darkhawk on Today at 06:59:52
What were the temps when it was just sitting there? Or playing a game?
Did you try going back to the older omega drivers to see if that rectified the problem at all?
Sitting temps were going between 35-40 (it's quite hot in the room) and when i turn on the game it goes to about 50 degrees and hangs there (wow isnt really graphically intensive and doesnt cook gpu like at all). Yeah i reverted back to omega drivers to see if beta drivers were making this problem but no. Problem still exists. Drivers are still omega drivers since reverting and with 5870 works fine. :/

Z77-g43 + I5 3570k + 7870 asus

Im wondering what i could do with my system
it tells me i have 1 sec overclocking option? what is that i have a g43 board
Z77-g43 + I5 3570k + 7870 asus
cooler master evo fan and heat sink normally sits stock at 29Celsius
16 gigs of ram
I have windows 7 64 bit

No if you enable Oc Genie, it will automatically overclock your system to a very safe level. (Generally around 4.2ghz)
As for the gaming, just give it a shot and see how it performs. If you wish you can then overclock your video card.
Edit: Another note about oc genie. If you enable this feature, don't change anything else in regards to multipliers or voltages as that will cause instability.
Just enable Oc Genie, Disable EUP2013 & Enable XMP

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