7950 twin frozr iii running under load with nothing going on?

For some reason (and randomly it seems) my GPU load will be nearly maxed and heating up the gpu for no reason. I had left it sitting as i went to the store shortly after turning it on and it was running around 80-95%~ load when all that was going was skype in the background along with MSI afterburner and AMD catalyst. Why would it randomly do this?

Can you follow this >>Posting Guide<< please. Make sure you provide enough detail.
Try removing drivers once again, but this time use >>Driver Fusion<< while in safe mode, then reboot and install fresh drivers from AMD (don't look on MSI's for GPU drivers). Also uninstall Afterburner.
If your HDD is quite big, are you able to create new partition and install fresh Windows on it/or different HDD where OS is not installed? So you don't remove all the current drivers etc, we want just fresh windows on new partition to see if it's something messed up with OS.

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7950 twin frozr iii running hot? should i rma?

I noticed my video card after having it a while is now 1) much louder and 2) is running idle around 55-60c. I also noticed a game ive been playing (FFXIV) ive gotten far more moments of freezing or horrible FPS drops.
Im running Windows 8.1 (this started back when i was on windows 7) and the case is pretty well vented. This has only come up now after owning it for quite some time (nearly a year i think). Is this just normal for this card to be so hot or should i be worried and RMA it. As much as i dont want to be without my gaming rig, id rather not risk it if something is wrong.

seem to be about 71-72C (with the usage fluctuating like crazy for a while at first then stabilizing at 99%). Also like to note that while playing a game last night i had it flash and the display driver fail then recover (not sure if thats relevant to it or not)
I also notice even after the program has been off for a bit, the card is still saying its under heavy load 80-99% and about 65C when there has been nothing running,

Freeze Msi Hd 7950 Twin Frozr III v2

Hi !
I have a Msi Hd 7950 Twin Frozr III v2 (hd 7970 pcb) and there are problems. The card back on the desktop when i play Battlefield 3. I use amd driver 12.11 beta 6. With 12.8 i haven't that. I have freeze or a back on the desktop when i use Occt, Furmark and Unigine Heaven with two drivers (12.11 and 12.8).
I think the card hasn't enough voltage when it sustained heavy stress. But i can't control the voltage
What do you think ? I await your advices
PS : sorry if my english isn't perfec :lol_anim:t

My pc :
Board: Gigabyte Z68X UDP3
Bios: F8
VGA: MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III v2
PSU: Silver Power SP SS 620w (2 rail - 24A - 12v)
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W
MEM: Corsair 1600 2x4gb Vengeance LP
HDD: SSD Samsung 830 series 128go and Spinpoint F3 1To
COOLER: Prolimatech Mega Shadow
OS: Windows 7 64bit Professional
I tried my gpu with an other motherboad P5KPL/EPU and Windows XP.
I tried with a Antec Basiq 500w.
I tried with a Maxtor 320go.
When i use Occt with directx 9, no problem. But with directx 10, errors immediatly.
Furmark 1.10.3 (directx 11), errors immediatly.
Unigine Heaven 3.0, sometimes i have freeze. Otherwise i have lags.

Information about the Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozr III

Hi, I want to change my R5770 to a Radeon HD 7950. I came across a lot of review and found the Twin Frozr III model from MSI really interesting. But, it seems that I can't buy it as no store as them.
Does anyone know when they'll be available (in US / Canada)? I'm looking forward to buy one as the cooler seems to be a great quality one.
Thank for your time!

My advice is wait till you see them at newegg. Nobody here can tell you when they will be available as nobody here has that kind of information. We don' have anything at all to do with MSI marketing.

7950 Twin frozr III bios

Can I have the newest bios for a
7950 Twin frozr
113-C3861300-X01 TAHITI PCI_EXPRESS GDDR5
113-MSITV277MS.202 TAHITI B0 PROH C38613 GDDR5 3GB 500E/150M
VER015.020.000.000.001083 C3861300.101 76576700 226987
Thanks,

I am not allowed to post external links so I will try to PM you my current vbios. I am looking for the UEFI/GOP vbios. I'm currently not having any issues but have heard the newer versions fan profiles are quieter. Mine at idle and load are quite loud.
Thanks,

[REQUEST] UEFI Bios Radeon 7950 Twin Frozr III 3GB/OC

R7950 Twin Frozr III 3GD5/OC
SN: 602-V277-17SB1304105482
Current BIOS version is: 015.031.000.001.001867

use this one
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=250764.msg1442144#msg1442144

MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Temps

Hi Guys,
I have some queries regarding temps, I am running it at stock and it idles at around 60c and under load around 80c. I thought this was normal until I started looking around as the fan noise was starting to annoy me. I even bought some more case fans to help with ventilation but this didn't seem to help.
Are these temps right?
Thanks

Mine sits at 35 idle and about 65 full load room temp about 25 yours sound high

7950 Twin frozr III OC Bios

I am having weird issues with my card and hoping a the latest BIOS will fix it. My card is refusing to run at stock clock speeds. When I run a game it is choppy. Upon logging it with Afterburner the clock speed will ramp to 960 then the screen will flash black and it will clock down to 300 mhz. I have tried the latest Catalyst drivers both beta and non-beta and it still refuses to play.
S/N 602-V277-17SB1305094806

Thanks for the quick reply. It didn't seem to fix the problem so I am going to RMA it.

6950 Twin FrozR III no voltage control with AfterBurner

Hi,
Posted this in the graphics card forum but this might be better place
I can't seem to get core voltage slider enabled with Afterburner 2.3.1. I ticked the box in options ?? CCC is also disabled.

can you test either of the card in another PC?
have you tried to turn off the vsync?

MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III New Vbios Request

Hello,
I have some problems with my system, which no one seems to know how to fix, and one of the things I haven't tried yet is a new vbios.
I've never done nothing of the sort previously, so can you leave me a brief explanation of what to do?
I also don't know what GOP / UEFI means...
GPU Model: MSI R7950 TF 3GD5/OC BE
Serial Number: 602-V276-18SB1211086192
Current BIOS Version (according to GPU-Z): 015.024.000.001.001496 (113-C3864000-X00)
Edit: Current vbios dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/de7hg0u2eg4sbvi/Tahiti.rom

Never again bump a thread please: >>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<
A GOP/UEFI vbios allows UEFI Fastboot with Win8. You are currently using an up to date legacy vbios (without GOP support). You can try the GOP version but I doubt that it will help with your problem. Most likely card is or psu is faulty like Svet already told you. Also OC/voltage abilities depend on the individual sample. No magic vbios can make your card perform like you read in some reviews if it proves to be not such lucky draw.
Use the attached.
Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the previously provided archive (1a0.rar) and put the included file (TV276MH.1A0) on that stick.
Rename TV276MH.1A0 to 1A0.rom. Put the atiflash.exe also included in the archive on the USB stick too. Now boot from the stick.
Type atiflash -p -f -noaper 0 1A0.rom [ENTER] and let it flash the vbios.

UEFI Bios Request for MSI Twin Frozr III HD 7950 O/C Non Boost card, has 7970pcb

Its this one Version: 015.020.000.000.001083 You make this forum far to complicated to navigate for old people , could not figure out how to insert an image, and you can't post external links either. So i linked the bios version, great cards by the way i have two of them, purchased a new motherboard that supports UEFI so I wanted to try. Thanks. More info:
GPU Device Id: 0x1002 0x679A
113-C3861300-X01 113-MSITV277MS.202 TAHITI B0 PROH C38613 GDDR5
3GB 500E/150M
(C) 1988-2010, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
ATOMBIOSBK-AMD VER015.020.000.000.001083
C3861300.101 PowerTune Limit: 175 to 260
CCC Overdrive Limits
GPU Clock: 1100.00 MHz
Memory Clock: 1575.00 MHz
Clock State 0 Core Clk: 880.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 1250.00 MHz
Flags: Boot Clock State 1
Core Clk: 880.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 1250.00 MHz
Flags: Optimal Perf Clock State 2
Core Clk: 880.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 1250.00 MHz
Flags: UVD Clock State 3
Core Clk: 300.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 150.00 MHz Flags:

S/n : 602-v277-05sb1205073711 first card S/n 602-v277-05sb1206017147 for Msi Twin Frozr III Hd 7950 o/c regarding UEFI bios request.

Injustice!!! MSI Charging me for replace my Twin Frozr III under warranty...

They says it is because it is oxidized. I have my PC since 2009. I bought this video card as part of an upgrade in December, 2011. Only 20 months have passed. My PC is not oxidized in any part or component. Nothing have failed by oxidation or other fact, all working like a charm. My older (EGA NVIDIA 275 GTX) Video Card is still working in another PC in the same house with no oxidation or whatever.
Two weeks ago, my MSI Twin Frozr III stopped working and I sent it to the warranty (RMA: RRD13022836).
Now MSI are charging me a replacement fee of $55.00 because oxidation. The only part oxidized that I see is the faceplate where are the connectors at the back. My PC is two years older than the MSI Twin Frozr III and it is not oxidized. The oxidation on the video card is because MSI used cheap materials. Why do I have to pay for that? Do MSI test their products on other normal environments?
Here in my Country the air is normally damp but not at the grade that my electronics fail for that.
If here is anyone that can help me with this injustice please reply.
Here is a picture that they sent me of my card:
Here are some pictures of my PC with another video card, dusty maybe but not oxidized:

I install hardwood floors for a living here in Florida. One of the things I look for before I install a floor is moisture. I test the subfloor for it and look around the room for it. I might suggest in this case that you closely inspect the area where this computer has been kept for high moisture content. Moisture that is too high can cause mold growth which is bad and it's better to catch a problem early than deal with a big expensive repair to your house later on.
When I bought my first MSI graphics card it was because of the quality level. The attention to detail when designing their cards and motherboards is very high. I've used the other popular manufacturers for things and I have not felt the same about their attention to detail. I have heard stories about people sending their items out for RMA only to get them sent right back with nothing fixed and no explanation why. Well I agree $55.00 isn't the best news, at least they took the time to look your card over and make a determination that they felt was fair and then present their findings and your options to you. This all instead of just sending the card straight back to you. If it was me I would just pay the $55.00 for the nice clean working card.
You may consider about once a month too every two months, taking your PC outside the house and blowing the dust out of it. I personally use this http://www.metrovacworld.com/DataVac%20Electric%20Duster. This is not a vacuum it is a blower and works well and keeps you from having to buy those cans of compressed air all the time.

7850 Twin Frozr III UEFI bios doesn't work with CSM mode off

Hello, everyone! I'm using two 7850 twin frozr III with both having the 050 serial numbers and I've flashed both of my cards with the 050 uefi bios provided somewhere in this forum. The system works fine on legacy boot mode but the problem is that, whenever I turn off the CSM option in the bios to try and boot in fast boot, the system just won't boot. Kinda like no video or something.
Here's my system specs:
Asus m5a99x evo r2.0 motherboard (with the latest bios)
2x 7850 Twin Frozr III in crossfire
Phenom II 965 Processor
8gb of ram (dual channel)
650w 80+ bronze PSU
2x 500gb WD Hard disk

clear cmos of your mainboard, else contact mainboard vendor to have ask

MSI R7950 Twin Frozr III Temp Issues

I have been having issues with my video card (MSI R7950 Twin Frozr III) under load and previously even while idle with temperatures being way higher than they should be. Browsed many forums and it was suggested that I change the thermal paste, which fixed part of the issue (The video card under "normal" load went from 95C to 75-84C while at 90 to 100% load the temperatures rises back up to the 90s). Before changing the thermal paste, the idle temperatures were around 60, under regular load a little over 90 as stated previously.
The video card runs perfectly otherwise which has me thinking it's most likely a problem related to the heatsink and cooler itself.
I'd personally rather avoid RMA if possible so my question is, is it possible for a cooler/heatsink to cause such a high temperature issue and if so, would purchasing an aftermarket cooler fix the problem or could there be other issues leading to the high temperatures other than the cooler/heatsink itself?
Thank you for your time.
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After flashing to this vbios, I seem to have gained performance, but the card also seems to be running a bit more hot which could be affected by me being in a different area in the game or slightly higher temperature in my room around the computer, etc.
I haven't tried changing drivers lately, had before when I first was faced with this temperature problem (Have been busy for a while and never bothered trying to figure the issue or try reapplying thermal paste to see if it would fix it until I got time for it recently). I tried both AMD's official drivers, the drivers I had at the time for my 4890 as well and the MSI auto-update software, none of which seemed to fix the heat problem.
If you believe I should try drivers now and see if it can fix the problem once again I don't mind trying.

Unstable GTX 570 Twin Frozr III OC

My brand new MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III OC is unstable. When under load suddenly the sound hangs and the GTX shuts down for a second and the screen goes black. After this it works again. Some games can handle this, but with others I'm back @ desktop.
My rig:
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I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)
Is this problem due to the known stability issues and should I have a VBIOS update? If so which one, because GTX570 Twin Frozr III OC isn't on your BIOS update list.

Back again...
Today I installed a new PSU (Corsair GS700 single rail with 56 A over +12V) and started playing Bioshock 2 because the error used to occur the most often playing that game.
I played half an hour feeling more and more relieved when suddenly..... same sh*t happened.
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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:   APPCRASH
Application Name:   Bioshock2.exe
Application Version:   1.0.0.1
Application Timestamp:   4d9fc504
Fault Module Name:   Bioshock2.exe
Fault Module Version:   1.0.0.1
Fault Module Timestamp:   4d9fc504
Exception Code:   c0000005
Exception Offset:   003ed2eb
OS Version:   6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID:   1043
Additional Information 1:   0a9e
Additional Information 2:   0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3:   0a9e
Additional Information 4:   0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
I think we can rule out that it's a PSU problem. My mobo, processor and RAM are also new so maybe the problem is not the card. I already tested the RAM with memtest with no errors.
I will try to find another PC to test the card in. Can I do something else to maybe test the motherboard or processor?

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