Recent content by jaredc

You may want to check out and download EVGA precision, where you can manually set your fan speed. I know i have a 275 gtx and it won't even increase the fan rate until the gfx card if super super hot. So before I play a game I load EVGA precision and manually set the fan speed to around 70%...

Check the options within the game. Otherwise google the problem. And if you can't find anything, you are most likely doing something wrong that is very simple (like unchecking something in video options)

There are so many things that could be messsed up with this.... Powering on and having fans come on doesn't neccesarily mean anything. I'd bring it into a shop to take a look at it.

i7 definately has better benchmark results. If you have a tight budget then go with the AMD, and get a better gfx card. Otherwise spring for the i7. They still beat the hexcores.

It all depends on how much of your budget you have left. I have the 275 gtx and am very happy. You would probably notice a big difference between the 275 and 285, so whatever you think you would need. I wish you luck with the upgrade!

Hey, First and foremost, when you are using it, make sure you aren't clogging up any of the vents. A lot of people will put a laptop on a bed where it will sink in and no heat will get out. Depending on there the heat exhaust is, you may be blocking them just by having on your lap even...

Time for a new computer it looks like. The Nvidia 260 is a nice card if you don't wanna put cash down on a new computer. But your system will be severely bottle necked by the processor/ram.

It may be useful to use some of that budget to buy a nice CPU cooler in order to OC your processor and not burn up its life. I would go with a less powerful card, then upgrade to 6gb of DDR3 for now. -get a CPU cooler -New GFX Card -6gb DDR3 (make sure to leave room for future expansion)...

ORB - World of Performance In conclusion my cpu score is 41979, my GPU is 11551 . by the way, i was just playing a game and the audio glitches which preceed the lag began.

Thanks so much for all your help first off! I will play without sound and test that out. I upgraded my bios, so i'm gonna test this first so i can isolate the variables. Is there any sort of way to pin point this problem if it is gfx card related? Like a testing utility for gfx card...

I ran memtest overnight, and recieved no errors at all. So memory isn't the issue.

i've run prime95, and it works perfectly. My cpu gets up to around 80c , but no problems. I got speedfan, and i assume system is the NB temp, that reads around mid 40's-50's for games. I'm absolutely stumped... did i get a defective gfx card? I'll try disabling sound and playing...

Very wierd. I am still getting hints of audio distortion. However it won't quite freeze up like before..... WTF?!?!? What are your suggestions?

K i just got done playing 2 games rather extensively. Neither crashed, everything ran fantastic. I simply used evga precision to run the card's fan at 80% during games. So i'm HOPING this fixed it... i've thought i fixed it before and it came back. lol so we'll see what happens i'll keep...

K thanks for replying! I'm running evga precision to set my fan speed high during games. So while doing this, i'll try to push it to a BSOD to give you that information. Do you think overheating is an issue with my card? My case is the X-discovery so it has bad airflow