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chengong wrote:3 I expected more from here than "oh it's normal you're just not utilizing it enough" Really? You really think I didn't know if there was actually any problem with it?
geekl33tgamer wrote:chengong wrote:3 I expected more from here than "oh it's normal you're just not utilizing it enough" Really? You really think I didn't know if there was actually any problem with it?
It really is supposed to do that, sorry. If I cap the FPS to 60 on my GTX's at just 1080p for example, they will stay utilized on something like GTA V 35-40% tops. Clock speed is 907Mhz most of the time and it's hitting 60 fps solidly without a hiccup.
You can turn it off in the Nvidia CP - It's labelled as "Power Management Mode" under the Manage 3D Settings section. Set it to "Prefer Maximum Performance" and you'll see it aim for max boost clocks under any kind of workload instead (mine hit 1525Mhz for example if I do that by just playing a YouTube video).
chengong wrote:It isn't the problem here.
geekl33tgamer wrote:chengong wrote:It isn't the problem here.
I doubt you've actually tried it, so just saying.
In the absence of ANY thermal issues, it can only come down to the dynamic clocks as I stated or that custom BIOS just being outright a load of crap.
chengong wrote:geekl33tgamer wrote:chengong wrote:It isn't the problem here.
I doubt you've actually tried it, so just saying.
In the absence of ANY thermal issues, it can only come down to the dynamic clocks as I stated or that custom BIOS just being outright a load of crap.
I can't believe I have to confirm basic stuff like this here. Yes I have tried I know because it's running like 10fps in Witcher 3 when normally it runs 35fps.
Westbrook348 wrote:Reverting to old drivers fixed the problem. Gorgeous 144 fps at ~1100 mhz. The newest Nvidia drivers apparently have tons of problems.
geekl33tgamer wrote:You were asked a little further up if it impacted performance and you didn't answer the question. IMO, saying "I know because I can test the performance in like you know? games?" comes across a touch arrogant / sarcastic. I can't help you if I'm not in receipt of all the facts while my crystal ball is out of service.
Chrispy_ wrote:1) Make sure the performance is actually suffering and it's not just a reporting issue.
2) Eliminate potential causes of the problem one by one until you find the issue.
3) If step 2 is unsuccessful, RMA your card.
For step 2, the obvious culprits are:Eliminate each of those one at a time in a controlled and methodical manner, and then if you can prove it's none of those things RMA the card because it's probably faulty.
- Custom BIOS
- Driver version - with Windows 10 you may have to actually migrate the card over to a W8 machine to go back to known-working drivers
- Overclock voltages/frequencies
- Cooling issue triggering a safety throttle
- Driver settings (Powertune profiles etc)
Meadows wrote:Like I said, if he's going to do elimination, then first of all he should start with changing or disabling the overclocking.
Chrispy_ wrote:geekl33tgamer wrote:You were asked a little further up if it impacted performance and you didn't answer the question. IMO, saying "I know because I can test the performance in like you know? games?" comes across a touch arrogant / sarcastic. I can't help you if I'm not in receipt of all the facts while my crystal ball is out of service.
This, 100%. Most of us aren't idiots, but without all the facts we have to assume that you're not one too and with snarky know-it-all comments you're not winning any favours when asking for help.
1) Make sure the performance is actually suffering and it's not just a reporting issue.
2) Eliminate potential causes of the problem one by one until you find the issue.
3) If step 2 is unsuccessful, RMA your card.
For step 2, the obvious culprits are:Eliminate each of those one at a time in a controlled and methodical manner, and then if you can prove it's none of those things RMA the card because it's probably faulty.
- Custom BIOS
- Driver version - with Windows 10 you may have to actually migrate the card over to a W8 machine to go back to known-working drivers
- Overclock voltages/frequencies
- Cooling issue triggering a safety throttle
- Driver settings (Powertune profiles etc)
chengong wrote:I'm sorry it came through like that, but please take a close look and see if you'll also get irritated by the same situation. In my OP post I clearly stated that GPU-Z reports a performance cap reason as "utilization", which obviously means that I am aware of this fact. Knowing that, and still questioning if I actually did stress the GPU implies only one of two possible things:
1. I don't know the meaning of the word "utilization", AND I never looked it up
2. I'm an idiot and didn't think to actually give it utilization even when it clearly says that there's not enough utilization.
Besides, the screenshot I provided shows 100% GPU utilization, AND it shows that there are no thermal issues.
As for the possibility of a detection error, it too, can be seen in the screenshot. Temperature is 33 degrees, unless you think I'm using some kind of a phase-change system, that's clearly not a possible temperature for a 250w GPU running at maximum frequency. TDP is also labeled as 34%, obviously, not running at full speed. Voltage at 0.89v again, obviously not a full load voltage. Unless of course, you believe that GPU-Z read all those numbers wrong, at the same time, and they happen to match up with each other (temperature with tdp and frequency). Or may I suggest, the more likely problem is that there really is something wrong and it's stuck at 405mhz. I tend to think that the latter is much more likely.
I think anyone would be irritated when people constantly ask things that are already made clear in the OP.