Processor | AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X |
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Motherboard | ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF |
Cooling | D15 |
Memory | Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB |
Video Card(s) | eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9 |
Storage | Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro |
Display(s) | Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700 |
Case | Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2 |
Audio Device(s) | Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift |
Mouse | Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless |
Keyboard | Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE |
Benchmark Scores | Meh benchmarks. |
but it's not a stock problem, only when overclocked and I've got it watercooled so no more warranty.
On a side note I got it fixed, or let's say I found a compromise. I changed the 2d clocks from 250/150 to 500/625 using racerx's tool and now no more 2d artifacts. Can't really explain it but it seems it was caused by too low clocks and too high voltage.
Just wanted to put in an update for anyone who stumbles across this thread.
It was definately a cold bug issue when using watercooling, I have since reverted to using constant voltage to keep the card/vrm a little warmer and all is fine I have noticed from gpu-z monitoring that when the vreg temps are around 25c at idle i get the dots but once they are over 30c the 2d dot artifacts go away. Using slightly higher 2d clocks had the same effect, as in they raised 2d temps but it also meant higher power usage and was a Pita having to adjust the 2d clocks with racerx tool on every driver update so I have now set my bios voltage registers to 1.15v for the 2d/uvd/multimonitor and 1.2v for the 3d/boot register. Still get a little white dot or so when first botting up due to low temps at times but it goes away after a short time.
Using msi afterburner to force constant voltage would probably have the same effect and should be used to ensure everything is working fine before flashing the bios. I'm now slowly moving my way upto 1.25v as using this has no issues in 3d but same little dots in 2d, once I'm comfortable with it i might just flash all the voltage registers to 1.25v and be done with it.
System Name | Dark Armour |
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Processor | i7 2600K H2O |
Motherboard | Asus P67 Pro |
Cooling | RX360 + SR1-240 |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill |
Video Card(s) | MSI 7970 OC |
Storage | Crucial M4 SSD + 2TB HDD |
Display(s) | P243w 24" + 42lh5000 42" |
Case | TT Armor+ |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi + 2400ES |
Power Supply | Corsair AX850 |
Software | Windows 7 x64 |
Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/user/blackzero/ |
Processor | AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X |
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Motherboard | ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF |
Cooling | D15 |
Memory | Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB |
Video Card(s) | eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9 |
Storage | Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro |
Display(s) | Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700 |
Case | Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2 |
Audio Device(s) | Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift |
Mouse | Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless |
Keyboard | Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE |
Benchmark Scores | Meh benchmarks. |
@Asrock
Thanks for the advice on replacing the stock cooler, will contact xfx and 'ask'. Not to sure but lower quality vrms on the 6950 but it does have a slight differnce in the pcb with the 6970 having a few extra circuits; ths is from the pics I have seen. Having said that most people get similar results for both cards and importantly both use the same core so it's not a major difference from everything i've seen.
And watercooling doesn't improve idle temps as idle isn't going to be lower than ambient but it improves load temps, I also have an overclocked 2600k in my loop with a single rx 360 at low rpm/low noise settings, could add another 120/240 to further improve load temps if need be.
System Name | Dark Armour |
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Processor | i7 2600K H2O |
Motherboard | Asus P67 Pro |
Cooling | RX360 + SR1-240 |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill |
Video Card(s) | MSI 7970 OC |
Storage | Crucial M4 SSD + 2TB HDD |
Display(s) | P243w 24" + 42lh5000 42" |
Case | TT Armor+ |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi + 2400ES |
Power Supply | Corsair AX850 |
Software | Windows 7 x64 |
Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/user/blackzero/ |
System Name | my rig |
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Processor | phenom II x2 555 BE |
Motherboard | Asrock 880 GM-LE |
Cooling | Corsair H80 |
Memory | 2x2gb Team Elite 1333mhz |
Video Card(s) | Unlocked Asus EAH6950 DCU II 2gb |
Storage | 500gb WD Blue |
Display(s) | Samsung 22" |
Case | Thermaltake V4 Black Edition |
Audio Device(s) | n/a |
Power Supply | Thermaltake TR2 600W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
System Name | Dark Armour |
---|---|
Processor | i7 2600K H2O |
Motherboard | Asus P67 Pro |
Cooling | RX360 + SR1-240 |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill |
Video Card(s) | MSI 7970 OC |
Storage | Crucial M4 SSD + 2TB HDD |
Display(s) | P243w 24" + 42lh5000 42" |
Case | TT Armor+ |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi + 2400ES |
Power Supply | Corsair AX850 |
Software | Windows 7 x64 |
Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/user/blackzero/ |
I have a similar issue with Asus 6950 2GB. When card is cold (30C) I get small dots in desktop and other gpu accelerated stuff like videos etc. When I start a game I get artifacts depending on the game until gpu warms up over 40C. Running furmark I get 60C and absolutely no artifacts. Same goes with games, I can play for hours without artifacts or any other problems when the card is warm enough.
I need to try to increase the voltages and see if it helps. I tried to edit the fan profile in BIOS but I couldn't find a way to disable the fan until temps hit 40-50C or so...
This problem is kind of retarded, normally you get artifacts when clocks/temps are too high. But too low... *sigh*.