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System Name | Desktop |
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Processor | Intel i7 13700K |
Motherboard | MSI Z790 Tomahawk D4 |
Cooling | Corsair XC7 Block / Corsair XG7 Block EK 360PE Radiator EK 120XE Radiator 5x EK Vadar Furious Fans |
Memory | 64GB Corsair Dominator DDR4-3200 |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio |
Storage | 1TB WD Black SN850 / 4TB Inland Premium / 8TB WD Black HDD |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3821DW / ASUS TUF VG279QM |
Case | Lian-Li Dynamic 011 XL ROG |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Nommo Pro Speakers / Creative AE-9 w/ Beyerdynamic MMX 300 |
Power Supply | EVGA P2 1200W Platinum |
Mouse | Razer Naga Pro |
Keyboard | Deathstalker Pro |
I purchased a XFX 6950 from Microcenter about 4 days ago. I followed your guide as listed on techpowerup and have successfully flashed my card to a 6970 using the XFX BIOS listed in your website’s collection. It appears to be working well and I do not have any artifacting whatsoever. The temperatures on the GPU at 36C idle and 58C load. The fan is at 30%. The CPU is at 27C idle and 45C under load.
I noticed last night that while playing TF2 and CS:S I would randomly get a BSOD. Each time it was a different error and according to Faultwire it points to a possible device driver or my CPU is hosed.
I do have a Phenom II 970 BE OC’d to 4.0Ghz and I returned it back to stock after the first BSOD. I tried again and it BSOD on me again.
I am starting to think the card is going bad or the drivers aren’t working right. I cannot even run IntelBurnTest without it locking up or BSOD on me.
I have a 850W Thermaltake TR2 PSU and I should be fine unless over the past 2 years of it running 24/7 has caused it some harm.
Would you say my instability is the card or the CPU??
I noticed last night that while playing TF2 and CS:S I would randomly get a BSOD. Each time it was a different error and according to Faultwire it points to a possible device driver or my CPU is hosed.
I do have a Phenom II 970 BE OC’d to 4.0Ghz and I returned it back to stock after the first BSOD. I tried again and it BSOD on me again.
I am starting to think the card is going bad or the drivers aren’t working right. I cannot even run IntelBurnTest without it locking up or BSOD on me.
I have a 850W Thermaltake TR2 PSU and I should be fine unless over the past 2 years of it running 24/7 has caused it some harm.
Would you say my instability is the card or the CPU??