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Article #719620Re: hot video card
From: PW
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:34
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:34
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On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:59:54 -0000, "Trimble Bracegirdle" <no-spam@never.spam> wrote: >Yes Kingdoms of Amalur is surprisingly hungry. >But I find it really pushes a system CPU & GPU . >lots of efficient performance even on an older Computer. > >As for Civ V this is an 'known Issue' is well covered back in the thread >here >"What Strategy Game For An Action & RPG Gamer ?" >starting on 24 Feb. > >Look for Andrew Rybenkov posts there. >Quote; >>>>"... >Due incompetence of Firaxis programmers (who mastered DirectX API, but had >no idea >about optimizations, and general programming techniques as well), >running Civ5 practically is the same as running Furmark/Kombuster hour after >hour. Quite a few gamers learnt it in hard way, forced to replace their >untimely >died video cards. > >So before running Civ5 (install and )launch MSI Afterburner. It will show >you >FPS and GPU temperature during playing. >In game's video options: >set V-Sync ON, >set Fog of War to MINIMUM. >Begin to play, look at the temperature from time to time. If it is in normal >range >and fans noise do not annoy you, keep playing and enjoy."<<<< > >@@@mouse@@@ But I have an eVGA (680). Will it work?
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