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On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:13:33 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:34:10 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, PW
>wrote: 
>
>>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?
>
>I'm running on an eVGA 670 all settings max (DX11) and I haven't noticed
>any shuttle launch sounds coming from the fan assembly.
>
>I did with my 470, though. Civ V and space heater.
>
>I will do a temp monitoring run next time I play if you like, pw.


Thanks! I have a desktop GPU widget on my left monitor but it gets
blacked out when I play a game.  I did boot up Civ5 and when I quit it
the temp was only in the high 40s.  I did not play the game very long
though.

There is an eVGA utility ("Precision") but I need to try it and see if
it is available while I am playing a game.

Thanks Z!

-pw