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On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:05:27 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, PW
wrote: 

>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

Civ V: all settings on max - 80C

Witcher 2: high settings - 81C

Witcher 2: uber settings - 82C

RAGE - high res textures - 70C

OCCT - Vid card Stress test - 79-80C

IOW, Civ (at all settings max) works the card hard, as hard as the stress
test, but it's not unlike other games. Witcher 2 is worse, and ~80-81C is
fine in my book. Anything around <85ish is okay in my book, really.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop/geforce-gtx-680/specifications

Max op. temp for your 680 is 98C, which seems a bit excessive.

-- 
Zag

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