My Radeon X1900XT appears to be overheating while attempting to play STO. My computer gives me temperature warnings and the video card fan makes a loud racket.
So far I've tried lowering display quality but it doesn't seem to have worked.
While I could update drivers, this has an unintended side effect on my other games as they are no longer playable; updated drivers remove functionality that supports my video card.
Aside from buying a new video card which I can ill afford, anyone else have some bright ideas?
My Radeon X1900XT appears to be overheating while attempting to play STO. My computer gives me temperature warnings and the video card fan makes a loud racket.
So far I've tried lowering display quality but it doesn't seem to have worked.
While I could update drivers, this has an unintended side effect on my other games as they are no longer playable; updated drivers remove functionality that supports my video card.
Aside from buying a new video card which I can ill afford, anyone else have some bright ideas?
It's a known issue with newer (>9.7) ATI drivers. Cards are overheating like hell on some games. The only solution is to UNDERclock it. That of course is a matter of trial and error. Try lowering your GPU speed about 5% and memory too. Not a big loss, but still may fix your problem.
You can use ATI Tray Tools, or RivaTuner for that.
It's a known issue with newer (>9.7) ATI drivers. Cards are overheating like hell on some games. The only solution is to UNDERclock it. That of course is a matter of trial and error. Try lowering your GPU speed about 5% and memory too. Not a big loss, but still may fix your problem.
You can use ATI Tray Tools, or RivaTuner for that.
I am using Catalyst 7.10 due to the issues of newer catalyst drivers breaking my games. What is the minimum driver version that STO recommends?
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It's a known issue with newer (>9.7) ATI drivers. Cards are overheating like hell on some games. The only solution is to UNDERclock it. That of course is a matter of trial and error. Try lowering your GPU speed about 5% and memory too. Not a big loss, but still may fix your problem.
You can use ATI Tray Tools, or RivaTuner for that.
I am using Catalyst 7.10 due to the issues of newer catalyst drivers breaking my games. What is the minimum driver version that STO recommends?