What ever the latest patch did - it is now killing my computer. It has literally SHUT DOWN instantly twice now today after playing for about an hour. I can only assume this is from overheating. What is strange, is that I have not changed any settings, not installed any new programs, etc., since the beginning of OPEN BETA. And now, today, as of the latest patch the computer shuts down twice.
What ever the latest patch did - it is now killing my computer. It has literally SHUT DOWN instantly twice now today after playing for about an hour. I can only assume this is from overheating. What is strange, is that I have not changed any settings, not installed any new programs, etc., since the beginning of OPEN BETA. And now, today, as of the latest patch the computer shuts down twice.
Might want to check that patch...
I have an nVidia 8800 GTX.
Check your fans and make sure they're working. Also, check your heat sink and make sure it's not plugged. You may even have to replace the thermal paste on your processor.
Check your fans and make sure they're working. Also, check your heat sink and make sure it's not plugged. You may even have to replace the thermal paste on your processor.
It's not the patch.
Thermal paste. Seriously?
I checked the fans. The case fans run at full blast all the time - they always have. There isn't even any visible dust in the case (I have a clear cover and just checked).
I checked the fans. The case fans run at full blast all the time - they always have. There isn't even any visible dust in the case (I have a clear cover and just checked).
Don't worry your not the only one having this problem. My GPU runs at 97% while waiting in the queue.
I've got an an nVidia 8800 GT here. Granted, it puts out some serious heat, but nothing the card wasn't designed to handle. Put it this way: regardless of the game/program making GPU calls, your video card per hardware specifications should handle loading at 100% 24/7 while venting heat properly.
While I personally think the 3D engine in STO is pure TRIBBLE (i've seen better visuals with higher FPS on other games), no game can actually "cause" hardware damage. The closest you can get to software damaging your hardware would be at the device driver or OS layer. Not through API or user programs.
My suggestion? Don't overclock your rig, and for the love of God, do NOT purchase a video card that's already an OC model. I know they're popular, but they're already running on the ragged edge of stability as it is. Also, make sure your not using a cheap PSU or overloading it. Pull enough amps, and your PSU could overheat and go into fail-safe mode to protect itself. I've seen that happen before.
In short, blame your rig setup, or video card vendor, but never the end user software.
I've got an an nVidia 8800 GT here. Granted, it puts out some serious heat, but nothing the card wasn't designed to handle. Put it this way: regardless of the game/program making GPU calls, your video card per hardware specifications should handle loading at 100% 24/7 while venting heat properly.
While I personally think the 3D engine in STO is pure TRIBBLE (i've seen better visuals with higher FPS on other games), no game can actually "cause" hardware damage. The closest you can get to software damaging your hardware would be at the device driver or OS layer. Not through API or user programs.
My suggestion? Don't overclock your rig, and for the love of God, do NOT purchase a video card that's already an OC model. I know they're popular, but they're already running on the ragged edge of stability as it is. Also, make sure your not using a cheap PSU or overloading it. Pull enough amps, and your PSU could overheat and go into fail-safe mode to protect itself. I've seen that happen before.
In short, blame your rig setup, or video card vendor, but never the end user software.
There is no excuse for my GPU to be running at 97% while waiting in queue. The OC cards were binned to be able to handle what ever extra speed it runs at. How do you think Intel makes and sells their processor. Everything from the top of the line i7 Extreme 975 to the i7 920 is the exact same. They do test to see at what speed they can run each CPU. These test are much harder than a normal stress test. Depending on the results they will sell it as a 920, 940, 950, 960 or a 975.
AMD does this even more extreme. If one core on a Quad Core CPU is defective, they will sell it as a Tri core. If two are disabled they sell it as a dual core. If some of the cache is defective they will sell it with either half of it disabled or no L3 cache at all.
As long has you system has enough air flow and your CPU is sufficiently cooled via an aftermarket cooler, OC is safe and gives you free performance. Don' t do it with out researching it first.
Just wondered how long you've had your GTX 8800. I had dual 88 in my puter... one lasted 12 months the other 13. Until that moment they worked quite well.
I f you are using an LCD monitor be sure vsync is on. That alone will probably cool things down. For reasons I don't understand the default setting is off.
I tried turning off post-processing and wossname Occlusion in the advanced settings tab. This helped somewhow to lessen the burden on the GPU without making the game look ugly. Now my GPU fan is not screaming at 100% but working on an okish level that I can live with for now.
OB fried my 8800GTX in 10 min flat. Chances if your PC/card are shutting down it's already fried. I started running the game on a 7800 GTX (loaner card till 275 GTX arrives) and as of today neither (I had two laoner cards) card will even display video on boot up after running STO or even the login app.
Neither 7800 appeared to overheat but both artefact and die within 10 min of running the system. I have just installed an ancient ATI 1600 Pro and will run my OS for 15 min or so. Then I am going to run STO and see if the card dies.
Essentially as far as I am concerned STO has burnt out 3 Nividia cards on me so far.
Just played for over an hour on the ATI 1600 (old POS) and guess what? The card is still working. Thanks Craptic for burning out 3 Nvidia cards.
I know you looked, but is your GPU hooded with a blower fan? Can you see the GPU's heatsink fins around the fan?
Depending on how long you have had the GPU, you could have a pad of dust right in there. It would block air flow and your GPU would cook. A can of air blown in through the back would clear it out. I know I had to do that because I could not see how it was clogged from the angle the GPU sits.
There is also a couple commands that you can do to help lessen the load on your GPU. But I do not know them. I just know that my issue was dust. amazing how much can build up after a few months.
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Check your fans and make sure they're working. Also, check your heat sink and make sure it's not plugged. You may even have to replace the thermal paste on your processor.
It's not the patch.
Thermal paste. Seriously?
I checked the fans. The case fans run at full blast all the time - they always have. There isn't even any visible dust in the case (I have a clear cover and just checked).
Don't worry your not the only one having this problem. My GPU runs at 97% while waiting in the queue.
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I've got an an nVidia 8800 GT here. Granted, it puts out some serious heat, but nothing the card wasn't designed to handle. Put it this way: regardless of the game/program making GPU calls, your video card per hardware specifications should handle loading at 100% 24/7 while venting heat properly.
While I personally think the 3D engine in STO is pure TRIBBLE (i've seen better visuals with higher FPS on other games), no game can actually "cause" hardware damage. The closest you can get to software damaging your hardware would be at the device driver or OS layer. Not through API or user programs.
My suggestion? Don't overclock your rig, and for the love of God, do NOT purchase a video card that's already an OC model. I know they're popular, but they're already running on the ragged edge of stability as it is. Also, make sure your not using a cheap PSU or overloading it. Pull enough amps, and your PSU could overheat and go into fail-safe mode to protect itself. I've seen that happen before.
In short, blame your rig setup, or video card vendor, but never the end user software.
There is no excuse for my GPU to be running at 97% while waiting in queue. The OC cards were binned to be able to handle what ever extra speed it runs at. How do you think Intel makes and sells their processor. Everything from the top of the line i7 Extreme 975 to the i7 920 is the exact same. They do test to see at what speed they can run each CPU. These test are much harder than a normal stress test. Depending on the results they will sell it as a 920, 940, 950, 960 or a 975.
AMD does this even more extreme. If one core on a Quad Core CPU is defective, they will sell it as a Tri core. If two are disabled they sell it as a dual core. If some of the cache is defective they will sell it with either half of it disabled or no L3 cache at all.
As long has you system has enough air flow and your CPU is sufficiently cooled via an aftermarket cooler, OC is safe and gives you free performance. Don' t do it with out researching it first.
Neither 7800 appeared to overheat but both artefact and die within 10 min of running the system. I have just installed an ancient ATI 1600 Pro and will run my OS for 15 min or so. Then I am going to run STO and see if the card dies.
Essentially as far as I am concerned STO has burnt out 3 Nividia cards on me so far.
Just played for over an hour on the ATI 1600 (old POS) and guess what? The card is still working. Thanks Craptic for burning out 3 Nvidia cards.
Depending on how long you have had the GPU, you could have a pad of dust right in there. It would block air flow and your GPU would cook. A can of air blown in through the back would clear it out. I know I had to do that because I could not see how it was clogged from the angle the GPU sits.
There is also a couple commands that you can do to help lessen the load on your GPU. But I do not know them. I just know that my issue was dust. amazing how much can build up after a few months.