Plaayer Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Hey guys. A couple of days after BF3 launched and me playing like a fanatic, my graphics card (EVGA GTX 460 SE EE Superclocked 1GB) breathed it's last breath. I sent it in to EVGA, and it came back in less than a week (arrived 10/31/2011). That's just explaining why I've been a little... quiet. So, I played more when it came back on my Dell 21" montior @ 1680x1050 connected via DVI. For my birthday, I got a LG 42" LED-LCD 1080p 120Hz TV and connected it to my PC via HDMI, @ 1920x1080 at 60Hz, which was set using the "Advanced" tab in the resolution menu on Vista. (The 120Hz one is ~300 dollars CHEAPER than the 60Hz on Newegg, who woulda' thunk?) Ever since then, my graphics card has been running at full clock speeds and not downclocking, even when idle and just staring at my desktop which leads to my graphics card being a mini heater for me (idle 55-60C). Is it that I'm connected to my TV via HDMI, or the minor increase in resolution? tl;dr - I'm connected via HDMI @ 1920x1080 at 60Hz, and my graphics card isn't downclocking. Is the problem HDMI, or resolution? EDIT: I unplugged the HDMI plug, plugged the DVI cord back in, and after a reboot, the card downclocked succesfully at my old setup. Is it HDMI that's causing problems? Much love, - TehPlaayer. <3 Edited November 14, 2011 by Plaayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Duck Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 There should be settings you can configure for the output to the LG TV once its connected. Try plugging it in again and check to see if its trying to push out too much frequency between the card and television, also check to make sure its at a stable resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Its time to get a new card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaayer Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 I plugged it it back into the TV and it started working as it should. Same everything, I didn't change a thing. Oh well, if it works, it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^TheRumor^ Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Another thing you can try is to go to your Nvidia Control Panel, select Manage 3D Settings, scroll down to Power Management Mode and select Adaptive. The card should down-clock whenever a 3D process isn't present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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