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    Weird GFX effect in ARMA2 on ATI CF 5870

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Digital1337, Oct 13, 2010.

  1. Digital1337

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    hi guys,

    well ... when playing ARMA2 I get this major FLASH , screen goes up all white-bright and remains like this for 3-5 seconds and then get's right up back to normal.

    Kinda like a very, very bright HDR effect while you look at the sun.

    It only happens when CF is enabled. Could that be a hardware issue or a driver/patch compatibility ?

    ARMA2 is the only title that has given me this problem.

    clueless here ... :confused: :confused:
     
    Digital1337, Oct 13, 2010
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  2. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Oles chiefs.

    Not to sure hey. I get the same thing with 3d mark 06. Every time I go to load it up BAMMM massive blank white screen will hit me while it starts loading up. I'd say its more of a software or driver issue as everything else seems to be working fine. It is quite weird and I was like WHoa the 1st time I saw it lol. :eek:

    Cheers. :)
     
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  3. Digital1337

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    Hey ReBorn,

    ....Geee...just checked my GPU-Z ... damn, wth, my secondary GPU runs hotter than the prim...

    Hm...not good
     
    Digital1337, Oct 14, 2010
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    Oh how much hotter chiefs? Mine runs hotter as well. Its normal for one GPU to run hotter than the other. One card will always run hotter even up to 10degs sometimes difference. However if it is super high temps like 90s 100 degs C then yeh you might want to repaste the thermal paste and change pads. I did the cooling mods and am rocking awesome temps now. My GPUs max out after 1hr of gaming at 75 degs. For both cards that is. Sometimes even less around 70 degs C. :D

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Oct 14, 2010
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