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    DarkSiders2 On M18x R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by mrnet_01, Aug 20, 2012.

  1. sponge_gto

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    I tried a slight overvolt from 1.05 to 1.075 but that did not help with the black screen.

    I also tried having 2D and 3D clocks at 850/1200 and then using Afterburner to underclock to 750/1200 whenever playing Darksiders 2. However, in-game clocks are ALWAYS 850MHz so I guess the cards aren't THAT stupid :p

    My current working solution is a vBIOS with 2D clocks at 750/1200 (so Darksiders 2 wouldn't throttle down in the menus), 3D clocks at 850/1200 (so other games wouldn't be affected) and voltage at 1.075 (just to improve general overclocking stability without going too far). Afterburner is required for a core underclock although the mem clocks seem to be fine as they are (1200).

    If you still want to try to get the game running, you could borrow this vBIOS attached and manually underclock whenever necessary.
     

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  2. Heihachi88

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    Tried 12.8 CAP 2 game runs even worser now :D black square artifacts from shadow and still black screening.
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 4, 2012
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  3. sponge_gto

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    You do always stay on top of the new drivers and stuff :cool: At some point though, maybe even you would resort to just lowering the clocks and rolling with it.. :rolleyes:
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 4, 2012
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    So, is this attached vbios set 2d 750/1200, 3d 850/1200 with 1.075v ? and 117ver?
     
    aungoun, Sep 8, 2012
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    Yes 750/1200 for 2D, 850/1200 for 3D, voltage at 1.075

    117 version, from what I recall, has 2D and 3D clocks at 850/1200 but 2D voltage is 1.05 while 3D voltage is 1.075.
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 8, 2012
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  6. Heihachi88

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    So you're playing this game? I have noticed when i just stay in game, tried to stay on the same place for 1 hour lol - black screen didn't happened. But when i started to move, right after 5 min's i got a black screen :D ffs
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 14, 2012
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    Yeah I'm playing it. Good fun I have to say XD Trying not to finish it up too fast here ;)
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 14, 2012
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  8. Heihachi88

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    So what you did: underclocked your 3d clocks to 750/1200 then flashed it?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 14, 2012
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    Nah I just flash my 2D clocks to 750/1200 then when playing Darksiders 2 I use Afterburner to underclock to 750/1200. This way I won't crash in-game from having 3D clocks too high and I won't get the other crash in the menus from having 2D clocks too low :D Sneaky, I know ;)
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 14, 2012
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    When i apply overclock/downclock in afterburn my screen starts to flicker (dell 8.973 drivers) do you experience the same?

    PS so we got defective cards? :( what are you gonna with them?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 14, 2012
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    It happens SOMETIMES which is quite irritating :mad: Usually resolved after a restart (if I don't restart, there'll usually be a BSOD :eek:). Been noticing this all this while so can't pinpoint any driver pattern.

    I don't know if my cards are supposed to be defective but I'm quite happy with them especially after the recent second try :)p) of re-paste and a moderate heat-sink mod (if I may be allowed to call it so). I'll probably just keep rocking with them :)
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 14, 2012
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    MSI afterburner works not so smooth, damn screen lines.. but i managed to underclock to 800/1200mhz and the game works smooth :D But in game menu i am getting lines.

    EDIT. When you change clocks in afterburner then immediately launch any 3d application then alt+f4 then there's no screen disruption at all.
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 15, 2012
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    Good to hear you're getting some success! Nice tip there too :)
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 15, 2012
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    DarkSiders 2 is the only game that required downclocking lol. In your case is the same?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 15, 2012
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    Yep. Other games have produced the same black screen crashes when overclocked but I don't normally overclock so things are quite alright at the moment. Will they get better with future driver releases? One can only hope.. :eek:
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 15, 2012
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    Even though i got gtx280s to run in my area51 m17x the m9800 gt debacle left a bad taste in my mouth. I ordered the 7970s because i wanted to try ati. I hope i dont regret it. If i have the same issues ill just make AW replace them with 680s.
     
    usmc1488, Sep 15, 2012
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    I wish you all the best there :) If it ever comes to that, best of luck negotiating a good deal with those 680s :D

    *waves to Janice620*
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 15, 2012
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    Thanks bud. I live in the great USA and bought the good waranty, hopefully i wont need the good customer service that is over here .
     
    usmc1488, Sep 15, 2012
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  19. deuceduzit

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    I notice that the 12.8 CAP 2 causes more flickering in DS2... Anyone else experiencing this? I actually had to uninstall the CAP 2 for the game to even run correctly....
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 18, 2012
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    Yes it does, i have deleted cap also.
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 18, 2012
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  21. mrnet_01

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    12.8 CAP 2 was the worst thing ever. it corrupted all of my games. so I had to remove it immediately
     
    mrnet_01, Sep 18, 2012
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  22. deuceduzit

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    Crap.... 12.8 CAP 3's just released today and same issues.... DS2 craps out at launch...
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 18, 2012
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  23. Heihachi88

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    Which kind of crap you are getting with CAP 3? Squared shadows?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 19, 2012
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    As soon as you launch game... the intro with the crackling sounds and THQ logo... screen is black and then main screen flickers like crazy. Artifact lines start to show up all over along with flickers...

    What about you? What kind of problems are you getting?

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 19, 2012
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    Same like you have described above. I just set crossfire mode to Optimize 1x1 and it works ok now
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 19, 2012
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  26. deuceduzit

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    I was going to say the same thing lol. Beat me to it.

    But then I also tried to disable crossfire and notice I get better frames with single card... damn drivers....

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 19, 2012
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  27. Heihachi88

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    I am playing with Vsync on so i didn't notice any difference crossfire on or off :D You also downclocking your GPU?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 19, 2012
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  28. deuceduzit

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    Nope, no downclocking here.

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 19, 2012
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    How is that possible :D What drivers you are using? Your gpu's on stock clocks?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 19, 2012
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  30. deuceduzit

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    Using the latest 12.8 drivers. What are you experiencing?
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 19, 2012
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    Without downclocking i am getting a black screen after few minutes of gameplay...
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 19, 2012
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    And the winner is.. deuce-duziiiiiiit for the prize of a pair of flawless 7970m's :D
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 19, 2012
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  33. deuceduzit

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    Lol I actually just got these replacements last week :D!!!

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 19, 2012
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  34. Heihachi88

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    Just undervolting both cards to 0.975v fixed black screens also. No need to underclock core clock, just voltage rofl
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 22, 2012
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  35. deuceduzit

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    Wow, thats unusual? I guess these cards are more stable with less voltage?
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 23, 2012
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  36. Heihachi88

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    for me at 0.975v they are 100% stable :D
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 23, 2012
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  37. deuceduzit

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    sweeet, I'm glad you finally found a solution for yourself. Can you run DS2 now without any problems?
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 23, 2012
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    Yeah, i'm playing it right now. What about you - didn't got any issues?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 23, 2012
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  39. deuceduzit

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    Yea. Other than the 40-50% load on cfx.... Darksiders 2 seem to run fine. Some microstutters sometimes.

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 23, 2012
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    What drivers you are using?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 23, 2012
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    How can I do that?
    afterburner dose not let me do it
     
    mrnet_01, Sep 23, 2012
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  42. deuceduzit

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    Latest 12.8 w/ cap3...

    Does the game run OK with stock cap 3? (Without the 1v1 setting?)

    Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 23, 2012
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  43. Heihachi88

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    Read instruction on how to flash vBios. Even 1.00v works fine
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 23, 2012
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    So can you run it with CAP 3 without the 1x1 config now? Or does it still give you problems with stock cap3 settings?
     
    deuceduzit, Sep 24, 2012
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  45. Heihachi88

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    Stock cap3 gives problems.. its bugged so i use 1x1. AMD is slackers like almost all the people in my country - Kazakhstan.
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 24, 2012
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  46. sponge_gto

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    Been away for a few days and am pleasantly surprised by Heihachi88's discovery. Flashed to 1.00v and now no crashes in Darksiders 2 and temps seem to have benefited by 1 degree in card 0, 3 degrees in card 2 (3dmv). Great work! :thumbsup:
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 24, 2012
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  47. Heihachi88

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    Reflash with 1.025v. I got just screen freeze with 1.00v after 3 hours of darksiders2, now with 1.025v its stable for 5 hours :D
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 25, 2012
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  48. sponge_gto

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    Guess I didn't reach the 3-hr mark while testing :rolleyes:

    Will do 1.025 then. Thanks for sharing! Rep button is not working GRRRR
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 25, 2012
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    1.025 giving a black screen like with 1.05v so only working method is downclocking core i think... Have you figured out something with that game?
     
    Heihachi88, Sep 27, 2012
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    I'm just doing 1.025V with 850/1200 2D and 3D, crossfire disabled. No black screen so far, touch wood, and performance is decent.

    Overclocking potential is certainly hampered as I can't seem to get any higher than 950/1500 on 1.025V but for now stock clocks are serving me just fine with DS2 and Borderlands 2 :)
     
    sponge_gto, Sep 27, 2012
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