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    880m utilization issue

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Vitor711, Jul 17, 2014.

  1. Vitor711

    Vitor711 Notebook Evangelist

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    So the card worked great on Bioshock Infinite and DOTA, but I've had two issues so far. I have a guaranteed lock up in Titanfall - trying a reinstall to see if that works better now.

    The main one however is the 50% utilization drop in BF4. The game is yo-yoing all over the place and it surely can't be due to throttling as the GPU isn't hitting over 65 degrees. I've heard some bad things about the latest Nvidia driver which I have, should I switch that out and see? Is it a Windows 7 thing? I do have an upgrade key for 8 that I could use.

    Wondering if anyone had had the same problem.

    EDIT: Reinstalled Titanfall and went to Windows 8 (from 7) and the issue is fixed. Now I only get FPS drops on maps with water but that seems to be a widespread issue with the game, not my card, as I also experienced that on my last machine.
     
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  2. Ethrem

    Ethrem Notebook Prophet

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    If you're using the 340.43 driver, drop to 337.88.

    I don't play BF or Titanfall so I can't comment on those specifically but 340.43 was bad with every game except Watch Dogs.
     
    Ethrem, Jul 17, 2014
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  3. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Hey OP, could you please have a quick look at this thread here?

    If you don't mind jumping through the hoops, once we get enough 880M owners making noise nVidia may just finally get off their butt and do something...
     
    n=1, Jul 17, 2014
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  4. Vitor711

    Vitor711 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks man, I'll try that.

    I'll give it a shot. Will reinstall Titanfall and do the driver downgrade and see if that helps. If not, I'll post there.
     
    Vitor711, Jul 17, 2014
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