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    Graphics Driver Reset - On Return Low Clockspeeds Result in Bad FPS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by joebusby, Sep 9, 2007.

  1. joebusby

    joebusby Notebook Consultant

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    The driver for my 8600GT, in some games, sometimes resets - it crashes, then restores - if I tab out it tells me it stopped responding and then reset.

    It says all should be good now.

    But then when I go back to game after that, or even close the game and open a new one, I get terrible framerates - 10fps avg in hl2 not even at native resolution, and atitool tells me that the clocks are running at only the 2D Speeds, 170/100.

    Are the speeds locked to the 2d after reset then? Or is something else at fault?
     
    joebusby, Sep 9, 2007
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