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    Overclocking Noob - Looking for Advice

    Hey Guys, So I've built my last few computers myself, but never had the nerve to dive into CPU overclocking. With my latest build, I've decided I'd like to give it a try (see specs in my sig). Forgive me if I begin to ramble past this point :D Basically, I'd just like some advice on how far...
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Good to see there's another Giant Bomb fan here. That Happy Hour segment was legendary.
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    It's an ASUS 27" LED monitor (Model V287Q or V827Q - I forget which) - actually switched it from DVI-In to HDMI-In yesterday, just to see if that made a difference. It's maybe 3 years old, possibly 4. Also, please don't shake the baby. :D
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Yeah, I just swapped the hardware without doing a completely fresh install, because as you say, Windows does a pretty decent job of adjusting these days. I have no excuse - I'm just lazy, haha. :) If the problem persists when I get the chance to test more tomorrow, I think a completely fresh...
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Ran DDU to completely wipe out my video drivers this morning, and reinstalled the Catalyst 14.6 beta drivers. Ran Furmark but it appeared that it was being throttled...? GPU never got that hot, despite having 8XMSAA on too. Decided to fire up Watch Dogs for 30-40 minutes, and didn't get a...
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Just checked them, and they are 12.192, 3.280, and 5.000 respectively.
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Ahh okay. I've googled the DDU app, and will put that on my "To Try" list for when I get home. Thanks!
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Ran the 3dmark demo three times in a row yesterday - temps for both GPU and CPU climbed into the high 60s/low70s, yet I never got this black screen issue once. I've been monitoring my temps when playing Watch Dogs too (running Speedfan on a second monitor) - GPU typically tops out around 70C...
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Won't be able to get to my PC until tomorrow morning, but I will definitely get those numbers for you! I actually ran the new video card for a few days in my old system (prior to picking up the mobo/CPU/RAM), and encountered sporadic momentary glitching on-screen while playing TESO. However...
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    I should add that I uninstalled my Catalyst drivers yesterday, then did a fresh install of Catalyst 14.4... then upgraded to 14.6 beta today but only had a few minutes to test (and still encountered this problem).
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    Intermittent Black Screen When Gaming - Please Help [H] Gurus!

    Howdy folks, So over the past week, I've assembled (most of) a brand new PC, as follows: - Intel i5-4670k - ASUS Z97-A mobo - 8GB DDR3-2400 RAM - Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC - Corsair Carbide Air 540 case The components I kept from my previous build (i5-2500k, built 2-3 years...
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