680 - Hands/weapons flickering

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mADASS

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Hello.

I've been using this card since it first got out and I noticed this issue just 1-2 months back . Not sure what caused it. I did a fresh install of Windows 7 2 months ago and 1 month ago I reinstalled W7 again because I had bought some new hardware. I do not know which of these events made this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWKKRDmMDwI


This occurs in both CSS and CoD4. No other games!
 
Woah very strange. Hmm is it possible that there is some setting in Nvidia control panel that is conflicting with a setting in both of those games?

Are you using profiles? If not post your global settings.

I think your card is fine. Especially if other games work fine. Do you play any older games than CoD4 and CSS?
 
B!nd. said:
Woah very strange. Hmm is it possible that there is some setting in Nvidia control panel that is conflicting with a setting in both of those games?

Are you using profiles? If not post your global settings.

I think your card is fine. Especially if other games work fine. Do you play any older games than CoD4 and CSS?
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No not really. Those are the only games.

I'm not using any profiles. I've tried several different settings in Nvidia control panel (even restore default).

I'm getting 70-100fps in BF3 with everything on LOW. Is that really right? Seems a bit low to me.
 
mADASS said:
No not really. Those are the only games.

I'm not using any profiles. I've tried several different settings in Nvidia control panel (even restore default).

I'm getting 70-100fps in BF3 with everything on LOW. Is that really right? Seems a bit low to me.
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well you did not list the rest of your specs but 70-100 is not right for a gtx680 on low settings with fast cpu. I can get more than that on a mix of medium and high with a slower gtx660ti.
 
cannondale06 said:
well you did not list the rest of your specs but 70-100 is not right for a gtx680 on low settings with fast cpu. I can get more than that on a mix of medium and high with a slower gtx660ti.
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Here's my build:
i7 3930k
EVGA GTX 680
Asus Rampage IV Formula
Corsair GT Dominator 1866 8GB
Intel 240GB SSD
Corsair AX850W
Corsair H80
 
Did you install the latest chipset drivers and then the graphics drivers, in that order, when you first loaded Windows?
 
Have you tried re-mount the GFX in the same PCI-E or try another slot? As for your 3D Mark scores its right around the average so nothing too far off on that. What are your card temps when you are playing those particular games?
 
mADASS said:
No I dont think so. Why?
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There's a specific order to follow when you boot Windows for the first time that tends to help avoid potential problems later on. Motherboard chipset drivers are especially critical.

Generally, when Windows finishes loading for the first time, you should
1) Install the latest Windows service packs and updates
2) Install chipset drivers
3) Install graphics drivers
4) Install your sound, network, and any other drivers
5) Install software, virus scanners, and whatever else

When all else fails a mainboard BIOS update can help with unusual issues and is certainly worth trying.
 
Nexillus said:
Have you tried re-mount the GFX in the same PCI-E or try another slot? As for your 3D Mark scores its right around the average so nothing too far off on that. What are your card temps when you are playing those particular games?
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My temps in BF3 (99% load) is around 75-80C. CoD4 around 40% and 58C and CSS around 30% with 56C.

Galaxy said:
When all else fails a mainboard BIOS update can help with unusual issues and is certainly worth trying.
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I've updated BIOS and reset my settings. I've reinstalled W7 twice after I bought the new gear and the issue persist. Not sure if I got the strength to do another. Loads of software and plugins to install. Ofc I do want maximum performance!

QDemon19 said:
That graphics score seems low for a 680.
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Really? What should I be getting?

When playing CSS on custom maps with 40 players my fps can drop even as love as 40fps in intense battles. And I've tried different settings/configs and I only gain a few fps.
 
mADASS said:
My temps in BF3 (99% load) is around 75-80C. CoD4 around 40% and 58C and CSS around 30% with 56C.



I've updated BIOS and reset my settings. I've reinstalled W7 twice after I bought the new gear and the issue persist. Not sure if I got the strength to do another. Loads of software and plugins to install. Ofc I do want maximum performance!



Really? What should I be getting?

When playing CSS on custom maps with 40 players my fps can drop even as love as 40fps in intense battles. And I've tried different settings/configs and I only gain a few fps.
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I don't trust artificial benchmarks. I kill the unigine BM but 3dm11 gives me bad scores. I know that I am up to par if my performance is near other user in-game benchmarks.

Do you have another PC you can try the card on? What are your frames in BF3?
 
B!nd. said:
Do you have another PC you can try the card on? What are your frames in BF3?
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No I do not.

Just entered a low populated server and I set everything to LOW and my fps was around 100-130. Sometimes even high if I were in a very empty field. An OK fps but it didn't feel that smooth.
 
mADASS said:
No I do not.

Just entered a low populated server and I set everything to LOW and my fps was around 100-130. Sometimes even high if I were in a very empty field. An OK fps but it didn't feel that smooth.
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That actually sounds about right. 1920x1080? It will prob feel smoother with vsync.

Edit: Didn't see "low". How about maxed out?
 
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mADASS said:
Really? What should I be getting?
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With a 680, your graphics score on 3dmark11 performance preset should be atleast in excess of 10,500.
A 680 is a very good card, are you sure its not soemthing else (drivers)?
Like someone suggested, if you could try the card on a different machine you would know what may be off.
 
Does the problem go away if you install MSI AB, and drop the gpu clock and gpu mem clock?
 
QDemon19 said:
A 680 is a very good card, are you sure its not soemthing else (drivers)?
Like someone suggested, if you could try the card on a different machine you would know what may be off.
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I've tried several different drivers. I've also put the card in different PCI-e slots.

Shouldn't this card be running PCI-E 3.0? It says it's running in 2.0.

xorbe said:
Does the problem go away if you install MSI AB, and drop the gpu clock and gpu mem clock?
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No it did not. I even tried Precision X but that didn't help either.
 
All I could find by Google was CS:GO and someone's weapon flickering between 2 positions (vs disappearing.) I'm at a loss to bet on hardware or software here! It's time for graphics card switcheroo ...
 
xorbe said:
All I could find by Google was CS:GO and someone's weapon flickering between 2 positions (vs disappearing.) I'm at a loss to bet on hardware or software here! It's time for graphics card switcheroo ...
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Yes I would say you need to swap cards for a test.

Also PCIe 3.0 only works with IB. So if you don't have an IB then you're not using PCI-e 3.0. That wouldn't be the problem anyway. 2 680s don't even eat up enough bandwidth to utilize 3.0.
 
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