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MSI R6970 Lightning issues

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Tylergoodguy

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Good evening Forum,

I purchased an MSI R6970 Lightning card in April, and began having a particular issue that I haven't been able to narrow down, and would like the forum's opinion before I contact MSI.

The issue that I receive is while playing a decently taxing game (Starcraft 2 or L4D2 max settings) I receive a lock-up that causes vertical lines on both my monitors. This started happening in June while I was at a LAN, and it happens just about every 4 hours of Starcraft 2. My temperatures do not exceed 66C, and I can run MSI's Kombustor utility for hours on end at max and not receive the problem.

I have the most recent drivers (11.7).

My hardware is the following:
ASUS P6X58D Premium
12GB Corsair Dominator
Intel i7 950
Corsair HX1000W PSU
2x1TB WD Black


Please respond if you have any constructive offerings, thanks!
 
Interesting, have you tried under clocking the card to stock 6970 speeds to see if the problem happens or not?

880 Core
1375 Memory

Have you tried with the +20 power settings enabled in AMD Overdrive?

Finally have you tried to speed up the fan on the card to see if it prevents the problem from happening so soon, keep in mind your temps sound fine,
 
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