Do I need to get extra fans for my Bitfenix Merc Alpha for Sapphire 7870XT?
Currently only has one casing fan
AMD Radeon™ Discussion V9, Latest - 13.11 Beta 9.5 | WHQL - 13.10
AMD Radeon™ Discussion V9, Latest - 13.11 Beta 9.5 | WHQL - 13.10
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Nov 11 2013, 12:34 AM
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Do I need to get extra fans for my Bitfenix Merc Alpha for Sapphire 7870XT?
Currently only has one casing fan |
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Nov 11 2013, 12:59 AM
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Nov 11 2013, 02:08 AM
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After I install Driver Fusion, now I can't even install the drivers as it will always fail instead of a bsod now ==
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Nov 11 2013, 03:54 AM
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QUOTE(Acid_RuleZz @ Nov 11 2013, 02:23 AM) Lol, try install Windows Installer Cleanup Utility and check/remove any remaining Catalyst/CCC/AMD entry after you removed the software in Control Panel. The beta version just wont install no matter what, tried driver fusion, driver sweeper, atiman uninstaller, manually deleting ATI Program Files folder, ATI Appdata folder, ATI registry entries..The WHQL version installs without a problem though |
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Nov 11 2013, 04:56 AM
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QUOTE(Acid_RuleZz @ Nov 11 2013, 04:50 AM) Yeah, removed everything with AMDAtiman is also not easy to install, as installation always fails even after I disabled UAC , reboot and run as admin QUOTE(alfiejr @ Nov 11 2013, 04:10 AM) Yup , the Merc Alpha if i'm not mistaken is a mid tower case right.? Definitely needs at least more than two fans as the card runs quite hot under load. I had personal experience running two fans with my old CM 343 Elite and the card ran very hot. Ya, its a mid towerAt least put two fans at the top side just to make it run cooler I have to leave the side case open to get lower temps lol This post has been edited by eugene88: Nov 11 2013, 04:58 AM |
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Nov 11 2013, 05:05 AM
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Btw is it worth it to upgrade my i3 2120 to an i5 to get higher fps in BF4?
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Nov 24 2013, 02:19 PM
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How come when I leave my pc for a few hours then when I come back I have to restart cause of the black screen?
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Nov 24 2013, 05:26 PM
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Nov 24 2013, 05:50 PM
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QUOTE(Unseen83 @ Nov 24 2013, 05:32 PM) if not malware, have you check ur screensaver option, or power management? if that norm uninstal graphic driver.. reinstall.. if that don't work RMA ur graphic cards.. Normal..Maybe Windows 8 is causing all these problems? Usually when I updating drivers also will bluescreen |
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Nov 24 2013, 05:56 PM
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Nov 25 2013, 12:05 AM
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Nov 25 2013, 12:28 AM
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Nov 25 2013, 10:26 AM
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QUOTE(sleyer @ Nov 25 2013, 10:09 AM) black screen or blue screeen? if black screen .. try go adjust power setting -> take high performance -> change advance power set -> click on hard disk + -> turn off hdd after ->set to "never " Black screen , move mouse or press anything on keyboard won't bring back the screenare u use hdd WD green ? I'm using a Hybird HDD - Seagate Momentus XT 750GB |
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Nov 26 2013, 09:42 PM
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If I want to RMA do I just send it back to my shop or is there something like a service center to send to?
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Nov 26 2013, 10:08 PM
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QUOTE(Unseen83 @ Nov 26 2013, 09:43 PM) My seller is this, https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showuser=311469 I've been to his shop before Sapphire |
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Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM
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Nov 26 2013, 10:49 PM
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Nov 27 2013, 01:53 AM
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QUOTE(Acid_RuleZz @ Nov 27 2013, 01:46 AM) From the black screen crashed or your older BSOD problem? What is the main caused of the crashed? AMD driver? I got BSOD when I update the drivers and another BSOD when I tried to update to Win8.1 - which resulted in a failureI'm using the latest WHQL drivers which managed to install successfully without a BSOD |
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Nov 30 2013, 03:09 PM
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Dec 1 2013, 05:51 PM
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Is 850W Bronze PSU enough for 2 x R9 280 X?
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