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Age of Conan (PC MMO) - Launch Thread
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Druz
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CcrooK said:
82 isn't melt worthy, its just... really hot.
Manually set the fan at like 70 or 80 while playing and see what happens. My evga 8800gt SC card idles at 44c and when it gets hot goes to 50c, sometimes 60c. Before I decided to manipulate my on-card fan, my card would hit 81-82 max on Crysis.
Your settings: 675/1674/975
Mine: 650/1619/950
Your stuff overclocked a bit there buddy?
LowParry
Member
Druz said:
Alrighty. I feel a bit getter now.
I'm idle at about 65 all the time but I have my fan set to auto. So while I ran the 3DMark06, end result was a high of 80. I think my panic area will be around 90 if it ever hits that. I'm doubting it though concidering that I have the side panel open to let heat out.TheHeretic
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The stock fan design of the 8800 GT isn't very good, so your card will run pretty hot with an intensive workout.
TheHeretic
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CcrooK said:
Are you overclocking? If your case has good ventilation (check the ambient temperatures) the card won't just break by being used. Replacing the cooling on a GPU can be a major pain and isn't very popular as far as I know. For most cards stability becomes an issue long before temperatures do, unlike CPU's.
LowParry
Member
TheHeretic said:
Yeah I am overclocking currently. I keep the side panel off my case so there isn't a worry about heat being trapped inside or what not. I'll be honest, I can see myself playing more games like Starcraft 2, C&C 3, Warhammer Online. Stock speed on the GPU is at 600 and I'm up to 675.
Edit: There are previous post of mind that may give you a better idea.
Edit edit: I'm not really looking for very high graphical game (like crysis). Should I just move it back to default?
DarkAngelYuna
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My XFX 512mb 8800GT doesn't run that hot. Running just some chat programs and browsers its only at 47C or so, 55-60 during WOW and 65c during Mythos. o.o
Broadbandito
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i am so torn on this game. i really want to play it, but im afraid that i wont touch anything else
TheHeretic
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CcrooK said:
I have the GTS 512 which I take from 650 to about 770 and with my fan going at about 75% (which is admittedly very loud) I can keep it under 60 degrees for the most part. The Gainward software doodad states that even if I was at 80 degrees it would simply "warm", with no immediate danger to the card. If you are in the 80's I don't think thats a huge deal, but you should check the Nvidia temperature references.
TheHeretic
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CcrooK said:
Yeah, make sure you aren't using the default fan speed which will lock the GPU at something like 30%. I wouldn't go over 80 degrees personally so tone back the overclock till you can hit the temperature you are most comfortable with.
LowParry
Member
TheHeretic said:
Hrm. Only high graphic game I got right now is Gears of War. Still, this would be a good tester with AoC in the end on where I can settle for a temp. Playing Soulstorm for over an our, the temp stays just below 70c so that's good. The fan speed I have set it to up through EVGA. Suppose it cranks the fan when it's needed.
Suppose I'll try again later into the day about those buddy keys.
Masta_Killah
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bee said:
Masta_Killah
Member
bee said:
ah cool. I think Ill be able to run it. The brand is fsp, which was recommended to me by fellow gaffers.
jeremy70583 said:
Try testing it out. Do you have any other games? If so, try running them and seeing if it happens.
Back when vanguard came out, I bought a 7900gs (AGP version). I had vista on my old machine, and there was some kind of nasty bug in vista where every game (including solitare) was artifacting if I went to a certain angle. I eventually narrowed it down to the fact that I had an SiS chipset, and the drivers were still XP, with no vista drivers available.
Masta_Killah
Member
Got a problem with the game...somehow(don't know how), I locked my chat window from letting me scroll up and down and I have no idea how to unlock it. Anyone know how to unlock it? I've asked for help in the game and aoc forums but no one has a clue on how to unlock it. I'd ask the gm's but the queue is pretty long.
Still on the fence about bying.
My system couldnt handle the beta (or maybe the beta couldnt handle the beta). But I really dont want to waste the time money and effort to find out which is the case.
AMD Core 2 Duo (forget everything else and Im at work)
2 GB Ram
8600 GT
Window Vista 32-bit
I'd think I'd be ok, but the beta told me otherwise.
My system couldnt handle the beta (or maybe the beta couldnt handle the beta). But I really dont want to waste the time money and effort to find out which is the case.
AMD Core 2 Duo (forget everything else and Im at work)
2 GB Ram
8600 GT
Window Vista 32-bit
I'd think I'd be ok, but the beta told me otherwise.
TheHeretic
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Kletian said:
Seems like you should be ok.
Leatherface
Member
damn it! tuesday can't come soon enough! =P
DimmuBurgerKing
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CcrooK said:
Broadbandito
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CcrooK said:
WHO DISSES BOOBS?!?! :lol
Laughterjones
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Kletian said:
This is where FC really didn't think clearly, and I can't understand why they did not. The 'graphic engine' in the beta was not optimized and would take people's awesome system and show them they only could get 15fps etc. However at the same time the closed beta engine would run just normal. I am betting you could run the game, not maxed but definitely run it.
Hero said:So wait, there are friend passes for this game? Can I download the game and just use a friend pass? If so, anybody have an extra?
Yes, buddy pass gives you a 10 day trial . After that, you could keep your character by buying the game. Beware, the download is 15 gigs or so and it will take some time to DL the whole thing so its recommended if you borrow discs from a friend
CcrooK said:
Believe it the EA client was just shy of 15 gigs if I recall correctly. It took me all day/night at @400k a sec to grab it. Of course my damn EA code didn't come in early enough so it was all in vain, but meh now I won't have to install and patch from the DVD when ever Amazon decides to mail the damn thing out to me
LowParry
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ZeroEdge said:Believe it the EA client was just shy of 15 gigs if I recall correctly. It took me all day/night at @400k a sec to grab it. Of course my damn EA code didn't come in early enough so it was all in vain, but meh now I won't have to install and patch from the DVD when ever Amazon decides to mail the damn thing out to me
Good lord. So much for the buddy key idea.........maybe I'll have to buy it...maybe. I'm pretty tempted. The Necro has me completely sold.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Just FYI, the game doesn't support DX10 yet:
http://www.videogamer.com/news/19-05-2008-8332.html
Still looks fantastic though. I bumped my to 16Q AA last night, turned all shadows up to high, and it runs like 20-something fps most of the time when around a bunch of people in Tortage, but 60-70fps in dungeons (even ones with others). I get hitching when it has to load stuff in, but otherwise it's playable, and looks fantastic.
I should also add that I've been in on nearly every major MMO launch including beta since EQ1 and this is the smoothest I've seen. I've not had a single crash and uptime has been fantastic (3 hour delay at the start of Early Access, and then a 3 hour window during the day over the weekend).
http://www.videogamer.com/news/19-05-2008-8332.html
Still looks fantastic though. I bumped my to 16Q AA last night, turned all shadows up to high, and it runs like 20-something fps most of the time when around a bunch of people in Tortage, but 60-70fps in dungeons (even ones with others). I get hitching when it has to load stuff in, but otherwise it's playable, and looks fantastic.
I should also add that I've been in on nearly every major MMO launch including beta since EQ1 and this is the smoothest I've seen. I've not had a single crash and uptime has been fantastic (3 hour delay at the start of Early Access, and then a 3 hour window during the day over the weekend).
