DrBrown54
I'm having some video related problems. My card is a GeForce 550 Ti 1GB DDR5(not OC). It's a midtower setup w/ a 600W PS, ASUS AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (2.8GHz), 16GB DDR3 RAM, Win7-64 Pro, Vizio 32" @ 1798 x 900 resolution and I'm running RF1.
About 6 months ago I was running the same mods with settings at max and it was rock solid, but all my troubles started when I updated the nvidia driver (rel. 332.xx). The PC would freeze and the display adapter crashed constantly, usually a blue screen. I went back to the original driver on the CD and no more blue screen. BUT the GPU runs hotter now and after 2 laps on any road courses it starts skipping every half second. I ran the MSI fan controller and it showed temps hit 55-65*C and that's when this skipping glitch starts. It does it on practice laps when you're alone as well as in a group of 15 cars so I think it's related to track textures. When I turned down track textures it seemed to get better. I'm guessing this card just can't hack it at this resolution. If anyone has some other ideas or settings to try I'm open to suggestions.
Let's say I wanted to run at that 1798x900 resolution with all settings at max. What kind of specs should I be looking for in terms of memory, bitrate, MHz etc?? I think my MoBo only has 1 PCI-e slot so I don't think dual cards is an option. I don't like admitting defeat but it may be wiser to just turn the rez down and try that w/ max settings. What you genius PC builders do in this case? I'll take any suggestions you can throw at me.
About 6 months ago I was running the same mods with settings at max and it was rock solid, but all my troubles started when I updated the nvidia driver (rel. 332.xx). The PC would freeze and the display adapter crashed constantly, usually a blue screen. I went back to the original driver on the CD and no more blue screen. BUT the GPU runs hotter now and after 2 laps on any road courses it starts skipping every half second. I ran the MSI fan controller and it showed temps hit 55-65*C and that's when this skipping glitch starts. It does it on practice laps when you're alone as well as in a group of 15 cars so I think it's related to track textures. When I turned down track textures it seemed to get better. I'm guessing this card just can't hack it at this resolution. If anyone has some other ideas or settings to try I'm open to suggestions.
Let's say I wanted to run at that 1798x900 resolution with all settings at max. What kind of specs should I be looking for in terms of memory, bitrate, MHz etc?? I think my MoBo only has 1 PCI-e slot so I don't think dual cards is an option. I don't like admitting defeat but it may be wiser to just turn the rez down and try that w/ max settings. What you genius PC builders do in this case? I'll take any suggestions you can throw at me.