Hey randbfz! I had a couple of things that I had done wrong on my computer. I had Precision X installed and msi afterburner installed as well (never ran both at the same time though... phew!) What we did was a fresh install of the 301.24 driver. Another big ''no no'' that I was doing was running Origin and Steam at the same time while playing games. I kept msi afterburner to start with windows everytime so now I can monitor my temps and gpu usage whenever I play a game! But he told me NOT to use on screen display! Check your temps and usage after you've played the game. We also did some slight changes in the manage 3d settings page.  Bf3 runs buttery smooth so does Skyrim! I still have issues with Crysis 2 mainly when I put the dx 11 features on (texture flickering and low fps) but I'm done playing that game and I know it's the game's problem and not my hardware! 
Hope that helps!! Do this and enjoy your 2 580's Classy Ultras!! 
That's what I'm doing! :)
 

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Glad you fixed it.

Thanks man! :)

randbfz


Maniac, please report on the findings!

I also have Dual 580 Classified Ultra's in SLI and would like to prevent making any similar mistakes.  Although, as the OP  experienced, BF3 runs smoothly.

If you live in the U.S. you can always PM me
I would be happy to give your system the same lookover, either by phone or TS3

Why is running the OSD in Precision and Afterburner such a big deal? I am paranoid that Precision will lock my fans at 40 like it has done in past versions after a log out and back in of Windows. 

chrisdglong


Why is running the OSD in Precision and Afterburner such a big deal? I am paranoid that Precision will lock my fans at 40 like it has done in past versions after a log out and back in of Windows. 

Its not on a perfectly running config
-BUT-
If you are having -any- issues when playing games, the OSD (and the RTSS server function that runs it) is the very first thing that should be shutdown for troubleshooting.
 
This is because the OSD/Keyboard display fuction is KNOWN to cause issues with some games because it uses the same "overlay" functions as some game engines, and the RTSS server has KNOWN bugs that sometimes cause it to "fail to shutdown", attempt to run more than one instance or encounter a conflict with either keyboard software or "other" monitoring software that uses the same sensors....
 

maniacvvv

chrisdglong


Why is running the OSD in Precision and Afterburner such a big deal? I am paranoid that Precision will lock my fans at 40 like it has done in past versions after a log out and back in of Windows. 

Its not on a perfectly running config
-BUT-
If you are having -any- issues when playing games, the OSD (and the RTSS server function that runs it) is the very first thing that should be shutdown for troubleshooting.

This is because the OSD/Keyboard display fuction is KNOWN to cause issues with some games because it uses the same "overlay" functions as some game engines, and the RTSS server has KNOWN bugs that sometimes cause it to "fail to shutdown", attempt to run more than one instance or encounter a conflict with either keyboard software or "other" monitoring software that uses the same sensors....

How do you shut down the OSD server? I keep clicking close, but it keeps automatically opening back up. I have all the options for OSD unselected...

chrisdglong

maniacvvv

chrisdglong


Why is running the OSD in Precision and Afterburner such a big deal? I am paranoid that Precision will lock my fans at 40 like it has done in past versions after a log out and back in of Windows. 

Its not on a perfectly running config
-BUT-
If you are having -any- issues when playing games, the OSD (and the RTSS server function that runs it) is the very first thing that should be shutdown for troubleshooting.

This is because the OSD/Keyboard display fuction is KNOWN to cause issues with some games because it uses the same "overlay" functions as some game engines, and the RTSS server has KNOWN bugs that sometimes cause it to "fail to shutdown", attempt to run more than one instance or encounter a conflict with either keyboard software or "other" monitoring software that uses the same sensors....

How do you shut down the OSD server? I keep clicking close, but it keeps automatically opening back up. I have all the options for OSD unselected...

That is exactly one of the KNOWN the BUGs I was talking about....
Its not fixable, without completely uninstalling the program (AB or Precision)
 
Uninstall the program and reboot, download the latest version, install and test the function.
If its still not working correctly and/or fails to shutdown, the you should NOT use the RTSS server and OSD releated function because its not working correctly.

maniacvvv

chrisdglong

maniacvvv

chrisdglong


Why is running the OSD in Precision and Afterburner such a big deal? I am paranoid that Precision will lock my fans at 40 like it has done in past versions after a log out and back in of Windows. 

Its not on a perfectly running config
-BUT-
If you are having -any- issues when playing games, the OSD (and the RTSS server function that runs it) is the very first thing that should be shutdown for troubleshooting.

This is because the OSD/Keyboard display fuction is KNOWN to cause issues with some games because it uses the same "overlay" functions as some game engines, and the RTSS server has KNOWN bugs that sometimes cause it to "fail to shutdown", attempt to run more than one instance or encounter a conflict with either keyboard software or "other" monitoring software that uses the same sensors....

How do you shut down the OSD server? I keep clicking close, but it keeps automatically opening back up. I have all the options for OSD unselected...

That is exactly one of the KNOWN the BUGs I was talking about....
Its not fixable, without completely uninstalling the program (AB or Precision)

Uninstall the program and reboot, download the latest version, install and test the function.
If its still not working correctly and/or fails to shutdown, the you should NOT use the RTSS server and OSD releated function because its not working correctly.

It doesn't surprise me really, this piece of software has been buggy in the past for me. 

Afterburner and Precision are wonderful gifts from Unwinder to videocard users.
 
But some of the functions are NOT needed and are so complex as to work incorrectly. The RTSS and OSD/Keyboard display functions are NOT needed if you properly test your cards.
Simply running the program normally in the background for monioring, fan control and clocking functions, is really all that is needed... and THAT portion of the programs runs extremely well and does NOT cause problems or issues when properly configured.

Thanks Maniac, your tip seems to have smoothed out my game play as well. The stuttering stopped when I shut down that OSD server. 
 
EDIT: Maniac deserves a blue ribbon for helping us both in this thread.

I totally agree! :)

mikaelfred


I totally agree! :)

I sent a request to the mods.