Recent content by AJ_

Hi Guys, haven't been on the forum in a while but I'm back now in the hopes that someone can help me out. I bought a Vortex III a couple years ago and it has been working great up until now. I was in the middle of a game today and it just shut itself off without warning. Now when I try start...

hey guys! just a quick question about cpu temperatures.. I use a lot of 3d modelling software and i've noticed the cpu temperatures spike quite high while rendering (cpu intensive). the idle temperatures seem ok (about 45-50) but as soon as I start rendering even a fairly basic model it goes...

hey guys i've got 2 problems.. 1.I'm trying to update my 7970m driver to the 12.6 beta through the AMD site (i'm still on the 8.9 one that came on the PCS disc) but for some reason the driver autodetect utility doesnt do anything. I download it, run it and the windows processing circle comes up...

just wondering if the Fn+1 trick to turn cooling fans on max works on the vortex III? It doesn't work on mine so curious to find out if its just a problem on my end or if its just not an included feature..

sooo i got my vortex 3 a little while ago and have been running 3dmark11 periodically. I have run it about 4 times results being ~5100, ~5100, ~5500, ~5500 which are all lower than what most people with the same specs are getting. I just ran it two more times and got...

hey all! my new vortex III arrives monday (wooo) but I was just wondering if there was anything I should know about setting it up / installing drivers etc? got it without windows since I have a copy on my old laptop which is in pieces at the moment.. Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 15.6"...