So I just recently built this system for a friend, and it has only 1 problem I am trying to resolve; which I *believe* is a monitor issue, but I noticed something interesting while diagnosing the monitor issue.
This 580 I have is properly downclocking at the desktop, even with two monitors...
I thought that this was not possible from all the information I had seen...
I have the brand new drivers; can anyone else check and see if these drivers resolved the issue with the card not downclocking with 2 monitors?
*for the record my 9800GTX also never had this issue, it always down-clocked even with 2 monitors*
*sort of a seperate topic, but in regards to the monitor issues I am seeing:
it's 2 samsung 2333T (new); and sometimes they will just randomly go into power saving mode and refuse to wake up, even a reboot and pulling the power won't work, the only way I have gotten them to work again is by switching between DVI and VGA cable, which only works sometimes, and switching to a totally different monitor and then switching back..
Research found that apparently samsungs have had issues like this before with the PCB responsible for controlling power saving modes, refresh rate, etc being buggy...I dont think its a random defect because both monitors do it, if it is a defect it may be with the whole batch.
Anyways I will likely be advising my friend that we should send these monitors back, and replace them with a similar from a different brand, as neither him, or myself have the time to sit and figure out why these monitors are doing this.
This 580 I have is properly downclocking at the desktop, even with two monitors...
I thought that this was not possible from all the information I had seen...
I have the brand new drivers; can anyone else check and see if these drivers resolved the issue with the card not downclocking with 2 monitors?
*for the record my 9800GTX also never had this issue, it always down-clocked even with 2 monitors*
*sort of a seperate topic, but in regards to the monitor issues I am seeing:
it's 2 samsung 2333T (new); and sometimes they will just randomly go into power saving mode and refuse to wake up, even a reboot and pulling the power won't work, the only way I have gotten them to work again is by switching between DVI and VGA cable, which only works sometimes, and switching to a totally different monitor and then switching back..
Research found that apparently samsungs have had issues like this before with the PCB responsible for controlling power saving modes, refresh rate, etc being buggy...I dont think its a random defect because both monitors do it, if it is a defect it may be with the whole batch.
Anyways I will likely be advising my friend that we should send these monitors back, and replace them with a similar from a different brand, as neither him, or myself have the time to sit and figure out why these monitors are doing this.