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I shall give 8.97 a try. Thanks Wijkert and Haldi.

I did turn the Screen Saver on, but it appears not to work anyway! I went away and came back after the time delay and the monitor was still on without screen saver on. Oh well. Not a big deal as you indicated.

Yes, the power save options seem to be more trouble than they are worth.

I find ...

Hi Moose. I went to the site you identified for the special 7970 drivers. The site does not indicate which AMD version it is, but does indicate that it is 130.82 MB and dated 1/18/2012.

When I looked at AMD's site at: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/previous/Pages/radeonaiw ...

Yes, 8.961 is AMD download 12.4. I don't know why they do the identification this way! Seems confusing to me :)

I disabled power saving features and operate at "performance" with NEVER as the setting for sleep options. That seems to cut down on the PC sleeping and hanging lockups. I have just set up a screensaver today in case I forget to return to the PC before going to bed! :)

A quick update on my trials and tribulations:

Things have settled down a bit. I put Windows on auto-update. The lockups have been reduced significantly. When I start Windows, I must be patient and wait for GPU weak to boot up and run for maybe 30 seconds before minimizing it, and also wait for ...

I decided to read a few of the other threads to see if there was a solution I could use. Based on that, I decided to uninstall the AMD drivers. The current installed driver was 8.961.0.0. I uninstalled it and shut down. On reboot GPU Tweak did not start and said it "failed to load DLLs. Please ...

I hope it is not a dead DP port, Exmortis. I will try the DP port again soon, once I get some stability in the PC. I hope that occurs soon. :)

Things are NOT going smoothly in my new build. After multiple hours long sessions with Windows 7 updates, and hours long downloads of a few games from Gamersgate and STEAM, I am steamed! Then the BIG problems started! I am now getting lockups where sometimes the mouse won't move and others where it ...

I assembled my new PC this past week and did the first power up and boot on the weekend. :) Nothing came up on the monitor. :( MOBO LED read AE and then AA. Caused some concern initially. Then I learned that this was OK. But it meant I had a monitor issue. I changed from one monitor hooked by ...

Hi Moose.

Congratulations on pursuing your dreams as you enter the next "student" phase of your life. I wish you all the best!

I recall my "student" days fondly; they were many years ago when I took business studies at The University of Manitoba in Wiinnipeg. I am sure you will have a ...

Will do. The out of stock notice went up about 3 hours after the notification came to me. I was very lucky to get my order submitted and accepted. Now I hope I am lucky enough to get a good version of this G-card.

I also picked up my new Hyundai Santa Fe today! My wife and I both like it a lot ...

I placed an order for one ASUS HD7970-DC2T today at newegg.ca after receiving a notice it is now in stock. Order confirmation came in via email. It should ship within 24-48 hours. I hope I get a new improved version! :)

I am considering it as well! I have all of my new PC parts except for the G-Card. I am tired of waiting for ASUS DC2T and reading about its issues. I want a single G-card with three identical monitor connections, preferably DisplayPort but Mini DisplayPort will do. I will have to buy adapters though ...

I do not know; however, AMD has a list of certified dongles. Here is the link:

http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx

I have read some reviews that indicate certain adapters designed for Apple may not work with other equipment.

I found the following thread on SIMHQ today that indicates TSMC may have shut down their 28nm production line about 3 weeks ago!

Quote: "Very roughly 3 weeks ago, it is rumored, TSMC shut down the 28nm production line(s). The cause is not known. TSMC is saying "all will be well"."

SEE ...

I am waiting too. Your avatar looks great! I am anticipating BBQ season which is just around the corner!

We have been waiting for this ASUS card for quite some time; however, the problem that has been reported about it (e.g., VRM overheating) has made me reconsider getting this card unless ASUS addresses the issue publicly to ensure me that the problem has been addressed.

I am seriously ...

I used to work in downtown Ottawa for Bell. I am retired now but working part-time. :)

I see that you are located in Ottawa Ontario Canada! So am I! Blackburn Hamlet! :)

I also avoid Crab-Apple!