BF3 freezing after a match!

[Monalisa]

I just want to share a fix for ASUS Nvidia GTX graphics card users, with the ASUS overclocking software installed.

After I upgrade my graphics card to an ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II and installed the Smart Doctor and GamerOSD, I was getting a lot of freezing after ending a match, making me to lose my new stats. After uninstalling both programs the problem went away.
I've read on some forums that some users were still using Smart Doctor to overclock their cards but had to turn it off before start BF3.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this fix in case someone is getting frustated with a brand new ASUS, that is supposed to bring us joy rather than frustation.

[jimbouk1977]

Yeah Thank You Mona I knew Smart-doctor caused issues with games & Punkbuster so never used it with my Asus card from day one & if you got a good card no need to OC it imho unless its (naughty)  So never seen the point in overclocking all it does is void warranty (I think) & lessen the life of the product so for the small benefits it gives I don't see any point.


But once again Thank You for posting this information I hope it will be of some use to others    & if you find any more tech / helpful snippets please post them for us 

Ok, it's common knownledge that overclocking will void the warranty of your CPU. However, I would like to know how Intel or AMD can tell that a CPU has been overclocked. Barring the extreme cases of pin/pad modding or obvious signs of damage (burn marks, signs of sub-zero cooling, etc), how could they confirm overclocking has occured? Does a CPU have some sort of 'black box' that records above-stock voltages or bus speeds?

Anyone with knownledge (confirmed, not speculated) please share with us. Anyone else looking to add to the conversation, please do so, I don't think I'm the only one skeptical of the voiding confirmation process in use by the CPU makers.

Overclocking automatically voids your warranty IF Intel/AMD knows you been doing it.Overclocking cannot be check since setting is only recorded in the motherboard's BIOS.So Intel/AMD will never know

Overclock away!!!

So although it will void your warranty there is no way of them knowing (but thats on CPU's can they tell on GPU's 

[Monalisa]

The ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II is factory overclocked. Personally I don't like to overclock my graphics card. That said, mine will stay as is.

Jim, thanks for the extra info!