Yep this monitor definitely isn't all plain standard and I'm so glad it isn't since it basically delivers free 'unbranded' variable refresh.
Very nice using the 'static' method and absolutely awesome using the 'dynamic' w/ emudriver.
Maybe different versions of the driver read the timings differently.
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Anyway, you can safely reuse the timings you got previously, as these are valid if your using the same monitor.
Yeah that's the thing; how can we be sure it's exactly the same? that's why I wanted to grab it fresh one from ArcadeOSD after installing that new GPU.
Sure it's 60.000Hz and, well, put this on the layman's paranoia but I thought maybe if there are variations in the timings, even very small, could these be the cause for the crashes?
With regards to the psu, I just suggested that as a possibility, then you mentioned recent overclocking... I frankly think you should start by checking that...
Yeah that's something I should have though of before, I was just comfortable for years and since the 260x and 360 seemed almost identical (360 even quotes slightly lower TDP ceiling) I candidly though things would be okay, I'm no expert in building PCs so rationalizing the whole consumption from outlet to output isn't part of my knowledge.
Though of course the real issue could be different indeed. Those GPUs can have all sorts of quirks and flaws, the reason I wanted to get rid of the 260x is that it's got black screen issues when it's more or less idle (rare but it happens) and the fans just won't spin or just one only at high temp.
These crappy flaws requiring more attention than I wanted to deal with, I just went and ordered another GPU to replace it...yet it came with its own quirks and issues (never seen/heard the fan spinning once since I've installed it)
To think my little 750 Ti performs as well as those two AMDs at half the size and consumption, ugh. nVidia rule for discrete GPUs.
EDIT: for now I will just decrease my CPU OC to 4.1GHz (instead of 4.2), leave the vcore setting on auto and speedstep on.
I'm curious to see - admitting the crashes are provoked by a power requirement issue - if my system can manage itself well and stable enough this way.
Hopefully it does and I don't get those random crashes anymore.