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If you go on google and type in "Graphics card turns off skyrim" you'll see a LOT of people are having this issue, and there's a huge thread on this very forum called "monitor turns off" Its an issue affecting a lot of people. One of my friends from back home has a similar issue where his GTX 560 ti turns off as well... but its only happened to him like 4 times since he bought the game.

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You know, my neighbor shouts... he's an emo kid who "sings" at night and I can hear it in my room... that doesn't make him anything close to a God.

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do you guys need programmers? I'm good with C#, C, C++, Java, and I'm familiar with unix shell scripting and database processing. My spring semester is starting soon though but if you guys ever need someone to help you out part time or even with non-techincal related things let me know.

I have optimized my air flow in my case as much as I could possibly do... load temps CPU 50-60C (65 max in prime95 after 1hr), GPU has never gone beyond 85C (furmark 15min torture test). I have front 200mm intake, 120mm intake, 120mm side intake for HDDs, 140mm side intake for GPU, 200mm top exhaust, two 120mm rear exhausts... Please don't tell me its a temperature issue... because its not. I'm sorry but everyone keeps saying this and NO its not a temperature issue... if my computer can run more demanding games without issues, it must be skyrim. as far as taxing my computer with other applications, I have firefox running with this site and UESP wiki. SPECS: i5 2500k 4.8ghz 16gb ddr3 ram, stock voltage/speeds (1.5v 1600mhz) ati radeon hd 6870 oc'd 950/1170 (I have a GTX 470s from my old computer, and I get the same issue with it... single card or SLI) *** GPU turns off with or without OC currently using my dad's SSDs, he had two spare so I put em into raid 0... error happens with these or with my normal spinning HDD (EDIT) corsair TX 750 power supply So basically, this happens randomly. It can happen about 5 minutes into playing the game, or maybe after two hours. My GPU fan is at 35%, which is quite loud as my card is a reference design and has that blower type fan... Suddenly, my screen will shut off. My monitor will display a message like "NO INPUT FOUND" and I can't hear my graphics card fan anymore because the card itself has shut off. I can hear skyrim in the background and I'm forced to restart my computer. Now I've logged my card info as I play. Power to the card is constant. There are no spikes in power consumption or lack thereof. The error only happens when I play Skyrim. Temperatures are also normal. Now these are the games I've been played on my computer in order of most graphically demanding to least: BF3 > Dirt 3 > Skyrim > SW:TOR > WoW > League of Legends I have had NO issues with any game BUT Skyrim. Obviously my card can't handle games like BF3 or Dirt 3 on the most demanding settings, but it should run Skyrim without issues... I mean my friend's got a GTX 550 that runs Skyrim without any issues.... I'm sure its some coding error on their end, because here's what I believe the culprit is... My GPU usage on Very High 8x/8x is about 65 to 75% on average. Randomly, it spikes to like 95%+ and I've noticed that sometimes it stays at 95%+ and the card shuts off shortly... I am not sure if this is the issue or not. My FPS are around 50-60. I've limited FPS to 40, which I have 100% of the time and leads to a very fluid gameplay. Again thsi error happens whether or not I leave fps alone or not...

My life.. for Nocturnal!

Nah I love the leveling in Skyrim way more. While it is indeed simpler, its less restricting and leaves a lot more options up to you, the player, to decide how you want to play the game. Perks make the game more interesting, while the leveling system lets you do what ever suits your fancy at that moment.

This is why I would never side with the Imperials. I don't agree with Ulfric on most things, such as his racist attitudes towards non-nords, but I'd rather side with him than Imperials any day. Those rats tried to kill me for heaven's sake! Anyway, SPT (sneak, pick, thieve) 4 lyf. Thieves guild is where my allegiance lies.

how does the beautiful faces mod work? I installed it yesterday along with some weapons pack but the faces look the same. Did I do something wrong?

I tried to feed on Lydia... ...sneak too low :(

Lol cicero is funny I have no respect for Lydia. I killed her because her attitude got in my way.

I have left the Imperial forces without any horses now. I have the only horse left in Skyrim.

I felt pretty bad for the poor guy... wrong place at the wrong time :( I pledged to steal 50 Imperial horses in Lokir's name. I executed each horse because that's what the Imperials did to Lokir. Long live Lokir's memory!! FOR SKYRIM!!

Randomly, my card just shuts off... I can play BF3 on ultra settings (low shadows, 4x AA, ambient occlusion on med) for literally hours without issues while maintaining 50+ fps, I played SW:TOR for like half a day, and used to play WoW on ultra without issues... but i take an arrow to graphics card with skyrim

Kills elder dragon... ...guards attack me for being a monster.

I dislike Steam. It feels like when you buy a game on Steam, you're really renting it or just borrowing it because you have really limited control over it. Yeah it keeps ur games in one place but I'd rather have full control over it (ie. I don't need the dumb steam client to play a game I paid for)

Oh yeah well I have to deal with "MONSTER!!! GET AWAY FROM ME!!!" cuz I forgot to feed on blood... Jeez people Stops Anduin... Gets attacked for being vampire.

Wood elves ftw

Wood Elf male named Vladimir. I'm a vampire, who happens to be a master of stealth, thievery, and the bow.

Mine is Vorstag. Dude's a beast. http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/11/11385/11658455.jpg

I like Markarth. Due to its unique architecture, I love my house in Markarth second only to my home in Riften (where I can live amongst my thief friends :D)

Legendary Daedric Bow of Shocking :) Wood Elf Theif/Ranged Assasin I love it :D

I like neither the Empire nor the Stormcloaks.. Both are so deeply flawed its not even funny. And playing as a Wood Elf, I get so much harassment for no reason from everyone I meet lol. THIEVES GUILD FTW :D

Sorry to above I didn't mean to be rude or anything... I was merely posting my own thoughts on Skyrim after spending at least 100 hours playing the game.