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I currently run the game at 7920x2160 and if I turn HDR on any setting (Normal, Warm, Cool) the game simply will not load, just freezes on the loading screen. HDR works fine at 5760x1080 or any other setting. Just not at 7920x2160. My specs are below, you can see I run 3 monitors at 5760x1080 and 3 monitors with helios, hence the large resolution. Hoping this is just a bug that can be fixed.

I have run HDR on 1 screen and even 5760x1080 in eyefinity with no problem. Just when its cranked up to 7290x2160, 3 screens for eyefinity and 3 for Helios. I made a seperate post about it a month ago in game performance in the DCS A-10c forum because it was happening in 1.1.1.1 but no one responded to it.

I have a question for the 2 masters of Multi-monitors, I currently run my resolution at 7920x2160, full specs are below, and I can't even get the game to load with HDR on any setting, the game will only load if its off. If its on any setting it just sits at the "loading" screen but never loads. Is this a known issue?

Just wanted to add that I am also having frame rate issues even with the 6148 update. From what I have read it looks like it has narrowed down to mostly multi-monitor setups still having the issue. I took a 50% FPS lost going from 40-50FPS to 15-20FPS with everything on HIGH and then some. I have been playing with the setting over the last 2 days and have narrowed it down to the tree and bushes for the most part. I can fly with almost everything on high except for those sliders turned all the way down and average between 25-30FPS. Though this is no where close to where it was before, I have at least stop the bleeding. My specs are below and as you can see im asking a lot of my system but at the same time I have put a lot into it. Hope this helps in some way. On a side note, DCS I have been a dedicated follower from day 1. My entire system has been build entirely for flying your simulators. You have brought combat simulation to a level I could never imagine. Please keep up the great work and know that even though there are set backs I whole heartily appreciate what you have created. Thank You P.S. Wags, Thank you for keeping us as update as you can. I am sure you are earning your paycheck this week :smilewink: <----My Rig

NOOOOOOO!!!! So never ever ever will you ever have covers again?

I can't say for sure yet, but it looks like ati drives 12.8 might have fixed my problem. Still testing but after a little over an hour of flight no crash yet. :unsure:

I've installed the new drivers but I haven't tested it yet.

@PeterP....I'll just go ahead and file for divorce while i'm at it. I wish I had the time to take on such a project. The other thing is, the crash is completely random, running a test track would be useless. I have tried enabling just 2 monitors and just 1 monitor to run Helios. I think I almost got an hour out of 1 monitor running Loz's profile before it crashed. So if there is a bug, it would be in there...i guess.

@Flim....my system is stable, I can run any game with no issues for as long as I want at full settings. I have run Prime95, Memtest86+, and OCCT all with flying colors with no issues. This issue is only related to Helios. I only get "Display driver amdkmdap stopped responding and has successfully recovered, Event 4101" when Helios is running. It doesn't matter what I fly, DCS World A-10C, Black Shark 2, or BMS 4.32. They all perform flawlessly without Helios running. But all crash if Helios is running. @JG14_Smil....Yes I have Aero Desktop enabled and I changed SoftTH config file to ensure it stays running.

I think I'm going to give up for now and just run it like this. 6 monitors actually gets better performance then 3 with Helios running. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTZKCzRPdzQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

If I were to try an older GPU, I would want to go with a 5970 sense it out performs the 6970. Sadly I can't find a 5970 eyefinity 6 for less than $1000, but I can find a 6970 DCII for $240. In retrospect though, I'd rather not try an older GPU, but rather find a solution to my problem with my current setup. If buying an older GPU fixes the issue, then really nothing has been fixed. I finally made contact with someone on gadroc's website that is using the same card and says he has had no issues with it and using Helios, but thats all I know. Havent heard back from him and Gadroc is still AWOL.

@sobek....sorry about that, just let my frustrations get the best of me.

Anyone else have some ideas?....PeterP has been quiet. :unsure:

New PSU didn't fix it. I think im going to cry myself to sleep tonight.

True, I think. Regardless though, I don't have a gtx card to swap with and $500 on a new card just to test a theory is a little steep....hmmm or I could just stuff it in my wife computer when im done with it. She already has the fastest facebook surfing computer on earth. But then if the gtx card doesn't crash I will cry like a little baby because it will prove I can't run 6 monitors, 3 for eyefinity and 3 for Helios. Then i'll start drinking more, probably start beating my wife out of frustration of all the money I spent trying to build my virtual pit, then I'll end up getting a divorce and she'll get custody of my computer and well [profanity removed].

Nvidia still doesn't support 6 monitors as far as I know. http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1887/

@Skymad...I have tried reinstalling windows, ran every stress test that's out there. My system is stable. Asus is the only company that makes the 7970 DC2T so I can run all 6 of my monitors. They make a 7950 DC2T but I doubt that will make a difference. Right now if I had to guess, I would say that Helios is not compatible with the 7970 and I can't seem to find anyone else running a 7970 with Helios to tell me other wise. Furthermore, apparently Gadroc (creator of Helios) has gone into hiding, so no help there. Whats the name of this creek? Shit? hmmm....now what did I do with my paddle? Still keeping hope that a new PSU will do it :joystick:

I know I have asked this before, but ill ask again. Is anyone running Helios with a 7970? Well I even dusted off BMS 4.32 to run helios on that...and yup same crash but it was actually able to recover from it. Windows even log showed that it was the same though. I have also PM'ed Gadroc at his workshop regarding this issue with no response...sniff sniff sniff So my new PSU will be here today, though I doubt its a power problem. Rather be sure then not. I probably wouldn't mind going the nvidia route, but last I read they were still behind the power curve for multi-monitors. Can you get 6 monitors going with nvidia?

Well I tried the older versions of Helios with no luck. v.1.1.146 and 1.2.168 would crash just trying to load my Profile and 1.2.1.172 resulted in the same in game crash. Also not sure if this makes a difference but I bought Black Shark 2 last night and tried it out with Helios this morning....Yup same crashed happen while flying BS.

I will look into that when I get home, granted I'm sure its off but I'll double check. Not to say that I have also flown with CCC turned off by closing MOM.exe and CCC.exe in my task manager and it still crashed. Track IR is also working flawlessly during all this......but you never know, thanks for the tip.

I am running the most current software. Good idea trying older versions of Helios. I'll try that when I get off work. Thanks...

Just for poops and giggles I wiped my drivers again and tried the 12.7 beta drives from the ATI site. 17 seconds before I got a "Display driver amdkmdap stopped responding and has successfully recovered." Then tried 12.3 drives with no dice also. I also ran stress tests using Prime 95 and OCCT with no issues at all. Its the damnedest thing. I'm gonna send gadroc a PM on his site and see maybe helios might be incompatible with my 7970. Is anyone running Helios with a 7970's GPU?

Memtest86+ Test complete, Passed, No errors found....so my memory is good. Ordered a new PSU, should be here Wednesday. Though I am not hopeful that it is the problem, I have no other issues at all with my system, just DCS when Helios is running. Sometime next week I hope to video tape the actual crash so interested parties can see what my system is do.

Ok, back and so hung over....gonna run the Memtest now. Just out of curiosity sense I have never ran a Memtest, what exactly am I looking for?