Just realized that the reason I've run into a few hard lockup issues (in
F.E.A.R.)with my new 8800GT is that the fan control doesn't ramp up at all
in 3D games, just stays at the regular 2D 29% and that's it. I'm using

Are you using XFX 8800GT?

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