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EXTREME Overclocking Forums - ATi Technologies http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com Company website: ati.amd.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:49:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/images/misc/rss.jpg EXTREME Overclocking Forums - ATi Technologies http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com CAT 9.11 texture issue with boderlands... http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332053&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:13 GMT Just updated the driver and went to play borderlands and some of the textures wouldn't load, just plain walls. I reverted back to 9.9 and it fixed the problem. Anyone else have similar issues? ]]> ATi Technologies brent245 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332053 5850 overclocking http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332044&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:05 GMT I'm running into some problems here. After reading many reviews, they all seem to have no problem oc'ing the 5850 to the CCC max, which is 775 core, 1125 memory. When I set this oc and play games, I get the ATI driver has stopped functioning blah blah blah error message and then I have to close out the game and restart my computer. I'm wondering if this is a card issue or if my core i5 is actually causing the problem (not giving my video card enough juice). I get this same issue with any video card I use whether it be ATI or Nvidia when I start oc'ing fairly high. I'm starting to think its the core i5 because this card should hit that oc easily. And since it very may well be the core i5, how can I resolve this issue? Thanks. ]]> ATi Technologies H0RiZ0N http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332044 3 way 4850 crossfire vs single 5870? http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332036&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:38 GMT I'm contemplating an new i7 920 build with a gigabyte UD3R mb. I currently have a 4850x2 that I got less than six months ago. When I go the i7 route I was wondering if getting another 4850 1gb would be worth it since they are going for only about $80 now. OR, should I take the plunge and just get a new 5870 card sometime down the road? How would a 3 way 4850 setup compare to a singe 5870?

Or I could even wait for the price of the 4850x2 to go down and get another for quadfire. ]]> ATi Technologies brent245 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332036 <![CDATA[My 2 cense on 2x 5870 [and by cense I mean cents, really]]]> http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332022&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:08:05 GMT I was asking myself whether or not 2x 5870 is an over kill.
So I read this thread
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...d.php?t=329944
To see what other people thought about it.

I see people saying "what games do you play" and "at what resolution you play" and so forth. Does that really matter?

After reading what some people said, I thought to myself, "how many times can you play a game you already beat twice over using last generation video cards?" Yeah sure your playing it at higher FPS with full blown settings. But can you really play a game again after beating it twice over?

Then I thought, some new titles will be coming out soon. Then I learn even WHEN the new titles hit the shelves, they won't be true DX11 games because of the console to pc port method being used. And even when the new games come out, you will probably beat the game many times over before another title comes out.

A single 5850 will do the job twice over for most games even newer ones that are coming out.

I can understand some people needing the extra HP for other uses, those I understand. But people like myself who do have 2x 5870s, OK I have it, can't really use them nor will they be used any time soon.

Is it just the WOW affect that people are so caught up with?
Reason I have 2x 5870, I got them for 300 each, it was a deal that could not be ignored. But I'm thinking of selling one only because I can't find a use for them. LoL

Anyways, just my 2 cense. ]]> ATi Technologies F9zSlavik http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332022 <![CDATA[5770 CrossfireX - DX10&11 benches added - still can't overclock w/Xfire enabled.]]> http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332014&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:39:59 GMT I had a hard time finding a 5800 series card a couple weeks ago so...

I got two XFX 5770's. I have never tried crossfireX yet and from all the reviews and benches it looked like they scale very well, so I figured why not? Thus far I'm quite pleased with the setup and think it's a great way to go, they put up just shy of 4870 260'ish numbers on immature drivers and if you add a second one later it performs between a 5850 and a 5870. Plus it gets you into DX11 at a decent price for good performance. Another nice thing about them is that they only require one 6 pin PCI-E connector and consume significantly less power than the aforementioned cards.

That said, at $180 apiece it's not a good deal to buy two. Might as well get a 5850 or 5870 if you can find one. It is a good deal to get one now and add one later IMO, especially when they go back down to $160. It's got a lot of features like eyefinity, DX11, hdmi audio/video, display port etc.. The limited 128 bit GDDR5 doesn't really seem to be an issue. I'm sure they did that to fit into a certain market segment and that it would outperform a 4870/4890 if it had a 256 bit mem. bus. Especially since it is so close already. If I had to guess, we could see a 256 memory bus once the 4800 series gets phased out (pure speculation). That would make a pretty wicked card.

They are very quiet with the fan on auto and would be an excellent HTPC/Game card for the living room. I also like that they don't crowd my HDD's SATA plugs like my 4890 did in my Cooler Master Centurion 590 mid tower. I like to keep things semi compact so this is a good fit for my system.

Also, I have not been able to successfully overclock them in crossfire yet and would like to know if anyone else has had this issue. I set the settings on both cards in ccc and the changes just don't register in GPU-Z or any benchmark. Any input would be greatly appreciated as I would love to overclock them. I should also mention that these are running at PCI-E 2.0 8x, as they are limited by my board. This doesn't really seem to impact performance which was a concern of mine initially. Don't be afraid to pull the trigger on crossfire if you can only run two cards at 8x.

Dragon Age: Origins in the "heavy" spots with 16x AA/AF @ 1920x1080 was night and day difference between my 4890 and the 5770's. I know this is all in the reviews but this is just some local flavor and I would love some help with my OC issue.

Thanks

EDIT: I was too quick to install them that I forgot to take a pic of them out of the box :lol

- Got some STALKER: Call of Pripyat benches up. The DX10 are first slide and DX11 second.

1680x1050, max preset (10 and 11), max render.....per SSP.

CROSSFIREX 8x 8x

DX10

DX11

There's not much difference in the numbers between Direct X 10 and 11. Tonight I will bench a single card at DX10, DX11 and overclocked. Hopefully, if anyone can help me figure out why I can't OC while in Xfire, I'll put those numbers up as well. I would also like to do some runs with tesselation turned on.

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]]> ATi Technologies travy25 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=332014 Rivatuner plugin for hd4850? http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331994&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:15:05 GMT Hey, i have had a look through the "4800 series tutorial" regarding soft/hard mods and would like to know if there is a rivatuner plugin for a hd4850? Thanks. ]]> ATi Technologies c-bass http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331994 crossfire on nvidia chipset?? http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331993&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:02 GMT Is it possible with 4850x2's and a evga 750i sli? ]]> ATi Technologies brent245 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331993 3870 toast? http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331988&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:24:54 GMT It still works but it's shutting down due to heat since the fan is failing. The fan just spins so slowly that it does virtually nothing and you can't increase it using fan speed programs or CCC any more. It gets really hot even at idle and will shut down. Is that normal, can it be fixed with an after market cooler?

It was getting really hot, in excess of 100 degrees. Seems too hot for idling, but I have no idea how hot they get with no active cooling. ]]> ATi Technologies travy25 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331988 ATI HD4890 not detecting monitor http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331980&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:43:09 GMT Basically was working fine for ages but then while the computer was on something got plugged into the S-video output on the card now when i turn my pc on the pc boots i get up to the windows loading screen then the monitor.. goes to sleep it works in safe mode im using it to write this also it wont... Basically was working fine for ages but then while the computer was on something got plugged into the S-video output on the card now when i turn my pc on the pc boots i get up to the windows loading screen then the monitor.. goes to sleep it works in safe mode im using it to write this also it wont let me reinstall the drivers in safe mode because when i try it says "Failed to load detection driver".
Also there is an intel chipset in this pc but the drivers were uninstalled as soon as i got my 4890 a while ago and hasnt been used since.

Any ideas? thanks.

Nevermind i done it myself.... ]]> ATi Technologies FieryTiger http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331980 Sapphire 4870 512mb http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331976&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:33 GMT Hey guys looking for a new video card & found a 4870 on craigslist he's wanting $110 for it... That sounds alittle high, I though i seen the sapphire 4870 512mb on newegg for $140 new! What should I offer him? ]]> ATi Technologies Sadistik http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331976 Eyefinity is coming out distorted on one screen? http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331973&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:12 GMT So I'm trying to set up Eyefinity. I'll create a group in CCC, then set the resolution to 2732*768. I get the result as in the picture. Any idea what the prob is?

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]]> ATi Technologies Mind_Reader7 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331973 <![CDATA[MSI AB 1.4, GPU-Z & 5850, Voltage to 1.6. GPU-Z causing the increase!!!?!?!]]> http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331964&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:34 GMT I made a new thread, due to the nature of this one. My other thread is this: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...70275&posted=1

I have been working on this for a few hours, to see WHY my 5850 all of a sudden gets juiced with 1.6 volts, and holds, untill reboot....

I left GPU-Z open, doing nothing but watching the screen refresh, and within 5 min, the voltage gets bumped, and temps sky-rocket up! Even shuts down the computer after a few min of it being like that. (Everything in the case is on still, so maybe just shuts down the GPU?)

I have uninstalled and cleaned every benchmark and ATI "edit" tool i had. STILL, same thing.

Even did a reinstall of my OS on a different HDD, install all drivers, open gpu-z..BAM!!!

I tried 9.10 WHQL and 9.11 WHQL, AND stock Windows 7 drivers, still same issue.

Now, with JUST MSI AB running, and the voltage monitoring system on, i can watch it forever, NO jumps.

I leave MSI AB open, open up GPU-Z, and within less then a min., voltage jump!! Both programs will read the jump, and temp increases?!?!

I have ran furmark, Vantage, Crysis, and OCCT with JUST MSI AB open, NO voltage increase or high temps. Open up GPU-z, 1.6 happends, temps go nuts, amperage goes up to like 20 something idle, (when its like 2.5 normal). Temps will show an increase big time in Everest, also, when it gets jumped to 1.6.

Everything i have done, leads to GPU-Z 0.3.6 doing something. I know im going to get "gpu-z just reads, not writes"...but you explain it then. I HAVE taken the bios from the card with GPU-Z, but have not flashed anything.

So, even on a fresh install...you explain why this happends only with GPU-Z is left open...?!

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe BIOS 1102
4GB DDR2 1066 Dual Chan
AMD 9950BE @ 3.0 W/C
ATI Diamond 5850 PCI-e 16x 2.0
Display & sound through HDMI cable @ 1920x1080 38in HDTV
1x Vertex 30gb SSD
2x 1TB SATA HDD raid-1
XION AXP Lan-Party Edition AXP-1000R14HE 1000W
OS`s: Windows 7 Pro 64bit RTM Activated ]]> ATi Technologies ussj4brolli http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331964 need help ATI 3870 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331932&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:21:02 GMT Okay... Just bought a new case and was cleaning and switching everything over today! I took my 3870 apart cleaned fan, heatsink, & plastic cover. I put it back together and sat it a side. Once I got every everything in the case I started it up and got no signal on my monitor I checked the vga and noticed the fan not moving... I forgot to plug the fan back into the vga pcb. I shut if off quickly! Plug the fan in & install it again. I start it back up & still get no signal. then monitor goes to sleep. My question is did that half minute without a fan burn the card up? Or is their something else I could try. Is it possible that the x bracket Isn't holding enough pressure on the GPU?

Additional Comment:

can anyone help? ]]> ATi Technologies Sadistik http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331932 Newegg showing 5970, not in stock $624 http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331927&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:02:56 GMT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...5970&x=11&y=33

here it is

no drivers showing on the ATi site yet tho.. ]]> ATi Technologies maxgull http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331927 5970 available at HIS http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331906&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:26:52 GMT at the bottom of the specs you will find the word availabe http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-493.shtml at the bottom of the specs you will find the word availabe

http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-493.shtml ]]> ATi Technologies aqualab http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=331906