PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 XT Crossfire Problem

boecke · Jan 8, 2007

I currently have two POWERCOLOR ATI Radeon X1950 XT cards, they are both identical.
I am wondering whether this is the correct configuration? I have checked ATI's Compatibility Chart but it doesn't seem to be up to date?

I'm pretty sure I've fucked something up.. I hope i haven't though.
Cheers,
boecke

pt · Jan 8, 2007

why do you say you fuck something up?

boecke · Jan 8, 2007

Because I've bought two cards that are identical and I can't return one of them because I've opened the box.

Am i still able to use an internal bridge connector? or do i require a Master Radeon Card?
Because the CrossFire Y-Cable doesn't look like it fits, it wasn't even included in the box! :\

boecke · Jan 8, 2007

Anyone

sorry, this is urgent.. :laugh:

Zubasa · Jan 8, 2007

boecke said:
Because I've bought two cards that are identical and I can't return one of them because I've opened the box.

Am i still able to use an internal bridge connector? or do i require a Master Radeon Card?
Because the CrossFire Y-Cable doesn't look like it fits, it wasn't even included in the box! :\

Unless you have a Crossfire Mobo to setup software CF, or else you will need a X1950 Crossfire Edition :respect:

boecke · Jan 8, 2007

I still don't understand.

Setup:
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe
AMD Athlon64 3700+ San Diego
GeIL 2 x 512mb DDR400 Memory
Two PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256mb GDDR3 256-bit
( The cards are both identical, I do not have a Master )

I have installed the cards in their assigned PCI-e X16 slots.

I do know that I am not able to use a CrossFire Y-Cable as there is no input on the graphics cards for that connection - or am i incorrect?

I just want to know whether I require a Master Graphics Card for the (Slave) Radeon X1950 XT or whether I have to buy a Internal CrossFire Connector or something else to connect the two identical (slave) cards.

I hope I have explained it thoroughly enough :\

TKZPOW · Jan 10, 2007

Crossfire requirements

Ive just built a crossfire system. There are several requirements for crossfire (it can be confusing cause it isnt clearly explained in many places). These are:

1. a crossfire compatible motherboard
2. A Crossfire Edition card - it will say if it is right on the front of the box under 'Radeon'
3. A Crossfire ready card
4. 512 megs of RAM minimum ( I would recommend at least 1 gig)
5. A power supply greater than 550 watts delivering 38 amps in the 12 volt cable (again I would recommend a higher wattage)

Look at the boxes your cards came in they should say which part of the 3 is in the box
The x1950xtx card is a Crossfire ready card not a Crossifire Edition card. If you have 2 of those you will need to return one and get a crossfire edition card. The crossfire edition card comes with the cable.

JdPower · Jan 10, 2007

One the Crossfire READY card there are two "DVI" ports. On the Crossfire EDITION card there is only ONE DVI port and the other port is for the Crossfire Cable

Looks like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...Edition++512MB+GDDR4+VIVO+Video+Card+-+Retail

The link is the Crossfire Edtion card.

Hope I helped some

J

Random Murderer · Jan 10, 2007

boecke said:
I still don't understand.

Setup:
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe
AMD Athlon64 3700+ San Diego
GeIL 2 x 512mb DDR400 Memory
Two PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256mb GDDR3 256-bit
( The cards are both identical, I do not have a Master )

I have installed the cards in their assigned PCI-e X16 slots.

I do know that I am not able to use a CrossFire Y-Cable as there is no input on the graphics cards for that connection - or am i incorrect?

I just want to know whether I require a Master Graphics Card for the (Slave) Radeon X1950 XT or whether I have to buy a Internal CrossFire Connector or something else to connect the two identical (slave) cards.

I hope I have explained it thoroughly enough :\

that mobo can run software crossfire. just make sure you have at least catalyst 6.9 and you should be able to enable it in the catalyst control center.

tkpenalty · Jan 10, 2007

lol.. return one of them and purchase a crossfire version.

Lazzer408 · Jan 10, 2007

If the cards have internal bridge connectors you dont need the dongle. If it doesnt you need the dongle and master/slave cards. There's also talk of driver level crossfire but I don't know much about that.

noneed4me2 · Jan 10, 2007

Only the x1950 pro uses the internal crossfire, the XT still requires a x1950 Crossfire mastercard as stated before. Even if the PCB of the XT has internal connectors it is still only able to CF with a mastercard. sucks yes thats why I am getting pro cards only, researched it quite a bit as down the road I am going to get either AM2 board or one of the 4x4 boards if it uses aan ATI chipset.

Lazzer408 · Jan 12, 2007

noneed4me2 said:
Only the x1950 pro uses the internal crossfire, the XT still requires a x1950 Crossfire mastercard as stated before. Even if the PCB of the XT has internal connectors it is still only able to CF with a mastercard. sucks yes thats why I am getting pro cards only, researched it quite a bit as down the road I am going to get either AM2 board or one of the 4x4 boards if it uses aan ATI chipset.

I have 2 1950 pro cards and crossfire doesnt work. Internal bridge is connected. I tried 4 motherboards, 3 sets of ram, 2 powersupplies, 2 different CPUs, and 4 different videocards.. ATI is jacking me around with support. I also tried 6.11 6.12 and 7.1 drivers. I also tried software crossfire (didnt work). It's a big joke so far. STAY AWAY FROM CROSSFIRE ON 1950 PROS !!!

EDIT - If anyone actually has them working please contact me.

noneed4me2 · Jan 12, 2007

in some of the reviews I read it stated that 2 bridge connectors were needed. if you have already done this then I am at a loss as to why its not working. Start a new thread with a complete list of your system specs and problems.

Teh Gimp · Jan 12, 2007

I think the only application available for his situation is software CrossFire -- though I am not sure if that is working yet, eventhough ATI mentionned it in one of their latest Catalyst releases...

WarEagleAU · Jan 12, 2007

Yes, I was going to suggest the software crossfire as well. It shouldnt take a performance hit at all and should work well. However, if its iffy, and you feel uncomfortable, trade in the unopened box for a CF edition card. You may have to only give like 20 bucks more for it.

boecke · Jan 12, 2007

Unfortunately I've already opened the box, I've tried Software CrossFire but it just crashes my games and freezes up? Has anyone else tried "Software CrossFire".

Thanks for all the replies

Zubasa · Jan 12, 2007

WarEagleAU said:
Yes, I was going to suggest the software crossfire as well. It shouldnt take a performance hit at all and should work well. However, if its iffy, and you feel uncomfortable, trade in the unopened box for a CF edition card. You may have to only give like 20 bucks more for it.

Software CF take quite a hit in performance for high end cards actually.....

tkpenalty · Jan 12, 2007

Lazzer408 said:
I have 2 1950 pro cards and crossfire doesnt work. Internal bridge is connected. I tried 4 motherboards, 3 sets of ram, 2 powersupplies, 2 different CPUs, and 4 different videocards.. ATI is jacking me around with support. I also tried 6.11 6.12 and 7.1 drivers. I also tried software crossfire (didnt work). It's a big joke so far. STAY AWAY FROM CROSSFIRE ON 1950 PROS !!!

EDIT - If anyone actually has them working please contact me.

I still cant believe why it doesn't work for you, bad luck maybe? Because 2 Crossfire'd X1950PRO = X1950XTX (Its funny purchasing two of them is actually cheaper than one X1950XTX).

boecke · Jan 12, 2007

I've read somewhere that you need to turn Temporal AA to "Off" and Vertical Sync to "Always On", I'm trying that now.

I've installed the January 10, 2007 drivers (7.1)

Lazzer408 · Jan 12, 2007

tkpenalty said:
I still cant believe why it doesn't work for you, bad luck maybe? Because 2 Crossfire'd X1950PRO = X1950XTX (Its funny purchasing two of them is actually cheaper than one X1950XTX).

I was looking at some benchmarks and actually the x1950 pro crossfire did score higher then a single x1950xtx. I got one card free and the other for $199 so that turned out to be the best choice for me anyway and the money I saved went toward a motherboard upgrade to support core2duo and quad in the near future.

Lazzer408 · Jan 12, 2007

boecke said:
I've read somewhere that you need to turn Temporal AA to "Off" and Vertical Sync to "Always On", I'm trying that now.

I've installed the January 10, 2007 drivers (7.1)

I tried this. Didn't help.

boecke · Jan 12, 2007

Could someone please provide a detailed guide to installing Software CrossFire Mode?
I don't want to have to fork out another $200 or so for a CrossFire Edition Card that runs slower than my XT's

Basically, I've enabled CrossFire in Catalyst.. It says everything is okay, the screen flickers after enabling CrossFire (which is normal), but when I go to play any game it just freezes.

I've tried Counter-Strike: Source and after the "Loading.." box down the bottom disappears the system just becomes unresponsive.

I've made sure that all the cables are connected properly, My Power Supply is CrossFire compatible (550W). The DVI cable for my monitor is plugged into the primary card and the Device Manager displays "Radeon X1950 Series" and "Radeon X1950 Secondary", In total there is 4 devices, two for each graphics card.

I am using the Catalyst 7.1 drivers, should I downgrade to 6.11? I've tried the bundled drivers but it doesn't let me enable CrossFire mode.

Hopefully that's enough information.
Cheers,
boecke

Lazzer408 · Jan 12, 2007

boecke said:
Could someone please provide a detailed guide to installing Software CrossFire Mode?
I don't want to have to fork out another $200 or so for a CrossFire Edition Card that runs slower than my XT's

Basically, I've enabled CrossFire in Catalyst.. It says everything is okay, the screen flickers after enabling CrossFire (which is normal), but when I go to play any game it just freezes.

I've tried Counter-Strike: Source and after the "Loading.." box down the bottom disappears the system just becomes unresponsive.

I've made sure that all the cables are connected properly, My Power Supply is CrossFire compatible (550W). The DVI cable for my monitor is plugged into the primary card and the Device Manager displays "Radeon X1950 Series" and "Radeon X1950 Secondary", In total there is 4 devices, two for each graphics card.

I am using the Catalyst 7.1 drivers, should I downgrade to 6.11? I've tried the bundled drivers but it doesn't let me enable CrossFire mode.

Hopefully that's enough information.
Cheers,
boecke

Does your system run stable with crossfire unchecked with both cards physically installed?

boecke · Jan 12, 2007

Yes it does, It runs perfectly fine.

Processor	AMD Athlon64 3700+ San Diego Core
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Cooling	AMD Stock Cooler (Socket 939)
Memory	GeIL 2 x 512mb DDR400 (PC3200) Dual Channel 2-5-5-7
Video Card(s)	PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256mb GDDR3 256-bit, PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire GDDR4
Storage	80GB Seagate HDD (Master) 40gb Seagate HDD (Slave)
Display(s)	LG 19" Widescreen Flat Panel (5ms)
Case	Atrix
Power Supply	ZALMAN ZM600-HP (Heatpipe Cooling System) SLI/CrossFire Compatible 600W PSU
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Motherboard	ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe CrossFire
Cooling	AMD Stock Cooler (Socket 939)
Memory	GeIL 2 x 512mb DDR400 (PC3200) Dual Channel 2-5-5-7
Video Card(s)	PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256mb GDDR3 256-bit, PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire GDDR4
Storage	80GB Seagate HDD (Master) 40gb Seagate HDD (Slave)
Display(s)	LG 19" Widescreen Flat Panel (5ms)
Case	Atrix
Power Supply	ZALMAN ZM600-HP (Heatpipe Cooling System) SLI/CrossFire Compatible 600W PSU
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