Recent content by vivithemage

anyone getting crossfire to work? if so, what drivers?

Is it just me, or after unlocking my shaders (using XFX BIOS on my XFX cards to unlock shaders posted in this thread)...I get flickering at the desktop and in more intense GPU games (BC2, but not LoL).

Thanks JimmyJump, i modified it and uploaded a new screen, much better. I don't plan on OCing it anymore than I have in that SS. What software should I use to monitor both GPU's temp/clock speeds/etc? MSI Afterbuner only shows GPU2, and parts of GPU1 (doesn't show clock, temp, fan - they aren't...

I flashed my XFX to unlock shaders with the unlocked 6950 BIOS. One thing I noticed is my pixel fillrate and texture fillrate didn't jump up as much, is that normal with the 6950 shader unlock? before : after :

All I have is 1HDD, 1SSD, 2 6950's...no fans on the PSU directly (all attached to the mobo.)

Perfect answer for one of my questions, but question still stands ... 2 12v1 on first 6950, and 2 12v2 on the second 6950? Or stagger them?

I noticed the HX1000 has 2x12v rails. Should I have 1 PCIe on the 12v1 go to 1 connector on the GPU, and then the second PCIe come from 12v2 and hooked into the second PCIe on the first GPU? Do the same for the second 6950? That way each card draws from each rail? Second question, the...

MSI Afterburner works for ATi? Sweet.

Thanks manofthem. I was going to use this BIOS : How to enable additional shaders on Radeon HD 695... What software can I use to overclock/check temps? nVidia used to have some great apps, not sure about ATi's at all.

Thanks for that. That is what I am worried about, my plan is to run the cards for at least 1-2 years in xfire with that firmware. I don't really want to read through 62 pages of it, but it might be my only option.

I assume that is the smart/safe way to do it? mod my own, for my XFX cards, just to unlock shaders?

Lots of info to go through ... but from what i've read, the least risky thing to do is build up your own/custom firmware then unlock the extra shaders? I have 4 XFX 6950's coming (2 xfire setups), and I was wondering how i'd go about doing this? This way they are not overvolted, and wont...