crossfire X - 3DMark06 issues!!!

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 11:09 AM

I have to ask just to be sure!

check the thread below....
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=50407
It is a new build for my cousin... and we chose to use two sapphire 3870 in crossfire in combination with an Asus Max Formula (X38) which uses 2 16X PCI-express 2.0

The setup is almost finished and we installed XP SP2 PRO and chipset drivers for the first tests...
Installed ATi software and checked the CROSSFIRE box at the settings panel. Everything was fine untill we installed 3dmark06 advanced 1.0.1
the benchmark starts and then it just stops responding

. No 3dmark06 patch applied yet!

Is there a known problem with this setup?
cards in crossfire?
windows fix required...maybe?
anything else?

W1zzard · Feb 12, 2008, 11:14 AM

yes this is a known problem with 3dmark and any newer ati card ..

http://forums.techpowerup.com/archiv...p/t-34975.html

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 01:26 PM

any solutions on the 3870 crossfire setup? or do I just have to wait for a fix?

Cold Storm · Feb 12, 2008, 02:05 PM

all right man, how about going here and seeing if that helps. Dr. Spank. helped the guy through it all... so maybe it will help you...

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 02:12 PM

thanks...
I think I'll try updating everything and how it goes from there!

asb2106 · Feb 12, 2008, 02:13 PM

Ok, you said you used version 1.0.1, do you mean 1.1.0? If your not using 1.1.0 Id head over to Filehippo and get the newest version of 3dmark. I had problems with 3dmark freezing on me and not loading, I had to install a patch from futuremark. I will find it and post it on here as soon as I do.

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asb2106

Ok, you said you used version 1.0.1, do you mean 1.1.0? If your not using 1.1.0 Id head over to Filehippo and get the newest version of 3dmark. I had problems with 3dmark freezing on me and not loading, I had to install a patch from futuremark. I will find it and post it on here as soon as I do.

I have the patch, just not applied it yet... I will be installing a lot of staff later tonight, including patch 1.1.0, and hope for the best!

asb2106 · Feb 12, 2008, 02:17 PM

hey try this hotfix, it worked for me!!!

www.futuremark.com/download/hotfix_oct07/

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asb2106

hey try this hotfix, it worked for me!!!

www.futuremark.com/download/hotfix_oct07/

thanks

asb2106 · Feb 12, 2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tzitzibp

thanks

any luck?

Cold Storm · Feb 12, 2008, 02:59 PM

we'll know in a few hours if it works.. He's doing a lot of different things here and there he told me. So we'll know in a hour or so... But, its something I'm going to be trying also... Whenever I think of going with a new board, and crossfire...

Dr. Spankenstein · Feb 12, 2008, 03:28 PM

I don't know what the patch does exactly, but the main point from the thread that Wizz linked was to rename the direcpll.dll. This is what is holding up your 3DM runs.

trog100 · Feb 12, 2008, 03:50 PM

just to add..

"deactivate" the direcpll.dll.. rename.. delete.. or move it.. its something to do with the 3dmark reading the system specs..

it lives in the window/system32/futuremark/msc folder..

2003.. 2005 and 2006 with all ati cards 2000 series and beyond need it doing..

if u reinstall any of the aforementioned 3dmarks it gets put back and needs doing again..

trog

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 06:06 PM

ok success.... did the Futuremark_SystemInfo_Hotfix_Oct07_installer, updated drivers to XP32-64_8-43-1-1-071113a-055588E.exe, updated bios to 0907 and here we go....

the result was a solid 14721 marks!!!! NO OVERCLOCK!!!

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 06:08 PM

DAMN! after this I 'm thinking of selling my 8800gtx and getting a crossfire!

Dr. Spankenstein · Feb 12, 2008, 06:15 PM

Now yer talkin'!

Glad you got it working! Now put some stink on that CPU and those cards!!

tzitzibp · Feb 12, 2008, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Spankenstein

Now yer talkin'!

Glad you got it working! Now put some stink on that CPU and those cards!!

it will be done!

though, tomorrow or my

wife is gonna give me the

boot!

tzitzibp · Feb 13, 2008, 08:00 PM

ok here we go...

tzitzibp · Feb 13, 2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Spankenstein

Now yer talkin'!

Glad you got it working! Now put some stink on that CPU and those cards!!

what do you think now?

tzitzibp · Feb 13, 2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

yes this is a known problem with 3dmark and any newer ati card ..

http://forums.techpowerup.com/archiv...p/t-34975.html

thanks again.... and just thought of sharing results with you!

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tzitzibp Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Larisa, Greece Posts: 1,689 (0.83/day) Thanks: 330 Thanked 329 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	crossfire X - 3DMark06 issues!!! I have to ask just to be sure! check the thread below.... http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=50407 It is a new build for my cousin... and we chose to use two sapphire 3870 in crossfire in combination with an Asus Max Formula (X38) which uses 2 16X PCI-express 2.0 The setup is almost finished and we installed XP SP2 PRO and chipset drivers for the first tests... Installed ATi software and checked the CROSSFIRE box at the settings panel. Everything was fine untill we installed 3dmark06 advanced 1.0.1 the benchmark starts and then it just stops responding . No 3dmark06 patch applied yet! Is there a known problem with this setup? cards in crossfire? windows fix required...maybe? anything else? __________________ People who think that know it all are just annoying to us who do! *(Updated) My WOODEN CASE BUILD... vote and comment here:* StarCruiser Dark Knight

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Feb 12, 2008, 01:26 PM	#3
tzitzibp Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Larisa, Greece Posts: 1,689 (0.83/day) Thanks: 330 Thanked 329 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	any solutions on the 3870 crossfire setup? or do I just have to wait for a fix? __________________ People who think that know it all are just annoying to us who do! *(Updated) My WOODEN CASE BUILD... vote and comment here:* StarCruiser Dark Knight

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W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,861 (4.17/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,441 Times in 3,213 Posts System Specs	yes this is a known problem with 3dmark and any newer ati card .. http://forums.techpowerup.com/archiv...p/t-34975.html

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tzitzibp Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Larisa, Greece Posts: 1,689 (0.83/day) Thanks: 330 Thanked 329 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	thanks... I think I'll try updating everything and how it goes from there! __________________ People who think that know it all are just annoying to us who do! *(Updated) My WOODEN CASE BUILD... vote and comment here:* StarCruiser Dark Knight

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asb2106 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kTOwN WI!! Posts: 1,858 (0.93/day) Thanks: 31 Thanked 149 Times in 132 Posts System Specs	hey try this hotfix, it worked for me!!! www.futuremark.com/download/hotfix_oct07/

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Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.08/day) Thanks: 4,245 Thanked 3,051 Times in 2,495 Posts System Specs	we'll know in a few hours if it works.. He's doing a lot of different things here and there he told me. So we'll know in a hour or so... But, its something I'm going to be trying also... Whenever I think of going with a new board, and crossfire... __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware

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Dr. Spankenstein Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,681 (0.73/day) Thanks: 217 Thanked 282 Times in 252 Posts System Specs	I don't know what the patch does exactly, but the main point from the thread that Wizz linked was to rename the direcpll.dll. This is what is holding up your 3DM runs.

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trog100 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,401 (1.61/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 260 Times in 233 Posts System Specs	just to add.. "deactivate" the direcpll.dll.. rename.. delete.. or move it.. its something to do with the 3dmark reading the system specs.. it lives in the window/system32/futuremark/msc folder.. 2003.. 2005 and 2006 with all ati cards 2000 series and beyond need it doing.. if u reinstall any of the aforementioned 3dmarks it gets put back and needs doing again.. trog __________________ Ignore the truth.. follow the herd.. you will make more friends that way and life will be easier..

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Feb 12, 2008, 06:06 PM	#14
tzitzibp Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Larisa, Greece Posts: 1,689 (0.83/day) Thanks: 330 Thanked 329 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	ok success.... did the Futuremark_SystemInfo_Hotfix_Oct07_installer, updated drivers to XP32-64_8-43-1-1-071113a-055588E.exe, updated bios to 0907 and here we go.... the result was a solid 14721 marks!!!! NO OVERCLOCK!!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ People who think that know it all are just annoying to us who do! *(Updated) My WOODEN CASE BUILD... vote and comment here:* StarCruiser Dark Knight

Feb 12, 2008, 06:08 PM	#15
tzitzibp Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Larisa, Greece Posts: 1,689 (0.83/day) Thanks: 330 Thanked 329 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	DAMN! after this I 'm thinking of selling my 8800gtx and getting a crossfire! __________________ People who think that know it all are just annoying to us who do! *(Updated) My WOODEN CASE BUILD... vote and comment here:* StarCruiser Dark Knight

Feb 12, 2008, 06:15 PM	#16
Dr. Spankenstein Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,681 (0.73/day) Thanks: 217 Thanked 282 Times in 252 Posts System Specs	Now yer talkin'! Glad you got it working! Now put some stink on that CPU and those cards!!

Feb 13, 2008, 08:00 PM	#18
tzitzibp Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Larisa, Greece Posts: 1,689 (0.83/day) Thanks: 330 Thanked 329 Times in 321 Posts System Specs	ok here we go... Attached Thumbnails __________________ People who think that know it all are just annoying to us who do! *(Updated) My WOODEN CASE BUILD... vote and comment here:* StarCruiser Dark Knight

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