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| System Name | The Beast |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i5 2500K |
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z77-V |
| Cooling | Custom Water Cooling |
| Memory | 2x2Gb Gskill Ripjaw X @ 2133mhz 9-11-9-28 1T |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire HD6950 2Gb no unlock :-( |
| Storage | 3x500Gb 1x80Gb |
| Display(s) | LG W2486L 24" LED Backlit 1920x1080 |
| Case | Hiper custom Osiris mid tower |
| Power Supply | Hi-power modular 900W |
| Software | Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
Thanks to erocker i received a HIS 3870 today to pair with mine. Both cards run great individually and in crossfire(although the score increase is less than i hoped), they run in 8x/8x configuration and the board does not have pcix 2.0 slots (i can live with this till i next upgrade).
However, when trying to oc the cards in xfire there's no go. The primary card oc's fine but the secondary card won't budge a single mhz (atitool, rivatuner etc).
After alot of googling i find an intersting fact about the Blitz Formula and its pcix slot config.
The primary slot is pcix1.1 spec whereas the second slot is only pcix1.0/1.0a.
This means the second slot is not really compatible with the newer gen cards
So much for being the best P35 xfire board, how misleading is this
It is not mentioned in the specs or manual and even all the reviewers of it didn't know till recently.
So it looks like my next mobo upgrade is gonna be sooner than i thought.
However, when trying to oc the cards in xfire there's no go. The primary card oc's fine but the secondary card won't budge a single mhz (atitool, rivatuner etc).
After alot of googling i find an intersting fact about the Blitz Formula and its pcix slot config.
The primary slot is pcix1.1 spec whereas the second slot is only pcix1.0/1.0a.
This means the second slot is not really compatible with the newer gen cards
So much for being the best P35 xfire board, how misleading is this
It is not mentioned in the specs or manual and even all the reviewers of it didn't know till recently.
So it looks like my next mobo upgrade is gonna be sooner than i thought.
