CrossFireJack 'Open Beta'

[Dippyskoodlez]

also note, that all you really need to do is "please" ati CCC that the cards are from the same family, this was the case with my x850 master, and x800gto slave, i moded the x800gto bios to show up as a x850, which isnt hard just follow the x800/x850 bios modding thread in this forum to learn how to. worked like a charm, but for those of you mix and matching different card families and cant get it to work, try that.

Mix and matching BIOS however, is not a good idea..

 

[Terenth]

*sigh* u didnt read very well then, i took the ORIGIONAL bios, opened up the INFO file containing a list of cards and core versions, and picked out a X850xt number for ONLY the name. opened up rabbit and put it in. So the only thing i changed was the name of the card. and what family its from, This "pleased" ati CCC and everything worked out. note i did not change the clocks or anything while doing this. i suppose you might run into problems if you have a 1900xt, and a x800gto, u probly can change the x800gto to show up as 1900xt, but i doubt the crossfire results would be promising, plus the boards are so different.

Any way i suppose u better only try crossfireing cards that have similar boards, changing the name allowed me to go into crossfire. Which is so easy to do and undo its worth a try if u cant seem to make it work.

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

*sigh* u didnt read very well then, i took the ORIGIONAL bios, opened up the INFO file containing a list of cards and core versions, and picked out a X850xt number for ONLY the name. opened up rabbit and put it in. So the only thing i changed was the name of the card. and what family its from, This "pleased" ati CCC and everything worked out. note i did not change the clocks or anything while doing this. i suppose you might run into problems if you have a 1900xt, and a x800gto, u probly can change the x800gto to show up as 1900xt, but i doubt the crossfire results would be promising, plus the boards are so different.

Any way i suppose u better only try crossfireing cards that have similar boards, changing the name allowed me to go into crossfire. Which is so easy to do and undo its worth a try if u cant seem to make it work.

YMMV still... no matter what you mess with...

However, suggesting than an x850 could potentially match up with an x1900.. shows how little you really know about the mod

 

[HanSolo78]

I can run farcry or fear in crossfire without cables just plugged in my 2 x1900gt, enabled crossfire,cat.AI to adv. and presto

Do you have 2 identical X1900gt? same manufacturer?
It is possible with different cards? 1x saphire and 1 powercolor?

 

[Changis]

if you check my system specs, you'll see that I have a Club 3d and a sapphire.
But when I flashed the club 3d with the sapphire bios, it seemed compatability went up a notch... but that could also be 6.9.. a bit hardto tell...

 

[Terenth]

well i dont think i would try modding a x850 bios to show up as a x1900... but my god man think about it. its only the frickin name of the card. it affects nothing but the name. if i were to change ur name from bob to nancy it wouldnt change who you really are.

besides the name acts like a mask to trick ati CCC that u have 2 x850, i had to do this in order to get ati CCC to allow me to enable crossfire.

now with the hardware differences between a x850 and a x1900, the chances of running those in crossfire is VERY low. but it would'nt make one bit of difference modding the origional x850 bios name to show up as a x1900. i highly doubt it to make even a little difference.

NOW DUH if u take a x850 and flash it with a x1900 orig bios. you WILL have problems. its not a maybe its a DEFINITLY.

and ur right i dont know a hell of a lot about this stuff but i know enough to kno that changing the damn name of the card isnt going to blow up ur friggin computer

 

[Terenth]

b t w W Teh F does YMMV stand for

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

b t w W Teh F does YMMV stand for

Your mileage may vary.

 

[Arthalen]

Just to let everyone know...

Got hold of a HIS X1900GT (non-turbo, 575mhz core) to pair up with my Connect3D card, and it works wonderfully on Intel 955x with Cat 6.9's. CCC allows crossfire without the jack mod.

 

[Changis]

thats what I said. so to all who didnt think it was possible: HA HA

 

[midgetmg72]

OK I have ECS ka3mvp xpress3200 mobo and i have 2 x850xt (no master cards).I am also using cat 6.9.When I try to enable crossfire it says that crossfire only suports RGB color space and that i prob have a TV hooked up and that it should be a crt pr lcd monitor(which it is a crt). Terenth had the same prob on post#52 . Now i am wondering, i had to buy a dvi to vga convertor to use this monitor and i wanted to know if it might be picky( i did try 7 differnt monitors but all need that convertor). I know there are a few types of dvi but i dont kno. Or is the message appearing b/c i dont have a crossfire dongle. I flashed one of the bios to a crossfire editon x850xt to see what would happen and it was turned out exactly the same as if it was a normal X850. I tried out crossfirejack but i have no clue how to use it.

 

[Terenth]

mmk i have to use the adapters as well. its not the moniter. its prolly cuz it doesnt have the dongle... or the mastercard chip that is needed for crossfire.. idk exactly which... but assuming u use CFJ right and CFJ werks then u should notice a difference in ur 3Dmark scores. b4 and after goodluck. i'll post back with some directions on how to use CFJ as i think i might kno how to.

 

[Terenth]

ok i think rather than pressing enter ur supposed to type "yes" or type the number which coinsides with ur (supposed) slave card... i actually have a master card now... so im not entirely sure...

but if worst comes to worst look up on ebay (i had to use google to find it) ati x850 master card... they have em for a total of 180$ if u find the right one... WHICH btw was the cheapest i have found for a crossfire mastercard

 

[Terenth]

ok so let me just have this made extremly clear... i can take 2 of these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161029

and open up ATI CCC and enable crossfire... because they are newer 1900's and the dongle and master card is not needed... but it seems as though this begins with the gt and goes up to xt, xtx, and 1950xtx, as i see that there is a 1900 mastercard. but im assuming any of those listed ^ right there
WILL ALWAYS be just slapping 2 of those into a crossfire motherboard 3200 chipset and turnen on ur computer and enabling it CORRECT ?

as id be extremly pissed off to find out the hard way

 

[HanSolo78]

@Changis

What is you best 3DMark06 points with cards and CPU overclocked?

 

[Changis]

78xx points
Cards @ stock

 

[rsed]

So after reading this thread, just to make sure I understand correctly...you can run 2 - X1900GT in CF without the need of a mastercard and cable via the Catalyst software. My questions are does the most recent version of the software support this and if it does, once CF is enabled does it run all the time with any games? (Example games would be WoW)

 

[WarEagleAU]

Nice proggie. Ill have to give this a look when I Get my two 1950 pros

 

[Formula350]

Is this what I think it is? Enabling Crossfire on nForce4 boards?

 

[anticlutch]

Nice proggie. Ill have to give this a look when I Get my two 1950 pros

You won't need it for two x1950pros as they don't require a mastercard.

 

[DrunkenMafia]

I still have the same old question as always....

If i use crossfirejack with 2 ati cards and say omega drivers, can I then oc both cards with ati tool??? and run them both oc'd in crossfire mode..

I have had my crossfire setup for a few months now and can't seem to find a prog that oc's both cards!!!!

 

[Protius]

I still have the same old question as always....

If i use crossfirejack with 2 ati cards and say omega drivers, can I then oc both cards with ati tool??? and run them both oc'd in crossfire mode..

I have had my crossfire setup for a few months now and can't seem to find a prog that oc's both cards!!!!

i'm also wondering how to oc both cards, can only get the oc on the master card

 

[DrunkenMafia]

Hey protius, what does your setup score in 3dmark?? I haven't seen any other x1800 combos yet.

 

[Changis]

for those of you wondering what crossfirejack does.. it basically just enables crossfire ir it can..
But no need for this tool anymore as Software crossfire is implemented in the drivers..
i think you even can use a X1900GT with a X1950 pro.. as long as it's X19xx it should work...