Tkpenalty's X1950~HD4k Clubhouse

[eidairaman1]

Argh!

Well TK, i cant take it back to the store because i Ordered Online, and beyond that Tigerdirect has only a 30 day return policy, which i bought the card back in February. Well no Reply to my message that i sent to HIS, perhaps i need to just buy a New board and never buy From HIS again, at least Sapphire has a better Support system (Direct Emails/Phone Numbers in US) At least ATI would Reply immediately, Unfortunately they dont handle 3rd party boards like Nvidia apparently Does.

I think ill purchase the X1950 Pro 512 From Sapphire off ewiz. Any opinions on the e-tailer welcome

The artifacts are due to poor cooling. Some of the HD2900XTs are manufactured with only TWO heatpipes, the HD2900PROs have 3~4... Gigabyte makes their HD2900XTs with 3 Heatpipes, and there is a massive difference in perf.

Eidairaman, I would keep trying. I would instead take the busted X1950PRO to the store where you purchased it from and RMA from there; thats if your patience runs out though.

 

[Darknova]

Ok, well my latest venture is going to be a 2900....now I just realised the 2900Pro has been released today...or it's the first time the e-tailers have got them in.

So a 512Mb 2900XT is £240~ and a 512Mb 2900Pro is £170~....which do I get? lol. I'm kind of confused as to the difference. All I can tell is that the 2900Pro is just an underclocked XT? Is that right?

 

[panchoman]

i've got a x1950pro by sapphire, count me in

 

[-1nf1n1ty-]

I GOTS A HD2900XT I want in

 

[tkpenalty]

Well TK, i cant take it back to the store because i Ordered Online, and beyond that Tigerdirect has only a 30 day return policy, which i bought the card back in February. Well no Reply to my message that i sent to HIS, perhaps i need to just buy a New board and never buy From HIS again, at least Sapphire has a better Support system (Direct Emails/Phone Numbers in US) At least ATI would Reply immediately, Unfortunately they dont handle 3rd party boards like Nvidia apparently Does.

I think ill purchase the X1950 Pro 512 From Sapphire off ewiz. Any opinions on the e-tailer welcome

Their 30 Day return policy means for full refund, not warranty. Grab a HD2900PRO guys...

 

[imperialreign]

I'm planning on snagging a couple of 2900XT's early next year, after I upgrade the CPU and get my federal taxes back.

Not quite sure what I'm gonna do with this 1950PRO, though . . .

 

[DaMulta]

I always wonder why I'm not apart of this club.....

OK fellows

Soft Crossfire does not work well in -c temps
Crossfire will not start up for some reason. I have tried with 3 XTX cards/ Now with a Master card it will start up and work fine. Odd yes it is.

I have found that if you unplug the TEC and let it warm up past 40c Soft Crossfire will engage, but under that you are looking for a lock up.

Now one card in the -c zone is AOK and you will have no problems with that. I can run one card stable at 762 at all times. I think I could go higher with a volt mod, but I'm selling my XTX cards soon.

 

[eidairaman1]

Their 30 Day return policy means for full refund, not warranty. Grab a HD2900PRO guys...

sorry i dont trust the 2900 Series, Power requirements would require me to upgrade PSU yet again. Id rather wait for the 2950 Pro and then Upgrade

 

[munuz]

Got mine running better,
Q6600 3.6 ghz per core
4G Kingston Hyper X
2 x 160G SII Raided
2 x 512mb HD2900XT's

First bench
3D mark 06 12k ish
Now 17977 3D mark 06

i have ATI tools running the fans at about 75%
while AMD GPU CLOCK is doing the clock settings
ENG : 858 MEM : 900
it heats up a little but not to bad

 

[tkpenalty]

I always wonder why I'm not apart of this club.....

OK fellows

Soft Crossfire does not work well in -c temps
Crossfire will not start up for some reason. I have tried with 3 XTX cards/ Now with a Master card it will start up and work fine. Odd yes it is.

I have found that if you unplug the TEC and let it warm up past 40c Soft Crossfire will engage, but under that you are looking for a lock up.

Now one card in the -c zone is AOK and you will have no problems with that. I can run one card stable at 762 at all times. I think I could go higher with a volt mod, but I'm selling my XTX cards soon.

you're in man. I forgot to add you haha.... Err one thing more info and a pic would be great though.

X1k~HD2k Clubhouse

A support group for all X1k, HD2k Owners.

This thread is a chat as well as an unofficial support thread.

Note: Zero spam tolerance

For users looking at buying aftermarket cooling please read on, there are some very important issues relating to the X1950PRO using the reference cooler CTRL+F L1 to instantly gain access to it


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CONTENTS
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0a NOTICES
1a GPU INFO (X1950 >>> HD2k)
-K1 X1950 Series in General
-K2 X1950PRO/GT (RV570)
-K3a X1950XT (RV580+)
-K3b X1950XTX
-K4 HD2400PRO/XT
-K5 HD2600PRO
-K6 HD2600XT
-K7 HD2600XT GDDR4
-K8 HD2900XT (R600)
2a ARTICLES
-L1 Issues with the X1950PRO and Third party cooling
-L2 Best air coolers for X1950 Series
-L3 UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN MICROSOFT WORD.
3a Personal Comments
-X1
-X2
4a CLUB MEMBERSHIP/LIST

5a X1k Series GPU Info (X1050 >>> X1650 AS OF 14/8/07)
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Yeah making you guys aware of a recent update.

 

[mitsirfishi]

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/132737
darknova get one from ebuyer when they get some stocked 148 isnt to bad and powercolour arnt to bad either with ati save yourself abit of dough im tempted to get one but a p35 ds4 and a couple of other bits are going to make me pocketless anyway

 

[Darknova]

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/132737
darknova get one from ebuyer when they get some stocked 148 isnt to bad and powercolour arnt to bad either with ati save yourself abit of dough im tempted to get one but a p35 ds4 and a couple of other bits are going to make me pocketless anyway

Wow...that wasn't there yesterday...and trust me, I looked lol. Overclockers was the only place that had the 2900Pro's listed, and they only have the HIS one's in.

£148...guess what card I'm getting?

I don't need to save to be honest lol. I have everything I could want....well cept a meaty PSU, but I can get a decent one for £60.

 

[mitsirfishi]

your psu should be fine im going to be skint if im making a new system with a q6600 and ds4 plus water cooling plus 2900pro lol

 

[Darknova]

your psu should be fine im going to be skint if im making a new system with a q6600 and ds4 plus water cooling plus 2900pro lol

Read my other thread about a new PSU. I only have ONE PCI-E connector and I can't use the molex to PCI-E adapter because of the stupid Extender's.

 

[mitsirfishi]

does the 2900pro use what the xt does a 6pin and a 8pin to power it ? if not get one of those 6 to 8 pin adapters a couple of quid but does the job if that is the case

 

[Darknova]

does the 2900pro use what the xt does a 6pin and a 8pin to power it ? if not get one of those 6 to 8 pin adapters a couple of quid but does the job if that is the case

I can't use any adapters, because of the stupid extender's. If I try it won't boot. I tried to CF and old 1950XT of my friends, wouldn't boot.

The Extender's are basically adapters already. They extend each line so you have more connectors, but to use the PCI-E adapters I can't have more than one device on each string, and I have multiple fans, multiple HDDs etc. Running off them. I've tried to free up one line, but again, it won't boot with that much load on one line.

So I need a new PSU.

 

[tkpenalty]

HD2900PRO uses two 6 pins, to be able to overclock requires a 6 pin + 8 pin config. Simply, buy the adapter to solve this.

 

[Darknova]

I get the feeling no one reads my posts....*sigh*

 

[Widjaja]

People with X1950pro who play or have played stalker.
Do you get bad stutters/second pauses in Stalker when first entering an area or when first moving in the game?
I have the latest patch.

Just seems a bit wierd to me since the game is made for the PC.

 

[Wile E]

HD2900PRO uses two 6 pins, to be able to overclock requires a 6 pin + 8 pin config. Simply, buy the adapter to solve this.

You don't even need an 8pin adapter. A.) The 8pin only unlocks Overdrive in the CCC, 3rd party tools work fine without, and B.) the 2 extra pins are just grounds. They don't provide any extra power, what-so-ever.

And now off-topic: I think you need to remove the Zero spam tolerance bit, it makes you look bad/mean.

 

[Wile E]

People with X1950pro who play or have played stalker.
Do you get bad stutters/second pauses in Stalker when first entering an area or when first moving in the game?
I have the latest patch.

Just seems a bit wierd to me since the game is made for the PC.

I had stutters, even with my 2900 OCed.

 

[Widjaja]

I had stutters, even with my 2900 OCed.

Damn so my bro was right, even the 2900's suck at Stalker.
He's playing Stalker no probs on his 8800GTX at some crazy res with max settings. . . . . bastard
I really like the atmosphere of the game.
Haven't come across a game which gives me the creeps when playing it late at night in the dark in a long while.
Coming across that pseudogiant in the x18 labs with it's sumo stomp gave me a fright.

Didn't ASUS bring out a HD2900XT with a picture of stalker printed on to it?
I wonder if that card stutters in stalker too.

 

[niko084]

Piracy rules. Nah anyway, what settings though? Same settings right? The demo will run faster though... so we dont really know. I'll downclock my CPU as well as install the demo and see.

Yes same settings and for the heck of it I tried it with catalyst AI on advanced and adaptive anti ali on quality. Didn't change the frame rates at all, and I'm not sure about how it looks on a 1950pro, but even with filtering turned up at all it looked the exact same.

I'll be the first to say there is no doubt the 2600's have their weak sides, but its a grand card by all means.

 

[Darknova]

Ok, I was having a discussion with a friend of mine. He's a big green fanboi. I go for whatever is best for the price. I was explaining how for the price the 2900Pro is better, as I can get a Pro for £150, and the cheapest 8800GTS 320Mb is £170....am I right? I've read one review on the Pro but it never gave any figures. I know the recent driver updates have done wonders for the 2900XT, but how much better is it? Does it now compete with the GTX, or is it still in GTS 640 territory?

For the price I would think the Pro would beat the GTS 320, being just an underclocked XT, but is it?

And I understand this is the HD2k clubhouse, but please, no fanboi answers.

 

[imperialreign]

I think the PRO could, and if you take into account that ATI's drivers for the cards are continuing to mature quite healthfully, the performance of the PRO should only continue to get better.