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read my updated message above.

just some comments i have to say i lvoe this fourm and the way people are willing to help others.
 

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i think he was asking for advice - if the format/reinstall doesnt work, what should he try next?

Ahh my bad the driver game or the old school way to install xfire.

Step 1 install top card alone
Step 2 install ati driver
Step 3 install card 2
Step 4 let windows install driver
Step 5 install xfire bridge
Step 6 enable xfire

Try a driver cleaner and completely removing everything amd/ati based as well as everything nvidia based
 
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So what if re installment doesn't work?

what if it is a hardware fall? how can i know that for sure?

if that's the case i can upgrade to 6990 and pay the difference.

on the other hand i tried to install 11.2 and nothing happened. the installation goes through(after crashing).

i removed the Nvidia GT 220 and nothing changes....

other issues?

i have a Tagan 1100 WATT PS which gives energy to the CPU, the MOBO, the 2 graphic cards(make that 3) my Xonar card, my cooling station, my 2 SSDS and one HDD, my DVD and my Bluray. Do I need to upgrade my Pwersupply?


@ Barbaricsoul. I am going on a big business trip and i do not want to reinstall windows 2 days before my trip(it can wait) but i tried to do everything else

1:) removed Nvidia no change
2:) removed ati drivers and isntalled 11.2 no change.

both cards run at 70 celcius and 2 of the GPUs are running at 157 MHg and 300 Mhz memory clock. I am very sad. will try to remove one of the cards to see what happens. i have already contacted my Pc vendor and told them about the problem and that i am interested in upgrading to the 6990

As for the power will that be ok?

Well if a total reinstall doesn't work, it'll be time to start trouble shooting hardware. Honestly though, I still don't think it's a hardware issue.


I would think that 1100 watt Tagan should be enough for that rig, but then again, you do have alot of components in your comp. Mussels would probably have a better understanding as to whether it actually is enough.

That's fine about waiting to do a windows reinstall, do it when you can.
 

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his tagan has enough power, this just seems like software/driver issues, and unrealistic expectations (his CPU aint enough for quadfire IMO, and he didnt seem to know what crossfire profiles are for, nor why his other cards are idling a lot of the time)
 

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by the way according to ATI RWE

i get this message

YOU HAVE NOT CONNECTED THE POWER CABLE TO YOUR VIDEO CARD.PLEASE REFER TO THE 'GETTING STARTED GUIDE' FOR PROPER HARDWARE INSTALLATION.

which i can tell you i have done so!
 

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problem solved

put correct drivers and got a score of 1403 at 2500x1600 at Unigine!!!

an increase of 400% !

my sapphire 5970 has a problem, one of the gpus is damaged and cannot run correctly :(
 
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put correct drivers and got a score of 1403 at 2500x1600 at Unigine!!!

an increase of 400% !

Which drivers are you using now?
 
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cheers for it getting worked out. your bios all looked fine. sapphire has great rma support though you should have no problem getting a replacement
 

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guys

i ran a benchmark last night and think the result are good!

look at the difference from my previous score. i went form 430 to 1430!!!!

is that an acceptable result?

last question can i have xfire witha 6990 and with a 5970?
 

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guys

i ran a benchmark last night and think the result are good!

look at the difference from my previous score. i went form 430 to 1430!!!!

is that an acceptable result?

last question can i have xfire witha 6990 and with a 5970?

yes thats a good result, and proves the problem is fixed


no, you cant crossfire those.
 

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bugger so i guess i have to change both of them.

i think when i Format my results will be even better.


I also put Crysis in 2500X 1600 @ Extreme settings and the game sailed through...
 
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Glad you figured out what was wrong.

Personally, if I was you, and I wasn't happy with a single 5970, because of the scaling issues that crazyeyes pointed out, I'd look into getting a used 5870 and xfire that with the 5970(which would give better performance than a single 6990 and would be alot less expensive than buying a 6990)
 

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Out of curiosity, what didn't you like about it?

my guess is the fact that no current gpu solution will run a game successfully at 7680x1600, well any modern game that supports eyefinity.
 
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