GeCube HD4870

[Topdim]

I have purchased recently the new GeCube HD4870 and i tried to install it in my new PC. I have used the Catalyst 8.6 Hotfix. The problem is that every time i tried to play a game (COD4 or Grid or GOW), the screen freezes, but without any BSOD. After some re-installs of the drivers, without any success, i decided to format my Vista 32bit and install everything from scratch. Now i can run successfully both 3DMark06 and Vantage, but again when i tried to play a game, same thing happens.
Some people told that maybe there is an incompatibility with the motherboard, which is of course weird, because it is a CrossFire one and it suppose to work with ATI products. I am not sure if that is the case, but i have tried the graphic card and the PSU to the other two PC's that i have, one with the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 mobo and the other with the ASUS P5N-E SLI nForce650i mobo and everything worked fine (both games and benchmarks). So, i assume that neither the card or the PSU have hardware malfunction.
So, i am asking, does anyone else have similar problems with the combination of the card + the mobo and is there any solution to my problem?
Thank you

My PC specs are:
ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFiAP x48 (BIOS 402)
Intel C2D E8400,
TeamGroup Xtreem 2x1GB DDR3 1600
2 x WD Raptor 74GB WD740GD (RAID 0) and 4 more HDD
2 x DVD-RW
TT Toughpower 1500W
Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

 

[JrRacinFan]

Try the drivers from the cd.

 

[erocker]

Direct X updated? Everything else updated, like chipset drivers, windows update etc?

 

[Topdim]

I have tried the CD drivers, but same problem.
Everything is updated through Windows Update and also the drivers of the chipset are updates with the new ones from ASUS site.

 

[erocker]

Direct X is a separate update. Here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en

 

[Topdim]

erocker i have tried the new update of the DirectX and the new 8.7 beta , but with the same results. FFS!!! Is there any way to make it work?

 

[wiak]

topdim
i have the same problem, it goes like this
if you play a game like crysis, the screen goes blank, then sound stops and reboots?

and can you check Problem Reports and Solutions?
type wercon.exe in search start (startmenu) and enter

btw: put your system specs here
http://forums.techpowerup.com/profile.php?do=specs

 

[Topdim]

wiak, no it doesn't go black and restarts, although i haven't left it, enough to see, if it will restart the PC. It just freezes the image and the sound, in COD4, GOW and Grid, which are all the games that i have tried.

 

[Trizmatic]

I think your 1.5KW PSU might be under powering your system....JK there.


What are your temps getting to at a full load? Run the ATI artifact tool and watch the temps with GPUz...make sure to select the refresh box so that you can see the real time temps.

 

[Topdim]

The temp goes from idle 80C to 88C when i scan for artifacts in ATITool 0.27. So i think it is normal. As for the under powering that you are mentioning, i don't think that it the case here, because the other 2 computer that, i have tested both the 4870+PSU, where lower in watt requirements.
I believe that the problem in my case, is the combination of the mobo+4870 BIOS or drivers.