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In addition to my previous post, PBO does not seem to work at all. It looks like a complete screw up somwhere.

If you didn't do it yet, don't. I updated my TCU today and the new BIOS is totally stripped out, loads of options are just gone and the fans only have options of motherboard or CPU now (now TCtl) but what is not CPU seems to be TCtl so they spin up like mad. Very disappointed so far and it...

Mine has started doing this since installing the 1603 BIOS, reverting back to 15xx did not help Installing an FX-8350 instead of the 960T, same thing. What does get the machine to boot is momentarily flipping the power switch off then on - works perfectly doing this. Most odd and most...

Thanks - so it looks like I'll have to pester Asus support - not much QA goes on over there it seems. ;)

Thanks. I've ordered an 8350 too but it will not arrive for a few weeks it looks like.

Both the 16xx and this new 1703 finally allow unlocking of the 2 extra cores on my 960T. It runs beautifully and seems much more stable and 0 errors on any of the 6 cores even with mild OC - so that's the good news. The bad news is that with either of these, when the PC is powered off, it...

621/621 @ 1.25 core, 1.9 mem and untouch (1.887?) for the other one. VF700CU, it is not noisy at 12v (well not totally silent either but I am quite fussy!). It's drowned out by the so-called SilenX 14db (my ass, cheating averaging numbers) 120mm fan anyway. Temps are ~45c idle and 70-75...

Do we not already have this with HDR on Counter-strike for example? If you choose to turn it on and the other guys don't, you get blinded by the sun and they don't? Solution: Turn it off if you are getting beaten silly. :) On the other hand, maybe with the physics "improved" the action...

I disagree, in many cases the MINIMUM frame rate might go up that couple of FPS which is the difference between smooth and jerky. e.g. in FEAR on one card I was using (I think it was the X1800XL) the minimum FPS went from 23 to 27, that is noticable. :)

My temps went up after removing the stock paste, polishing and replacing with AS5. The paste used on my card looked quite good (silver, nicely applied), card is a Connect3D. Still waiting on my RD580 board and Cool-matic to sort it out properly. :) Your temps do sound high, try...

Get the latest beta from techpowerup.com and it will work with the X1900. :)

If we do see this driver change, it will be intresting to see if some of the driver mod gurus can spot what was changed and maybe hack the drivers to work on nForce.

"Arctic". Artic (short for articulated) is the type of joint on a lorry, between the cab and trailer (I believe what's called a "semi" in the US.(Prof mode off) :) (no offence meant) For the OP there's always the option of liquid cooling? I think it's ThermalTake that have that...

Have you made sure you have the latest BIOS for the PC from Dell? They release them quite frequently and some of the change logs can be quite large and bugs quite interesting. :) As it's an AGP, check the machine has a the right version of AGP slot (I've no idea how old that machine is)...

I think there is something to this. My Connect3D X1900XTX had some nicely applied silver looking compound and was idling at ~45C. Going by another thread I sanded and polished the cooler (checked for flatness and removed all trace of polish). I put it back on with Arctic Ceramique (a...

You probably don't. If ATItool detects a fan that can be changed on the gfx chip in your laptop, you should notice the fan speeding up if you change it to 100% in ATI Tool's fan page. It depends on what the laptop has cooling the chip. It could just be passive or linked to the CPU cooling or...

Once one enables 8x or better AA at high res (1600x1200+) the CF X1900s seem to be faster. Lets face it, if you have two monster cards you would WANT to be running at high-res and high AA.

8 pieces, i.e. just enough for the RAM.

I hope to be giving my X1900XT total respect very soon, my Innovatek Cool-matic should be shipping today or tomorrow. :) Googbye whining fan, hello more OC! :D

1. Make sure you have the latest laptop BIOS. 2. Uninstall all drivers and see what it does with the Windows VGA driver. 3. When you say the card is OK after re-seating the video card, it's some kind of module right? Is there a clamp to hold it in or not? Maybe put a pad between it and its...

Just FYI: I have an X1800XL with 2ns RAM and a VF700 and it did 621/621 in a hot case (stress tested). I've moved it to a cooler case now (selling it and the PC), not tried maxing it yet but it goes to the max of overdrive no problem (575/550 or whatever it is) and is at 41c idle. 3D05...

It's the current rating that is of more interest than the voltage (as long as they are not too low/fluctuating and assuming the BIOS is accurate). The current rating for the various lines should be listed on a label on the side of the PSU.

In that case it sounds like you do indeed have a not-so-hot card. That said, it might still be worth disabling the ATI Smart and key poller, installing ATI Tool, setting the volts right and seeing what you get ....... :-) You could start with: VGPU: 1.42, RAM at 2.05v each and VDCI (or...

If you are nervous about AS5 (I am too on the GPU) you can use Arctic Ceramique which is completely non-conductive and seems to work pretty well. It's also a little runnier than AS5 so easier to spread out thinly without using too much pressure . Putting a small blob on and mounting the HS...

To OP: You didn't say what volts you set in ATI Tool (need to set them to what they should be for 3D). Also, did you try just overdrive (or stock) with the XTX BIOS? i.e. Were games etc. OK with the XTX BIOS without ATI Tool installed?

Sparkle or Mercury. I've used a few and they seem OK in the "budget" market. Tagan are nice and not too pricey but probably a price level (or two) up.

Sounds like a plan, if you have the space why not. Although you might spend more on electricity.

That sounds like the components of the PSU are being strained. It's pretty normal, even a 520 Powerstream just running a single X800 can do it. As long as your machine is stable and it's not annoying you, don't worry about it. :) That said, the Tagan 480W in my current rig with a...

The only problem with most 19" and 17" screens is that very 1280x1024 res. It's very square, in games you will see more top to bottom than you would with a 4:3 or 16:9/10 mode. I personally prefer to see more of what is happening at the sides than to see more sky or more of my feet. :) If...

Further to my original posting on voltages. I've just installed Cat. 6.2 and now the VDDCI is showing as 1.486 as the default 3D. To clarify: VGPU: 1.425 MVDDC: 2.086 MVDDQ: 2.086 VDDCI: 1.486

The Zalman VF900 might be your best bet, it looks much lower profile than the VF700 so if your card currently fits using 2 slots it should def. fit and will be much quieter. The only question is if your case can then extract the heat as it doesn't vent the air out the back.

Why wouldn't it run BF2 (any flavour) night or otherwise? If you are referring to the bloom problems with the NV goggles, that's apparently fixed in the Catalyst 6.2 driver. Or did you mean this is a "just for benching, not for gaming" rig? ;)

It looks to me like your CPU is the bottleneck. AM3 is very CPU sensitive on a good card. Crank the CPU to 2.4GHz+ and I reckon you will see a big improvement. Official Catalyst 6.2 is out as well.

HQAF is a noticeable improvement in e.g. HL2 where you have long tunnels and the like with angled walls. Looks MUCH less blurry in the distance. Nice on hi-res screens. :)

Is there really a decent improvement in IQ going to ultra?

Tha games might not show a particular resolution unless it is in the driver list ..... the new Powerstrip is supposed to allow creation of custom modes on the X1900 series too. (See other thread in forum). So give it a try, nothing to lose unless you make some silly mode. :)

On my X1900XTX I can get to 700/800 with the core on just 1.4V and VDDCI at the 1.35v setting. I've got it to 720/830 with 1.425 and 1.486 or whatever it is but it locks up after a few mins even at 100% fan. I'm going to wait until my water block arrives, I ordered an Innovatek Cool-Matic as...

Driver problems maybe. Do an uninstall and pop in the new Catalyst 6.2 that just came out and see what happens.

3D detection in ATI Tool 12b is working perfectly for me. No problems at all so far. Mind you I've only been playing the Cinematic HL2 and tried the demo of Stalin Subway (the latter seems to be pretty crappy as a game (seemed a lot like Iron Storm but less good) but ran very smoothly at...

OK, results after a "little playing". I found that the max I could go on the core was ~720, I did get 730 but had to up the fan to unpleasant levels. The core will need to wait for some water. It also seemed much the same whether at 1.425v per what is supposedly the default 3D and 1.4v. So I...