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Thanks for the info, on the apple communities threads the guys there are arguing that the iPad charger is bad for the iPhones because its a 2A pull. Some claimed that it charges the phones too fast and damages the batteries.

So what happens if you plug a device in it that was made for a 1A draw like a kindle or iPhone? Does the device draw at what its meant to draw or does it draw more and charge faster?

I don't think its a typo... Every time I try to load 10.12 or 10.12a it also installs the old version of CCC. In the CCC information center it says the driver packaging version is 8.79.6.2-101215a-110532e, catalyst version 10.11. I've downloaded 10.12 and 10.12a from AMDs site and...

I even tried an uninstall and driversweeper, cleaning all registry entries by hand and whenever I install 10.12 or 10.12a in GPU-Z or in the ATI CCC it shows the driver version as 10.11. Any other ideas on how I can clear drivers and get it to report the right thing or install the right driver?

I wound up moving my 2nd 6970 to a x8 slot to put a 2 slot gap in between the cards because my computer started sounding like it had a hair dryer running inside it while playing games. I ran a few benchmarks comparing the two x16/x16 vs x16/x8 and really didn't see much of a difference even @...

THanks for the feedback guys, I'll follow the suggestions! MH

I have a 1kw PS. It doesn't have any 8pin rails so I'm using a 6-8pin converter. If the PS was marginal why would it survive a furmark at full load for 30 minutes or not crash in any games?

My first Sapphire 5970 (non-oc) died unexpectedly a week after I got it. After getting the RMA back from Sapphire the card started doing some weird things. Every couple of boot ups or so after 2 minutes of idling it would artifact, grey screen, and recover with a message at the bottom of the...

When one of my 5970s bit the dust last week I personally drove it to Althon Micro in walnut rather than shipping it because I was going to be in the area anyway. They turned it around and had another 5970 for me to pick up in 3 days. For your card if your warranty is still good they have to...

Thanks for the quick reply. I ordered one off of Ebay for 23$ shipped. Price but will be worth it in the grand scheme of things. Good luck on getting an answer from Ati. :) MH

Silly question, for two 5870s do i need one ribbon or two?

In my case the stock cfx ribbon isn't long enough since I need to jump two slots. My cards idle at 42 and 65-68 respecitively in a room that is 75 degreesish

Assuming a PCIe space between cards are the rev2 card coolers better?

Yep, at load GPU1 goes to 75 and GPU2 goes to 98-100. This thing shut down on me once already during a Heaven benchmark. I ordered a longer crossfire bridge so i can space the cards out.

If you were looking for a brand new 5870, would you look for a reference board or would you look for a rev2? I have a pair of Gigabyte rev2 (ultra durable edition) 5870s in CFX and noticed that one runs 20-30 degrees higher than the other because they're next to each other on the mobo. Even...

I'd get a 5970 myself, they OC well and can be bought for about two 5850s. Get another one down the line and do a quad fire. MH

Bummer man, have a relative fly it in! But at the rate things are going the carry on stuff is going to get taxed too!

*****************GONE********************* http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6023352&sku=M452-5970&srkey=5970 Bing Cach Back is a tad over 12% on this one, get 87$ back. I picked one up, no tax, free shipping. Not a bad deal.

How is MSI to deal with if you have a problem? I've been having problems with my Diamond 5970 since day one and Diamond has been avoiding setting up the RMA. I'm withing my 30 day return policy and I'm ready to give the card back to the place I bought it. Since 5970s are hard to find I'm...

I've called thier support three times to setup the RMA. They told me to email them the receipt, which I did, twice, and they've done nothing. I'm going to call again tomorrow to see what the deal is. Hopefully the next guy that answers the phone will follow through. MH

I have a HD5970 and just tried BC2 with this driver. Amazing difference in the first few minutes. The level loads are under 10 seconds and while in the ammo/squad/weapons selection menu the frames are up over 100 instead of like 10-15 like they were with 10.3. I didn't experience any...

does it fix screen flickering in some games?

I'll try the download filter thing... What directory are these files supposed to be in? I don't get an absolute path, in the log file its ../soundfiles or something like that... MH

For whatever reason my CS:S keeps redownloading maps and mp3s I already have. Every time the server changes maps even if i have the map it'll redownload it. I also play on gungame servers and whats interesting is that in the log file or console it says that it can't find the sound to play...

I ordered one from the egg for 19$ shipped... can't beat that... should be able to test it next week. it'll be about 3ft away from me because i want it behind my keyboard... we'll see how it works. MH

Just looking for gaming specifically... How close to the mic do you have to be?

I've had various headsets that had the 3.5mm mic and they never worked right with any soundblaster card I've ever had. Sometimes they work and most of the time they're too quiet. The best mic I've had on a headset was on a G35 but it was USB. It was perfect. I hated the sound quality of...

Really? Thats pretty crappy. This is the first time this has happened to me. I've had a couple of 4870x2s, a couple of 4890s, 8800s, etc. This one is a screamer, my wife says she can hear it in the living room from the office if the TV is off.

Got my 5970 in today and am having a few issues with it. When the card goes into anythign that taxes it like 3dmark06, counterstrike, etc it buzzes like the capacitors are screaming or something. In 2d surfing the web its pretty quiet but if i scroll a lot or do a lot on the screen I can...

Big Jump between 2650x1600 and 1920x1200 Unigine Heaven Benchmark v2.0 FPS: 21.9 Scores: 551 Min FPS: 12.6 Max FPS: 44.9 Hardware Binary: Windows 32bit Visual C++ 1500 Release Mar 7 2010 Operating system: Windows 7 (build 7600) 64bit CPU model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz CPU...

What new bios?

Yep I thought about that... I also thought that down the road I could also add another card and do a quad fire. I don't know how long that deal will last but its very temping to save about 200$

I know this may have been beat to death but I recently ordered a 5970 retail box for about 600$ after BCB. Now I see a deal for 5850s for about 229 after BCB. 460 vs 600. I've looked at benchmarks and the 5850 CF is pretty much on par with the 5970. I haven't recieved the 5970 yet and am...

Anyone know of any place that is offloading the WD VR Heatsinks? They look like great 2.5 -> 3.5" adapters and I could use a couple for my Intel SSDs. I know there a bunch of cheap 2-5$ adapters out on the internet but the WD ones look like they're real nice quality and they'll fit perfectly...

I ran out and picked up a pair of these last night too... I came from a set of Medusa NX and I think the directional aspect of the logitechs is better. I played CS:S for an hour or two to test them out and was pretty impressed. The mic definetly worked better and it was nice to just have...

Interetsting... Any recommendations on ramsinks then? I was looking at the zalman or enzotech coppers

I have a pair of Gigabyte 4890s that have the Zalman v1050 cooler (stock) but no ram sinks on the video memory. Would it be worth it investing 20$ in 16 ramsinks between both cards or just leave it alone? I plan on playing with mild overclocking

You still have it? If so how has it held up? I found a place that has some old stock for 70$ and am thinking about that before putting down 2x that for a DAS, Steel 7g, or Filco. I'm just worried that keyboard won't last 6 months or will start to change because of the membrane it uses...

What did you like about the tarantula the most? MH

If your HTPC has built in bluetooth this is what I would recommend: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=016 The 10 key is optional as well. MH