4870x2 problem solving thread.

[Dethred]

Alright, there seem to be a bunch of people with varying levels of success with the card and its available drivers. So... lets take a poll of sorts. Please post your driver, problems, positives, negatives, all in the following format. Maybe people will be able to determine if their current issues are driver related. Copy the following and fill in the blanks.

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Driver release: _____

CPU: _____@______ (overclock?)
Motherboard: ____________
PSU:_________ (adapter cable Y/N?)
OS:___________
GPU OC:________________

Game 1: __________
Settings: ___________
Low FPS: __________
High FPS: ___________
Avg. FPS: ___________
Problems:__Random unexpected problems here_______________ (if any)
Positives:____Benefits of upgrading to 4870x2_________________ (if any)
Negatives:___Negative gameplay (i.e. microstuttering, freezing) __ (if any)
Solution: ____What you did to remedy the problem____ (if any)

 

[crawlgsx]

Driver release: Says Driver pack 8.52.6, Catalyst 8.8

CPU:q6600 @ 3.6
Motherboard: MSI Neo 2-FR (p35)
PSU: Toughpower 650w with 6 pin to 8 pin adapter
OS:Vista 64 ultimate
GPU OC: Stock 4870 X2

Positive: ....

Negative: Very heavy, very hot. Most games cause my computer to reboot on launch.

Solution: Wish I knew, Hoping for new PSU to solve my problems.

 

[Dethred]

The positive/negative/problems section is for specific games of your choice that you'd like to comment on.

 

[ganesh21]

Driver release: 8.8 Vista 64

CPU: q6600@3.0 (overclock?)
Motherboard: P5W DH DELUX
PSU:Cosair 750tx No Adapter
OS:Vista Ultimate 64-bit
GPU OC:Stock

Game 1: COD 4
Settings: Max w/ 4xAA, 16xAF
Low FPS: 54
High FPS: 180
Avg. FPS: Between 60-80
Problems:Blank Screen, BSOD
Positives:All game w/ max setting at 1900 x 1200 res.
Negatives:Heat, Noise.
Solution: Clean the drive (previous Video Card: 8800gtx)

 

[Putz]

8.8 drivers (release drivers, not beta) 8.522
CPU: _Q9650 3.0@__4050 (OCCT Stable)_ (overclock?)
Motherboard: ____Rampage formula x48___
PSU:_Corsair 1000w___ (adapter cable Y/N?) N
OS:___Vista 64__
GPU OC:____792 all cores, (4) and 920 on memory________

Game 1: __________
Settings: ___________
Low FPS: __________
High FPS: ___________
Avg. FPS: ___________
Problems:__Random unexpected problems here_______________ (if any)
Positives:____Benefits of upgrading to 4870x2_________________ (if any)
Negatives:___Negative gameplay (i.e. microstuttering, freezing) __ (if any)
Solution: ____What you did to remedy the problem____ (if any)
__________________


I havent had a problem to complain about performance is great using 4x AA (12 edge detect) in the ati drivers and run all my games at 4x (TF2, COD4, Crysis, STALKER, WOW, AOC, WIC they all run great on 1920x1200 max everything the game allows (I have motion blur off in crysis )

They do make alot of heat but we all knew this before buying them, I dont consider the fan noise an issue since fan auto adjusting works fine, mid 50's on idle on the gpus, and 70's on the primary gpus and mid 80's on the secondary gpus underload, fan speeds up as required, it does make more noise but i dont play games muted so its kind of a moot point. on idle or playing music in windows there quieter than the cpu fan

the only time i see fan noise an issue on auto is your wearing headphones gaming and someone else is in the room

for what its worth, futuremark results for 4870x2 crossfire
3dmark06: 24685
Vantage: 21633

for reference, my 4870 crossfire setup previous scores840 core, 1100 memory on both cards)
3dmark06: 22547
Vantage: 16593

 

[BigCactus]

do you have the comparison links for those scores?

 

[Dethred]

Driver release: 8.8b
CPU: Q6600@3.6ghz
Motherboard: P35 DQ6
PSU: Tagan BZ900W (No adapter)
OS: Vista X64
GPU OC: Stock

Game 1: Crysis
Settings: 1920x1200 VH DX9 0xAA
Low FPS: 8
High FPS: 80
Avg. FPS: 40
Problems: Framerate drops when using Binoculars, only recovers after alt/tab
Positives: When its working it is super smooth
Negatives: Load screen goes blank for 10-15 seconds before resuming game
Solution: Stopped playing Crysis.

Game 2: World in Conflict
Settings: 1920x1200 Max detail, 4xAA
Low FPS: 19 (only in benchmark)
High FPS: 85
Avg. FPS: 42
Problems: None
Positives: Not one single bit of lag.
Negatives: None
Solution: None.

Game 3: Assassins Creed
Settings: 1920x1200 Max detail, 4xAA
Low FPS: 30
High FPS: 60
Avg. FPS: Mid 50's
Problems: None
Positives: Not one single bit of lag after everything smooths out.
Negatives: Slight lag when first loading from a save-point, maybe lasts 10 seconds at most, 8800GTX didn't have lag.
Solution: None so far, not really a big problem.

Game 4: Battlefield 2142
Settings: 1920x1200 Max detail, 4xAA
Low FPS: 95
High FPS: 101
Avg. FPS: 100
Problems: Ghosting and weird lag at certain points in the game.
Positives: Never ever goes below the threshold of noticing FPS lag.
Negatives: What might be microstuttering, or just weird coincidental server lag.
Solution: Reinstalled 8.8b drivers, never saw problem again.

Game 5: GTR Evolution
Settings: 1920x1200 Max detail, 4xAA
Low FPS: 70
High FPS: 85
Avg. FPS: 76
Problems: With 4xAA in CCC with 16xAF, Alt/tabbing makes the game run at .1fps until I turn it off. In game AA works fine.
Positives: Not one single bit of lag.
Negatives: Initial stutter when leaving pits, isn't a big problem.
Solution: Turning off CCC AA and AF


EDIT: Added info on GTR Evo.