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Possible bad 4870x2, or driver problem?

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DavePars7

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Hi all, I'm having some major issues with my 4870x2 and DX 10.

I'm running rampage mobo, e8500, 4 gigs OCZ reaper 1066, windows vista64 with service pack 1. Nothing is overclocked at the moment.

The problem is in any game that runs DX 10, the game will start in windowed mode then go to full screen. At this point the game will run in full screen mode with DX10 but the game menus and maps are stuck in windowed mode. This means I can't access all GUI options in menu and conversation options in game, the mouse curser is stuck in an "invisable box" as if it's still in windowed mode.

Everything is fine in DX9 (yay)

On both crysis games in DX10 I have to alt tab into windowed mode and reset the screen rez then start the game and alt tab back to full screen. Since there are no conversation options or in game menus this workaround is "ok".

On Company of Heros on DX10, the curser will just simply stick the map on the far bottom corner and won't let me move it, again DX9 runs flawless.

On Stalker clear sky the game starts in windowed mode, basically crashes, switches to full screen mode, and will then either show a currupt (black lines) menu screen or work but won't let me move the curser to the bottom of the screen. I can start a new game and it runs with everything in DX10 but I can't converse or work the inventory sceen since I hit the invisable wall. Works in DX9 of course.

I ran driver sweep on the 8.8s and reinstalled with no luck. Also installed beta 8.9s but they didn't help either. Dxdiag says DX10 is running fine.

So at this point I'm starting to blame the card, I got it from newegg release day and don't think I can still RMA it. I simply thought it was a driver issue and it would get fixed, but it can't be since every game is doing the same thing.

Any ideas, thoughts on what it could be?

Thanks for any help,
Dave
 
have you tried installing the official 8.9's?

also, you may have to do a fresh OS install...I know it sucks, and I've literally done about 5 since the x2 was launched (1 of my major gripes w/ ATi drivers)

best of luck, wish I could suggest something a little more helpful...but it seems you have tried just about everything

also try shooting canadaownjoo a pm, I believe he has a rampage mobo and runs 2 x2's in CFX w/ out any glitches
 
Im running a 4870x2 on rampage formula and vista 64 and dont have this error. Okay so Crysis did start in windowed mode after install, but I changed to fullscreen and restarted the game and there was no problem.

Check drivers or do a fresh install of Windows - usually hardware isn't the caues of something like windowed mode for games. Its usually a software-side issue
 
Doh, sounds like I got a long night ahead, I'll reinstall everything and report back after.

Thanks guys,
Dave
 
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