Monolith2013
Limp Gawd
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- Jul 29, 2008
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The short of it is... I have a Biostar TPI45 MB and a Powercolor 4870x2. I've noticed lately that the card isn't preforming as it should be and for the last month, whenever I boot into windows, my computer "attempts" to boot twice and on the 3rd time it loads properly, which is a built in safety feature for bad OCs and hardware issues.
So... That accompanied with the reduced frame rates and lack of graphic stability leads me to believe that it's a bad/dying card??? The TPI45 has a set of jumpers that allow you to shift from 8x8 or 16x8... When running 8x8 the system loads normally, when running x16 it does the 3 boot attempts in a row. I had been running the card in the x16 slot for the last year and a half without a hitch... So, again, this pointing me towards a GPU issue.
So, with all this in mind... What would you think? GPU or MB issue?
And for the real question... If it is a GPU issue... What "single (ATI) card" solution would rival the preformance of the 4870x2???
So... That accompanied with the reduced frame rates and lack of graphic stability leads me to believe that it's a bad/dying card??? The TPI45 has a set of jumpers that allow you to shift from 8x8 or 16x8... When running 8x8 the system loads normally, when running x16 it does the 3 boot attempts in a row. I had been running the card in the x16 slot for the last year and a half without a hitch... So, again, this pointing me towards a GPU issue.
So, with all this in mind... What would you think? GPU or MB issue?
And for the real question... If it is a GPU issue... What "single (ATI) card" solution would rival the preformance of the 4870x2???