* ATI CrossFire set-up *

Sir Skully · 03-14-2009, 09:06 PM

Two ATI 4870's 1gig of memory each card. I call it my half breed on the rampage. One card under water, and the other on air. This setup is running smooth. I'm now playing CALL OF DUTY, world at war. Everything maxed out. This game doesn't even make the Half Breed blink. Here's futuremark score...and PIC of the * Half Breed *

traveler · 03-15-2009, 12:53 AM

One???

Just one under water??? Can you read the temps on each card?

Ummmmmm ... what's your next upgrade?

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Sir Skully · 03-15-2009, 12:02 PM

I have crossFire oc'ed right now, and haven't checked the temp. I played CALL OF DUTY world at war for an 1 hr+ with all maxed out, with no problems. I'm still in the early stages of video cards and new mobo. So I'm still trying to figure all this out. I'll have more answers later. All I can say for now is CrossFire and Rampage are working quite well together.....

Next upgrade maybe NB under water along with the new ATI card....

Drufuss · 03-16-2009, 05:25 AM

Nice score Sir Skully!

I was waiting for you to install a second card so i can compare your scores to my 4870X2 setup. My rig gets about 20,000 points (@3.4GHz), your ~27,000 points (@4GHz) would be a nice improvement, but a new mobo + cpu + ram are still to expensive for me right now.

Greetings

Dru

Sir Skully · 03-16-2009, 11:46 AM

Hey thanks Dru, you have a fast rig. I have a fast rig. But someone else has a rig that's faster, that's life. Your card will play any game on high or better. After a week or two of benchies. One dosen't care much anywho. As long as ya can play games on high or better. Enjoy that rig buddy.....

By the by, I also was wondering what the 4870X2 was getting. I understand our cpu's and oc would make a difference.

DeusExMachina · 03-23-2009, 09:06 AM

I'm going to

Have a single HD4870 512MB, and seeing all this when I'm broke after building this system....AGHHHHH!!!!

TORTURE!

Sir Skully · 03-23-2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeusExMachina

I'm going to

Have a single HD4870 512MB, and seeing all this when I'm broke after building this system....AGHHHHH!!!!

TORTURE!

Sorry bud, I've been there. Hold on, your day will come......

Sir Skully · 04-03-2009, 11:25 PM

Here's a better score, CrossFire running @ default....

chuckbam · 04-09-2009, 11:00 AM

Sir Skully,

I see you only use one Bridge Interconnect. I read some places that you should use two. Why the conflicting info?

I wish I could find a page that was " everything anyone would want to know about Crossfire"

Sir Skully · 04-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckbam

Sir Skully,

I see you only use one Bridge Interconnect. I read some places that you should use two. Why the conflicting info?

I wish I could find a page that was " everything anyone would want to know about Crossfire"

Hey Chuck, two bridges for three card crossfire, one bridge for two card setup.
My benchies alone show my crossfire is working fine.......

chuckbam · 04-09-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Skully

Hey Chuck, two bridges for three card crossfire, one bridge for two card setup.
My benchies alone show my crossfire is working fine.......

Any difference bridge A or B?

Sir Skully · 04-09-2009, 01:03 PM

I haven't tried both, but if I were to guess. I'd say no difference. The Asus user guide doesn't say to use one or the other. I just connected as per the pic's in the Asus user guide.

chuckbam · 04-10-2009, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Skully

I haven't tried both, but if I were to guess. I'd say no difference. The Asus user guide doesn't say to use one or the other. I just connected as per the pic's in the Asus user guide.

Thanks for the info. I going to look at an ASUS user guide.

chuckbam · 04-10-2009, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckbam

Thanks for the info. I going to look at an ASUS user guide.

I don't see any pdfs for Asus graphic cards. This is the type of articles that talk about two connectors.

Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 CrossfireX

Sir Skully · 08-01-2009, 05:11 PM

I put my Crossfire back on line. This time using both bridges.
I need to down load 3DMarks, and see what my numbers are.

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03-15-2009, 12:02 PM	#3
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,239	Re: * ATI CrossFire set-up * I have crossFire oc'ed right now, and haven't checked the temp. I played CALL OF DUTY world at war for an 1 hr+ with all maxed out, with no problems. I'm still in the early stages of video cards and new mobo. So I'm still trying to figure all this out. I'll have more answers later. All I can say for now is CrossFire and Rampage are working quite well together..... Next upgrade maybe NB under water along with the new ATI card.... __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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03-16-2009, 05:25 AM	#4
Drufuss Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,885	Re: * ATI CrossFire set-up * Nice score Sir Skully! I was waiting for you to install a second card so i can compare your scores to my 4870X2 setup. My rig gets about 20,000 points (@3.4GHz), your ~27,000 points (@4GHz) would be a nice improvement, but a new mobo + cpu + ram are still to expensive for me right now. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q (watercooled) Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz (watercooled) 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA in Raid5 (watercooled) Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB (watercooled) Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Logitech DiNovo MediaDesktop 2.0 Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11.1 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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03-16-2009, 11:46 AM	#5
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,239	Re: * ATI CrossFire set-up * Hey thanks Dru, you have a fast rig. I have a fast rig. But someone else has a rig that's faster, that's life. Your card will play any game on high or better. After a week or two of benchies. One dosen't care much anywho. As long as ya can play games on high or better. Enjoy that rig buddy..... By the by, I also was wondering what the 4870X2 was getting. I understand our cpu's and oc would make a difference. __________________ ..................................................................................................................... Last edited by Sir Skully; 03-16-2009 at 12:18 PM..
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04-09-2009, 11:00 AM	#9
chuckbam Personal Advocate Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Louisiana USA Posts: 2,530	Re: * ATI CrossFire set-up * Sir Skully, I see you only use one Bridge Interconnect. I read some places that you should use two. Why the conflicting info? I wish I could find a page that was " everything anyone would want to know about Crossfire" __________________ Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60 GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores/ 8 Threads/ 1.25v/ QPI 6.47 GTs Crucial 12GB, D9JNM ICs DDR3 - 1440 MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.58v, Tri-Channel ATI Radeon HD 4850 1GB DDR3 16x 2.0 - 700 MHz GPU, 1950 MHz DDR3 Intel X25-M 34nm 80GB SSD w/ TRIM, ICH10R/ Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit 4x MaXLine Pro 500, RAID 0, ICH10R/ Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit ....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
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Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,239	Re: * ATI CrossFire set-up * I haven't tried both, but if I were to guess. I'd say no difference. The Asus user guide doesn't say to use one or the other. I just connected as per the pic's in the Asus user guide. __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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08-01-2009, 05:11 PM	#15
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,239	Re: * ATI CrossFire set-up * I put my Crossfire back on line. This time using both bridges. I need to down load 3DMarks, and see what my numbers are. __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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