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2 2600xt ddr4 version in crossfire results
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Scougar said:If I had the money I would by an 2600xt for a laugh, and experiment, but I'm not that flush, or mad
Still interested in what happens to 2600xt's when clocked.
Matthew
Well thats exactly what I done
Il be replacing come the end of the month however but I will probably keep a hold of it since its a decent back up card to have 
ive overclocked to 20%...
3DMark Score 8105 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3317 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4090 Marks
CPU Score 1900 Marks
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2688863
i tryed overclocking to 30% but it was unstable not sure why because i droped down the memory to 667 and the core temps was only 37c and the voltage was only 1.33v
3DMark Score 8105 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3317 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4090 Marks
CPU Score 1900 Marks
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2688863
i tryed overclocking to 30% but it was unstable not sure why because i droped down the memory to 667 and the core temps was only 37c and the voltage was only 1.33v
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getting some nice results there
gareth170 said:
It could be a memory stepping you may have to change or it may have just needed a little more juice on the voltage. I can go to about 2.63Ghz (2630Mhz) before I need to start raising my voltages from 1.35v.
I wonder how much more power is in these cards????. Great jump from what you have pushed it so far.
Your temps are fine btw
. As long as you keep your eyes on the temps then you will be ok so don't worry when you get the CPU going a little bit faster and things start to heat up. As long as the CPU stays under the 70'C in CoreTemp then it will pass dual Prime / Orthos or whatever stability program you decide to use.When you hit a wall, increase the voltage by just one increment and then reboot and see if it helps. If that doesn't then try one more increment of voltage and if that doesn't sort it then it's probably going to be the memory. Some motherboards "Auto" settings have put my memory to a timing that was causing it to crash in BIOS just after POST screen. If working on the RAM settings works for you as it did for me then just put the voltage back two increments and keep pushing faster. When you hit a wall it's more likely going to be voltage before RAM so when instability hits the further you push you can eradicate that problem more quickly.
As for RAM as you see my DDR400 2-3-3-6 1T is running at DDR466 2.5-3-3-7. I was having boot problems after I raised the speed and after playing around with all my settings only raising my latency from 2 to 2.5 got it started. I thought this was it but a few times my PC crashed so I ran memtest and errors should quite quickly with 8 passes Test 5 and Test 8 (Detects them best). I had another mess around with my ram timings and changing the last timing (TRAS) from 6 over to 7 and it's been fine ever since. I can get to just under DDR 500 with the same timings also but I only do that for benching.
This is just a quick guide to get you in the swing of things. Not to follow word by word as I'm I've had a herbal cigarette or two today. Oh and for Air I'd recommend 1.55v for the CPU to be your maximum to go to. Only increase the voltage on the CPU when you need to and only up until 1.55v then that's the max I'd go for air personally.
. Nooooooooooooooooo J.D said:It could be a memory stepping you may have to change or it may have just needed a little more juice on the voltage. I can go to about 2.63Ghz (2630Mhz) before I need to start raising my voltages from 1.35v.
I wonder how much more power is in these cards????. Great jump from what you have pushed it so far.
Your temps are fine btw
When you hit a wall, increase the voltage by just one increment and then reboot and see if it helps. If that doesn't then try one more increment of voltage and if that doesn't sort it then it's probably going to be the memory. Some motherboards "Auto" settings have put my memory to a timing that was causing it to crash in BIOS just after POST screen. If working on the RAM settings works for you as it did for me then just put the voltage back two increments and keep pushing faster. When you hit a wall it's more likely going to be voltage before RAM so when instability hits the further you push you can eradicate that problem more quickly.
As for RAM as you see my DDR400 2-3-3-6 1T is running at DDR466 2.5-3-3-7. I was having boot problems after I raised the speed and after playing around with all my settings only raising my latency from 2 to 2.5 got it started. I thought this was it but a few times my PC crashed so I ran memtest and errors should quite quickly with 8 passes Test 5 and Test 8 (Detects them best). I had another mess around with my ram timings and changing the last timing (TRAS) from 6 over to 7 and it's been fine ever since. I can get to just under DDR 500 with the same timings also but I only do that for benching.
This is just a quick guide to get you in the swing of things. Not to follow word by word as I'm I've had a herbal cigarette or two today. Oh and for Air I'd recommend 1.55v for the CPU to be your maximum to go to. Only increase the voltage on the CPU when you need to and only up until 1.55v then that's the max I'd go for air personally.
thank u mate.
on my bios it as overclock profiles. they work up to 20%.. i will try what u said...
i still dont understand why people get 2 mid range cards instead of getting 1 high end-ish card, i mean okay, if its cheaper and better performance, but 2 x 2600xt or an 8800gts... bit of a no brainer realy, and if you say 'oh i dont like nvidia' then that shows even greater stupidity and ignorance.
7.8 bioshock hotfix set drivers... vista and xp ..Hey man what driver set are you using for crossfire? Is this XP or Vista also?
On the 7.8's I can get crossfire in Vista but not in XP
it does work in xp.. have u tryed reinstalling them?
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ummmm. i've just tryed it in vista with the same settings. crossfire mode, 1680 x 1050res, max settings, with 4x AA and 16x AF:
much faster then xp.
hmmm though i am an ati man myself, im not impressed with them results in the fact that my single x1900xt at stock manages a fair 165fps average @ 1280 x1024, 4xaa, 16xaf everything else enabled or highest. albeit it a smaller res but i doubt it would make 40fps average difference.
would love to see crossfire 2900XT's though, when ATi sort out the drivers a bit more and get it a bit nearer the 8800GTX i might look into it but for now its going to have to be a 8800GTX as my next card.
but my res was at 1680x1050 not 1280x1024...
at 1280x1024 it would be higher...
and anyway at that time i had a low cpu and it was killing the graphic performance. i haven't benchmarked it again since i got my new cpu..
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Yeah I have, strange tbh, no idea why it isnt functioning in xp but is in vista
have u installed all your chipset drivers?
This all quite intresting read really neve really had a budget card and its suprised me how many people have them and test them this much!
my last card was a 8800gtx (ram died swoped for a 8800 ultra) and before was a 7800gtx and before was a 9800 pro so its good to read this stuff
keep on going guys
my last card was a 8800gtx (ram died swoped for a 8800 ultra) and before was a 7800gtx and before was a 9800 pro so its good to read this stuff
keep on going guys
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