chipset drivers are in etc but no crossfire, really annoying! Got another couple of crossfire ribbons sitting about so I'll give them a go but no idea why it works in Vista but not in XP
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2 2600xt ddr4 version in crossfire results
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chipset drivers are in etc but no crossfire, really annoying! Got another couple of crossfire ribbons sitting about so I'll give them a go but no idea why it works in Vista but not in XP
have u tryed reinstalling xp again?chipset drivers are in etc but no crossfire, really annoying! Got another couple of crossfire ribbons sitting about so I'll give them a go but no idea why it works in Vista but not in XP
single card mode, vista, 1680 x 1050res, max settings, with 4x AA and 16x AF:
in xp it was 45.52fps
This is a stress test of CS:S @ 1920x1200 all settings max, achieves 126.71fps. See sig for system spec.
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Just shows that 18 month old hardware still cuts it against newer products allbeit that the 2600 is budget card.
but some of u guys are missing the point. the 2600xt does well in dx9 for the price even in dx10.. a x1xxx can never do dx10.. i agree the x19xx is faster in dx9 BUT having 200+fps is pointless when 140fps feels the same... i made this thread to show people the 2600xt isn't that bad. this thread isn't about what's better the x1xxx or 2xxx series...
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Who cares about Dx10 yet!
Also no "real" Dx10 apps out I guess, BioShock is more or less the same in both modes.
Dx10 capable isn't really a selling point yet.
maybe for u dx10 doesn't matter yet but some people does care.
Yeah it'll matter for people when the next range of cards is out, no point worrying about it now.
if it makes u happy i'll say ok..
i just know i won't be buying the range of cards untill my 2 2600xt is impossible to play the latest game releases.. and i know that'll be about year or two...
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Was my motherboard jumper settings, wasnt picking up the second card @ x1 
silly me! Well I will probably bench the cards tonyte, I have a green pcb Sapphire and a red pcb gecube lol! the Gecube one has a larger copper heatsink than the sapphire.
silly me! Well I will probably bench the cards tonyte, I have a green pcb Sapphire and a red pcb gecube lol! the Gecube one has a larger copper heatsink than the sapphire.i would like to see some benchmarks at stock on e.g. 3dmark06, css, farcry. because my girlfriend just bought 2 2600xt ddr3 version i tested them theres about 10-17fps differents between my 2 2600xt ddr4 version. i wanna see if its same on yours. if isn't then maybe it's her cpu...Was my motherboard jumper settings, wasnt picking up the second card @ x1
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It probably will be the CPU tbh, anyays Im just reinstalling windows etc just now so I will get some benchies done asap!
im waiting to see how much it is in the uk...
For 4+ screens that would be great, in any other situation, would rather have a hd2900xt.
Well her cpu should certainly be faster 
What motherboard is she using, as for me im using a DFi Infinity Black S and I expect to have similar but probably a bit slower than yours. Reason being it only operates @ 16x and 4x for the second card. The 8x by 8x configuration is definately stronger, shame iv got the 965 chipset
What motherboard is she using, as for me im using a DFi Infinity Black S and I expect to have similar but probably a bit slower than yours. Reason being it only operates @ 16x and 4x for the second card. The 8x by 8x configuration is definately stronger, shame iv got the 965 chipset
hers is a msi P35 Platinum motherboard...Well her cpu should certainly be faster
What motherboard is she using, as for me im using a DFi Infinity Black S and I expect to have similar but probably a bit slower than yours. Reason being it only operates @ 16x and 4x for the second card. The 8x by 8x configuration is definately stronger, shame iv got the 965 chipset
my motherboard runs both cards at 16x....
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