Problems with overclocked Xfire 4870's & Dual Monitors

[JaseUK]

Guys,

When I overclock my Xfire'd 4870's only one seems to hold its overclock while the other keeps reverting back to its default settings (is this normal)

Another problem is when I play lotro on one of my monitors and revert the game to windowed mode the second monitor goes blank - its driving me mad (never did it prior to having x-fire)

Using ATi 8.7's

 

[JaseUK]

anyone have any ideas

 

[MR.B]

Well thats ATI drivers for ya

Have you installed the 48xx series hotpatch? i have some problems with my 4870, all seems to be down to poor drivers.

 

[JaseUK]

Well thats ATI drivers for ya

Have you installed the 48xx series hotpatch? i have some problems with my 4870, all seems to be down to poor drivers.

I thought these were pre - 8.7

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894

 

[Randell]

Well thats ATI drivers for ya

Of course nVidia fully supports SLI'd multi-monitors, or not?

Crossfire does support multi-monitors but not when gaming, that's why you are losing your second screen.

 

[JaseUK]

Of course nVidia fully supports SLI'd multi-monitors, or not?

Crossfire does support multi-monitors but not when gaming, that's why you are losing your second screen.

If thats true, thats unbelievable.

I am very disapointed in ATi

 

[MR.B]

If thats true, thats unbelievable.

I am very disapointed in ATi

It's the same for Nvidia aswell though. Although with them it's even worse, when SLI is enabled, even when not gaming, only one monitor will work.

There 180 drivers out in about a months time are meant to support multi monitors when SLI is enabled, but i dont know about when gaming.

 

[Randell]

If thats true, thats unbelievable.

I am very disapointed in ATi

No its not, its been the same with nVidia and ATI for both SLI and Crossfire. At least non-3d productivity usage for multi-monitors works with Crossfire, unlike with SLI at the moment.