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Major Graphics Card Problems - HD 6950

1. I take it you own a sapphire 6950 reference model? or is it a 6950 toxic or something ?

2.With gpu-z can you confirm that the bios switch has unlocked the shaders from 1408 to 1536, also do you clocks rise from standard 800/1250 with the bios switched over.

3. standard vcore for default 800mhz 6950/6970 is 1.1v, and 1.175v
So you may need to increase your vcore if its at 900 with 1.1v.
 
Trojan Horse said:
Hey

I was playing for about 3 hours.. then it came again! On a crucial point xD

Does everybody get this a lot, or daily? Or should I be receiving none of this?
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From personal experience with the 6950 no. I was playing games for a good 10hrs straight yesterday (bad weather, my excuse) with no such messages or hiccups. You obviously shouldn't be experiencing this. What settings is your gpu at? gpu clock/ mem clock/ voltage? I'll compare it to mine if that helps 900/1350/1.125
 
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Davedree said:
1. I take it you own a sapphire 6950 reference model? or is it a 6950 toxic or something ?

2.With gpu-z can you confirm that the bios switch has unlocked the shaders from 1408 to 1536, also do you clocks rise from standard 800/1250 with the bios switched over.

3. standard vcore for default 800mhz 6950/6970 is 1.1v, and 1.175v
So you may need to increase your vcore if its at 900 with 1.1v.
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I've got this: http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1041&pid=1271&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

It was 1536, I switched the BIOS back after a crash or two so it is now 1408
the clocks do not rise with bios switched, they are always 800/1250.

I don't want to overclock anymore, I get too many errors :(

This is what it looks like when the display device error crashes, when I exit the game I find these errors (it only happened after I switched BIOS to 6970): http://i.imgur.com/rqEIG.png

rqEIG.png
 
Sumer said:
From personal experience with the 6950 no. I was playing games for a good 10hrs straight yesterday (bad weather, my excuse) with no such messages or hiccups. You obviously shouldn't be experiencing this. What settings is your gpu at? gpu clock/ mem clock/ voltage? I'll compare it to mine if that helps 900/1350/1.125
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Mine have all been reset to standard now. :)

Can you link me to a 6950 OC guide? I've found some, and I'm pretty sure there are loads but I want to know a lot of information, especially for novice's like me. :P

P.S - Jesus 10 hours! lol
 
Trojan Horse said:
I meant that I had not realised that CCC and Trixx/AB were both OCing as well..

Even though I hit reset and apply.. I dont really think it was my fault though.

@fanguy

How am I meant to mount the fans? I just mounted them all in one direction because I couldn't find any guides on airflow and case cooling, I found liquid cooling but no air.


I think I have fixed the problem though.

I went here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946

and selected FIX IT FOR ME.. and some how after the restart .. no problems so far! :)

I'm so happy AMD Display Responding error's have stopped happening. I love you Microsoft! xD
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That sounds like an interesting thing, fix it for me. Has anyone else tried it? Sounds like what it does is a good idea in principle.
 
very strange error mate, was wondering what your psu is and how you've connected up the 6950 to it. Does the 6950 run heaven benchmark ok ?

Also i take it you are 1408, 800, 1250 at 1.1v with these errors?
worth checking the vrm temps too also what catalyst version are you running?
 
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Davedree said:
very strange error mate, was wondering what your psu is and how you've connected up the 6950 to it. Does the 6950 run heaven benchmark ok ?

Also i take it you are 1408, 800, 1250 at 1.1v with these errors?
worth checking the vrm temps too also what catalyst version are you running?
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OCZ ModXStream 500w Modular Power Supply - it is a great PSU though.

I've connected up with the 6950 with two cables???

It does run heaven benchmark OK, I've only tested it for 10-20 mins though.

How can I check VRMP temps and voltage?

AMD version 12.10
 
using gpu-z you should see on the bottom v-reg temp and vddc which is your gpu v-core, you can select different paramaters for each sensor ie max, min, average etc..

Try catalyst 12.6 12.4 or something earlier than 12.10 just in case its driver?

Otherwise I cant really help you much more im afraid.
 
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I have the same card as you except mine is a 2gb and have never encountered that error even when ive went a tad too far with overclocking so I really dont know whats up as far as the card is concerned. As for an overclocking guide well I just tinkered about with it as I had no previous experience. I just made sure I didnt over do the voltage.
 
OK

I've downgraded, reinstalled cleaned all system everything.. and just plain out done everything man

I still get this display device errors, albeit very rarely but I still get them (usually in crucial game points), and it's ****ing me off.

It happens like an hour or two, and my game freezes (but I can hear people on VoIP) and then after 5 seconds I get a static flash and then I can play like normal again..

I've tried adjusting fan speed to 50% on idle and 100% when 60+ percent load.
 
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