4870 X2

[Jonnygrunge]

Guys just bought an X2, been with nVidia for a while so need some help! Is CCC Ok, or is tray tools better? Does the card work Ok with PCIe 1.1, setup see sig. I presume PCIe 2.0 only comes into its own with two seperate cards. Can't seem to force AA on some games (UT3 engine) and in others reports very low framerates! Get around 19K in 3DMark 06, when I goto Overdrive I can OC GPU to 800MHz and VRAM to 3.8GHz stable, why does it only report the GPU at 507MHz does it throttle down to save power? The other GPU is disabled, why is that? Please help an ATi crossfire newbie!

Jonnygrunge.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I was with Nvidia for 6 years before this card, so I know how you feel.

-CCC is very good, make sure you get the latest 8.12 drivers.
-It should work with PCIe1.1 fine.
-Some games you just cant force AA.
-Low frame rates, sure you got the latest drivers?
-No need to overclock, this card is already fast enough
-Make sure you put the fan speed upto about 35-40% when gaming. Keeps the card much much cooler.
-And yes, the card throttles down when in 2D mode.
-The other chip wont be disabled, its just crossfire on a single board.

An amazing amzing graphics card.