Crossfire Issue

[Masterdeadly]

Hi guys,

Recently got a second monitor and i'm currently running extended mode, however when I enable crossfire my 2nd monitor goes blank without any signal. Is there anyway around this as i'd like to have it on if possible XD

Regards Jamie

 

[Tonester0011]

Guessing the second monitor is connected to the bottom card?
Just connect the second monitor to the top card if you've got the connections.

 

[Masterdeadly]

Guessing the second monitor is connected to the bottom card?
Just connect the second monitor to the top card if you've got the connections.

Both are connected to the top card.

 

[Surveyor]

Is there a purpose to keep on enabling and disabling CrossFire?

 

[Masterdeadly]

Is there a purpose to keep on enabling and disabling CrossFire?

Smite doesn't run the best when in team fights so I want to utilize both cards if I can whilst keeping my 2nd monitor active. Or did I mis-read your question?

 

[Surveyor]

Or did I mis-read your question?

Nope.

I was just thinking that if the second monitor stops working when you enable CrossFire it might be OK if you left CrossFire enabled permanently.

 

[IC3]

Sell these 7850 at good price.
Get 7950 or 670 and have no problems. IMO better option.

 

[Masterdeadly]

Sell these 7850 at good price.
Get 7950 or 670 and have no problems. IMO better option.

Well if there is a way around it then that's a bit extreme don't you think?

I wonder what I'd get for 2 x 7850's anyway.

 

[Cleeecooo]

x fire shouldn't be the issue and you don't really have to sell your cards.

Buying a single 7950 is a poor choice:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/584?vs=645

(580 SLI was the closest I could get to 7850 xfire)

Try restarting the monitor each time and see if that makes a difference

 

[Masterdeadly]

x fire shouldn't be the issue and you don't really have to sell your cards.

Buying a single 7950 is a poor choice:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/584?vs=645

(580 SLI was the closest I could get to 7850 xfire)

Try restarting the monitor each time and see if that makes a difference

Tried restarting the computer & monitor a few times but no luck, when I open CCC and go into the CrossFire tab it says the following " Select the desktop that you want to configure " and it gives me the option of either 1 or 2, but whichever monitor ends up being secondary just loses signal.

On a side note... is it possible to hook up one card to each monitor so it would split the power therefore run two games simultaneously better?

 

[Masterdeadly]

Bump

 

[MeMeMeMe]

On a side note... is it possible to hook up one card to each monitor so it would split the power therefore run two games simultaneously better?

No. If you want to use crossfire, both monitors have to be linked to the same card, and it's simpler if its the top one.

Have you tried swapping the cards round?

It could be a weird profile issue. Silly question, maybe: when you enable crossfire, and the second screen goes blank, have you *then* tried going into CCC and re-enabling the second screen?

If that works, just leave crossfire on once its done.

 

[Masterdeadly]

No. If you want to use crossfire, both monitors have to be linked to the same card, and it's simpler if its the top one.

Have you tried swapping the cards round?

It could be a weird profile issue. Silly question, maybe: when you enable crossfire, and the second screen goes blank, have you *then* tried going into CCC and re-enabling the second screen?

If that works, just leave crossfire on once its done.

Resolved the problem! For some reason the 2nd monitor wouldn't appear in the CCC when enabling crossfire but it just took some adjustments in desktop management and there you have it thanks all for your help.