*** Official 7950 Ice-Q Owners Club***

[LtMatt]

Try this Matt http://www.sendspace.com/file/ea9ofv

Try this. If it crashes ill up the voltage some more.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/t42nbp

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Do I follow this again or is there a shortcut?

Bios Flashing Instructions

You might want to write this down...

You need to create a bootable usb stick.
etc etc etc

 

[LtMatt]

Do I follow this again or is there a shortcut?

Assuming you still have the usb stick just stick the rom file on there and remember to type Luke.rom instead of Matt.rom when flashing.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Yeah so I boot from the USB and use the command prompts?

 

[LtMatt]

Yeah so I boot from the USB and use the command prompts?

Aye just follow the guide if in doubt. You did it once you can do it again.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Yeah just checking
Didn't want to get this far and **** it all up

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Ah it's too easy Matt. BIOS updated, now playing sleeping dogs

 

[LtMatt]

Ah it's too easy Matt. BIOS updated, now playing sleeping dogs

Good lad. Let me know how it goes. Keep an eye on the temps.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Max temp 66 Deg C
Max fan speed 51%

So far so good

 

[LtMatt]

Good stuff. If you want me to make it quieter again let me know. Sleeping dogs is usually a worst case scenario for temps as well.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

OK thanks. Thats on extreme default graphics settings. Only getting around 40FPS, does that sound reasonable?

 

[LtMatt]

OK thanks. Thats on extreme default graphics settings. Only getting around 40FPS, does that sound reasonable?

Sounds about right for stock clocks of 925/1250. Assuming you don't want to overclock or add a second card for crossfire if you drop SSAA down to high from Extreme you'll get a ton more fps.

 

[Juniper]

Can you connect the card to the Mobo via a different connection? Can you try the card in a different pc?

Managed to boot into Windows in the other PCIEX4 slot I have.

 

[LtMatt]

Managed to boot into Windows in the other PCIEX4 slot I have.

Hmm. Not sure what to suggest then. Damaged PCI-E slot?

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Sounds about right for stock clocks of 925/1250. Assuming you don't want to overclock or add a second card for crossfire if you drop SSAA down to high from Extreme you'll get a ton more fps.

What can be gained in terms of fps with a conservative overclock under water?

 

[Juniper]

Hmm. Not sure what to suggest then. Damaged PCI-E slot?

Yeah, it's a bit strange as the 7850 I'm upgrading from works fine in it. Have their been any official BIOS updates released for the card do you know?

 

[LtMatt]

What can be gained in terms of fps with a conservative overclock under water?

10-20% depending on the overclock. Your 7950 should be able to do 1100 core without any trouble. Memory can vary but if you can get 1100/1500 stable then that is a solid 24/7 overclock for these cards. If you can get higher on the core than that then even better. My max is 1125/1575 @1.2v.

For 1100 core you will need around 1.175v-1.225v. You will need to test it yourself and see.

When you start overclocking to 1100 you need to keep temps below 80c. If you go over 1100 it needs to be kept below 75C or lower i find. Otherwise you get artifacts and or crashing.

 

[LtMatt]

Yeah, it's a bit strange as the 7850 I'm upgrading from works fine in it. Have their been any official BIOS updates released for the card do you know?

No official bios updates, but you're welcome to try this bios we use from the OP.

Download Link

http://www.sendspace.com/file/risbea

I wrote a bios flashing guide here.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

10-20% depending on the overclock. Your 7950 should be able to do 1100 core without any trouble. Memory can vary but if you can get 1100/1500 stable then that is a solid 24/7 overclock for these cards. If you can get higher on the core than that then even better. My max is 1125/1575 @1.2v.

For 1100 core you will need around 1.175v-1.225v. You will need to test it yourself and see.

When you start overclocking to 1100 you need to keep temps below 80c. If you go over 1100 it needs to be kept below 75C or lower i find. Otherwise you get artifacts and or crashing.

Nice, I wo't bother for the time being, it's noisy enough already! with FSAA turned down to high I'm getting 60-65fps

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

Yeah, it's a bit strange as the 7850 I'm upgrading from works fine in it. Have their been any official BIOS updates released for the card do you know?

I had a similar problem with my X79 board. Turned out I had the PCI OROM set to EFI. I set it to Legacy and it worked.
Oddly the same card seemed to work fine in my Z87 board withthe PCI OROM set to EFI, so don't know why it made a difference.
Also not sure why it would then work in the 4x slot.