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    Crossfired ATI Radeon Mobility 5870 HD performing poorly while gaming?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by uraznsensazn, Oct 25, 2013.

  1. uraznsensazn

    uraznsensazn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any reason as to why these two GPUs don't seem to be working as intended? I've updated the drivers and have the most current version of Catalyst Control Center. :confused:
     
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    Is the xFire enabled in the CCC ? What games are you having issues with? Can we have your full specs?
     
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    Yes, crossfire is enabled in CCC and just about every game gives me low framerates, chop, or, stutter. I have a Intel Core i7 x920 @2.0 ghz with turbo boost, dual ATI Radeon 5870 HD Mobility crossfired.
     
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    Is this suddenly happening out of the blue? Does this only happen with specific games?

    Could be a number of things... Anything from the fact that they simply can't handle the games, to one (or both) of the cards dying.
     
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    Seems like just about any recent titles (FFXIV: ARR, COD, TERA)...
     
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    Should I try to overclock both of the cards, or, will doing that probably brick both of my GPUs?
     
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    I didn't test any new games, but my 5870 XFire/840QM setup could breeze through everything I tried in my Steam library at 1920x1200 (Amnesia, Doom 3 modded, Starcraft II, whatever other stuff I tried). I would remove old drivers, etc. and do a fresh install to see if anything changes. Run Afterburner or something similar to check your temps and GPU usage as well.
     
    KingSmoth, Oct 30, 2013
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