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    Crossfire problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jameswlwong, Dec 7, 2009.

  1. jameswlwong

    jameswlwong Newbie

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    when i am playing GTA 4 the primary car run @ 550/888 but the secondary only @ 200/250..

    Is it normal for crossfire that the secondary card always run underclock!!???
    mine is a 4870 cf
     
    jameswlwong, Dec 7, 2009
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  2. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    cheq if crossfire is enabeled in catalyst
     
    granyte, Dec 7, 2009
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  3. Borbital

    Borbital Notebook Enthusiast

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    No,it's not.Second card must be in exactly same like master.Yesterday I'm download this drivers http://www.cell-systems.net/2009/10/25/enzyme-0-1-preview/ and it give me extra 300 points in 3 D mark 06.
     
    Borbital, Dec 8, 2009
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  4. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    These drivers look interesting...I'm downloading and installing them to see if they give a boost in my gaming performance.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 8, 2009
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  5. nickbarbs

    nickbarbs Notebook Deity

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    I'd skip.. 9.12's are just around the corner and he seems to have learned from his 9.11 experience. Just bookmark it and check in after ATI releases 9.12's.
     
    nickbarbs, Dec 8, 2009
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  6. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    I've just installed over my own drivers without a single problem, about to test it. So it's a bit late to tell me not to bother ;)

    I couldn't be bothered to go through the whole process of uninstall > restart safe mode > driver sweeper > restart > install...so I just installed it. lol

    I'm a bit sad that it doesn't have ATi Overdrive in it but I suppose that's a mobility problem more than anything.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 8, 2009
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  7. nickbarbs

    nickbarbs Notebook Deity

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    haha cool, just take them for a spin and tell the results then. I'm interested too!

    9.12's need to come out though.. I'm using Dell's version and missing out on some of the new features (like the video encoding support and GPU support for the new Flash). 9.11's on the 4870s cause strange textures on the buildings for me in Borderlands which is what i'm into right now :( :(
     
    nickbarbs, Dec 8, 2009
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  8. Borbital

    Borbital Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's impossible to get Overdrive in our system,cause I try flash my ATI BIOS with MSIGT725 ATI BIOS( only this model of notebook have overdrive possibility) but it crashed,then I try take signature from MSI BIOS and adapt for my BIOS and it was not succesfull. So forget about this
     
    Borbital, Dec 8, 2009
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  9. jameswlwong

    jameswlwong Newbie

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    it's enable ... also , the 2nd card load flucuately. 10% 25% 20% 18% 24% something like should send back my alienware to dell for checkup
    i slave card just kept on sleeping... is there any problem that i can lock the rate on each card!!!
     
    jameswlwong, Dec 8, 2009
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  10. jameswlwong

    jameswlwong Newbie

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    I wanna know isit normal
     
    jameswlwong, Dec 10, 2009
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  11. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    Do you have Catalyst AI set to Standard or Advanced?

    The 2nd card won't be under significant load if the game doesn't use Crossfire well. (Which GTA4 doesn't)

    It is NOT normal though that the second card always runs underclocked, far from normal. Should not happen.

    Have you tried reinstalling drivers yet?
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 10, 2009
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  12. jameswlwong

    jameswlwong Newbie

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    Yes i did!
     
    jameswlwong, Dec 12, 2009
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  13. pepepaco1980

    pepepaco1980 Newbie

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    @jameswlwong use driver provided by the manufacturer, in my case, i had to use the driver from alienware page to make the second card works @ 100%.

    regards.
     
    pepepaco1980, Dec 14, 2009
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  14. ShinJ

    ShinJ Notebook Evangelist

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    How was the performance evil?
     
    ShinJ, Dec 14, 2009
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