anybody have these two up and running? i should be receiving mine by friday and just found out that many people are having issues running these two together?
if anybody has any input its greatly appreciated
anybody have these two up and running? i should be receiving mine by friday and just found out that many people are having issues running these two together?
if anybody has any input its greatly appreciated
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3200mhz 1.4v // Asus P5W DH Deluxe // eVGA Geforce 7950GX2 // 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 @ 441mhz 4-4-4-12 // X-Fi XtremeMusic // 2 x 150GB Raptors (Raid-0) // 2 x 750GB Cuda's (Raid-1) // OCZ GameXStream 700watt
Works fine here. I haven't seen anyone with problems - where have you read that?
stuff goes here.. etc etc.. i win.. lalala.. pwn etc
in my other thread, "just pulled the trigger"... a kind fellow pointed me to asus forums where a few people were having issues and sent an email to asus. the response said that the p5w dh does not support the 7950gx2...
uve eased my tensions. any special settings in the bios i should be looking out for? bios version? (my plan for now is the 0078 as recommended by FCG in his lovely guide)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3200mhz 1.4v // Asus P5W DH Deluxe // eVGA Geforce 7950GX2 // 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 @ 441mhz 4-4-4-12 // X-Fi XtremeMusic // 2 x 150GB Raptors (Raid-0) // 2 x 750GB Cuda's (Raid-1) // OCZ GameXStream 700watt
ive heard of a couple boards not being able to run that card yet
only one way to be sure check it when it arrives
but if xpsentity has it workin then u should be fine
maybe they used wrong drivers
got this combo up and running here, working fine till now
bios 0602
windows xp pro
91.31 driver
You need good CPU support to tell the difference in some games like Oblivion. When I first installed my 7950 GX2 I thought it wasn't working properly and I had my CPU at stock. I checked the driver CP and up to 16x AA was available so I was then fairly sure I was good to go. When I cranked my CPU up my FPS in one area in Oblivion where it was only 64 FPS @1600 x res shot up to 109 FPS. I remembered my X1900 XTX Crossfire setup supported by a X2 4400+ @ 2.84 GHz put up 124 FPS in the same situation so I discovered I simply needed to push up my CPU clock. You won't have that problem when you get your Conroe
EDIT:
Here ya go. 7950 GX2 @ 571|775 for both shots, 16x AF @ 1600x res HDR active. I just loaded a saved game, didn't move and did a screen capture.
CPU @ 3 GHz=63 FPS
CPU @ 4.5 GHz=106 FPS
CPU @ 4.5 GHz and 7950 GX2 stock 500|600=105 FPS
Finally, CPU @ 4.5 GHz 7950 GX2 stock with multi-gpu off in the NV driver CP=64 FPS
So if you are running a stock P 4 @ 3GHz or a D don't expect big things from dual GPUs. Looks like my CPU is holding it down even @ 4.5 GHz.
Last edited by Blacklash; 07-20-2006 at 01:16 AM.
very nice malficar...i guess in the meantime i wont be able to push the GX2 cause ill be using an 805 to hold me over until i get my e6600...
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3200mhz 1.4v // Asus P5W DH Deluxe // eVGA Geforce 7950GX2 // 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 @ 441mhz 4-4-4-12 // X-Fi XtremeMusic // 2 x 150GB Raptors (Raid-0) // 2 x 750GB Cuda's (Raid-1) // OCZ GameXStream 700watt
I have a friend with those two running together and they run fine, no issues at all...Originally Posted by Ldawg
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, SP1 Power By:
Asus Rampage IV Formula
Intel SBE 3930K
Gskill RipJaws Z 14900 (1866 DDR3) 16GB 10-11-10-24
EVGA 570 GTX SLI
SSD Samsung P830 240GB
Corsair AX850
Guys i'm confused, how can it work when the ASUS dude on the phone said the 7950 will not work on the boardGrrrrrrrrr holy crap, what is the truth in this ?
The only reason i'm getting the bad axe 304 is because the god damn 7950 was n't supposed to work on the ASUS board. lol
If you'd like a better example than mine:Guys i'm confused, how can it work when the ASUS dude on the phone said the 7950 will not work on the board
The only reason i'm getting the bad axe 304 is because the god damn 7950 was n't supposed to work on the ASUS board. lol
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=106142
Last edited by Blacklash; 07-19-2006 at 08:37 AM.
Damn it looks like it is working, so why the hell did the damn ASUS tech guy say it will not work, and why are some people having problems with it.
So no special BIOS needs to be on the Board? Just the latest one? ANd no hacked nVidia drivers are required?
By the way what BIOS version are you running, the latest BIOS for that board is version 0701 i think the link shows him running an older bios... are you sure ASUS didn't mess something up in the latest BIOS that does not allow that vid card from working?
My board came with 0502, works well so far. I literally hooked it all up and installed Windows with the 7950.
Was a little wacky before I got the drivers in windows, but really no problems whatsoever. I have no idea why Asus would say it doesn't work, maybe on an older board revision?
I got mine from the first Ewiz batch, so.. eh.
stuff goes here.. etc etc.. i win.. lalala.. pwn etc
Only for quad SLI.
stuff goes here.. etc etc.. i win.. lalala.. pwn etc
Damn i'm not sure what to do anymore, get the Intel or get the Asus board. Arghhhhhhh way too many decisions
Asus or if u aren't fully satisfied, wait...
Project ZEUS II
Asus Rampage II Extreme
Intel I7 920 D0 3930A @ 4.50GHz (21 X 214mhz)
3 x 2GB G.Skill Trident 1600 @ 1716MHz (6-8-6-20-1N)
2 x Asus HD 6870 CrossFire @ 1000/1100MHz
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB | Intel X25-M 120GB | WD Velociraptor 150GB | Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB esata
Asus Xonar DX | Logitech Z-5500 | LG W2600HP 26" S-IPS LCD
Watercooling setup:
1st loop -> Radiator: 2 x ThermoChill PA120.3 | Pump: Laing DDC-3.25 with Alphacool HF 38 top | CPU: Swiftech Apogee XT | Chipset: Swiftech MCW-NBMAX | Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" UV
2nd loop -> Radiator: ThermoChill PA120.3 | Pump: Laing DDC-3.2 with Alphacool HF 38 top | GPU: 2 x EK FC-6870 | Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" UV
Assembled in Mountain Mods Ascension Trinity
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I see, if i had a 100 percent guarantee the 7950 would work on that MB i'd get it.Asus or if u aren't fully satisfied, wait...
But then again, i heard the Badaxe 304 supports 1333 FSB, which would be nice in the future with a quad CPU. hmmm damn. too many choices still.
Factor this into my other post with FPS shots from a saved Oblivion game:
Cpu @ 4.5 GHz 7950 GX2 stock with multi-gpu off in the NV driver CP=64 FPS
Why would the second GPU on that 7950 be turned off?Factor this into my other post with FPS shots from a saved Oblivion game:
Cpu @ 4.5 GHz 7950 GX2 stock with multi-gpu off in the NV driver CP=64 FPS
mine works as well, system in sig i think. around 8700 in 3dmark06
P5W DH w/1101, E6600 (water), bfg 7950 600 core, 800x2 mem, 2gb G-skill DDR2-800, dual 150 10Ks, pc pwer 1kw, dvdrw, aquaero, silverstone TJ07, X-Fi, srx-400
the 7950GX2 works like a sharm on p5w dh!!! 4 of my buddys use the setup as me..
go ahead and BUY!
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