I got in my hands a Sapphire PC-a9RD480 board, and two Sapphire cards, Eddywas kind enough to lend me some watter blocks and i got some nice clocks for CF system, but really poor 3dmark05 and 03 score. I us fx55, cause i couldn't get some nice dual core, could that be such a performance killer?
p.s. i only got the graphs and mobo for one afternoon, so that is all i could do, i am really disapointed with mobo generaly.
OC-Lab.si!!
still awesome score for single core.Originally Posted by zbogorgon
I got in my hands a Sapphire PC-a9RD480 board, and two Sapphire cards, Eddywas kind enough to lend me some watter blocks and i got some nice clocks for CF system, but really poor 3dmark05 and 03 score. I us fx55, cause i couldn't get some nice dual core, could that be such a performance killer?
p.s. i only got the graphs and mobo for one afternoon, so that is all i could do, i am really disapointed with mobo generaly.
what voltage did you use on the X1900 core to get it over 800?
C-BuZz
those are scores for CF setup, not single card, i did get 15k with single card a few days ago, so that's why i don't understand?
OC-Lab.si!!
yes I know, I was still curious as to what core voltages you where using?
C-BuZz
same thing here - CF is really CPU dependent and unless you have crazy dual core CPU clocks - you might as well stay single card...
X2 @ 2.9GHZ with stock single card ~13k - dual stock cards ~ 15k in 3Dmark05...
It appears that with the X1900s CF is a lot less efficient as it is with X850s
Let's hope that this is still a driver issue - otherise X1900XT in CF would be not a wise choice
Last edited by mike; 01-30-2006 at 07:00 PM.
so better off sticking with 7800gtx 512mb sli for now it seems. so why everyone say otherwise in the thread i posted??????????
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ght=x1900+7800
I'm waiting for the drivers to be optimised, then i'll get a new rig with crossfire.
Work Rig:
Proc: AMD Opetron 175 @ 2.7GHz [Scythe Ninja]
Mobo: DFI Lanparty NF4 Expert
RAMS: Gskill 4x1GB HZ PC4000 [UCCC]
Display: Sapphire 512MB X1900XTX
Drives: WD Raptors 74GB RAID-0 [x4] - Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 7200RPM [x6] - NEC 3540A 16 DVD+-RW [x2]
Audio: Creative EMU0404 -> DIY AMP -> Aego2
Case: Lian-Li VB-2000 -> Enermax Coolergiant 600Watts - 4, 120MM fans
Does it have any thing to do with Crossfire not working as well as SLI. Is this similir to the situation with AMD vs. Intel? just different technology? Nvidia got it right and ATI is still learning. Im just wondering not stating any thing.
Current Setup:
-9850 GX2's in Quad SLI config
-Asus P5N32-SLI MB
-2x512mb of PC2-5300 DDR2
-Intel Celeron D OC'd to 3.2Ghz
-Windows Me with XP theme
-WD Caviar 20GB Hard Drive
-Zip drive
-Jazz drive
-3.5" floppy drive
-5.25" floppy drive
Which temps are which in screenshot?
Last edited by UnreaL; 02-05-2006 at 02:34 AM.
Just wait for opti. drivers
Core Quad Q9300
ASUS P5Q-PRO
4GB RAM
Ati Radeon 4890
Enermax Liberty 620w
Come on people it's early days yet.
Look at Nvidia with SLI when it first came out.......
Kentsfield Q6600@ 3100Mhz
Asus P5B-E Plus
2GB GSkill DDRII PC6400GBHZ
Albatron Geforce 8800GTX
Silverstone Temjin TJ-09
Thermalright Ultra 120
Corsair 620W HX
74GB Raptor/ X-Fi Platinum
19" CRT NEC 930 SB
Windows XP Pro SP2
What is the warterblock you are using on the CF setup?
eVga 780i SLI
E8400@4.2ghz(483x9)@1.44v Cooled by Coolit Elite
2xXFX Alpha Dog Edition 8800GT's 702/1890/2000 on stock cooling.
2x1GB OCZ pc8500 4,4,4,12 1T@2.75v
2xWD 150GB Raptor-X in Raid-0
PC Power & Cooling 750Watt Quad Silencer
Creative X-Fi ExtremeMusic
Samsung 244t 24" Widescreen LCD
20,001 3DMark06 WinXP SP2
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=302461
I get 14950 with FX60 at 2.75 GHz and X1900 Crossfire at 675 x 747.
i was very disapointed with CF setup, and with that Sapphire mobo (piece of s***).
I think that dual core cpu is a must, so your FX-60 could score much better.
watterblocks are work of Eddy, www.cerkovnik.si if you are interested, really good blocks, i was impresed with temps i got.
OC-Lab.si!!
Is your PSU strong enough? At first I was not giving this setup enough power and even though it shut down in 3DMark06 each time before half way through the first test I noticed the frame rates were very low. Then when I switched to a better power supply (700WATTS) the frame rates were much higher straight away. Might be something to try
i don't think it is PSU, i have 600W Enermax
OC-Lab.si!!
OK, but an FX55 at 3.4 GHz and two X1900's at 800/900 are using A LOT of power. My Antec 550WATT shut down at stock speeds and I know someone who's OCZ 600WATT + X1900 Crossfire also couldn't handle the load at stock speeds either. Just my 2 cents.
Many of the reviews have X1900XTX CF set ups lagging behind the GTX 512 SLI set ups. With a single core its a clear difference, with a dual core the set ups trade blows.
I dunno. I hope it is a driver issue. I was planning on going to X1900XTX CF, but not now. It would be a break even scenario, or possibly a step back from my GTX SLI set up based on many reviews out there.
I hope ATI gets it fixed. The X1900XT single cards kick AZZ! They need to get CF working right. I want to go with CF bad.
Last edited by mdzcpa; 02-05-2006 at 11:41 AM.
9900k @ 5.1Ghz
Asus Maximus Hero XI
32GB (8 x 4) Gskill @4000
Strix 2080 Ti OC
OS & Apps: Samsung 970 Pro 512GB
Games: Samsung 970 Pro 1TB
Storage: Crucial M500 2TB
Seasonic Platinum 1000W
Phanteks Evolv X
They were wrong by getting caught up in the single card hype. ATI rules single card, but CF is very inefficient. There is no way in hell I'm dumping my GTX 512 SLI for x900XT CF until they get this resolved.
Last edited by mdzcpa; 02-05-2006 at 11:42 AM.
9900k @ 5.1Ghz
Asus Maximus Hero XI
32GB (8 x 4) Gskill @4000
Strix 2080 Ti OC
OS & Apps: Samsung 970 Pro 512GB
Games: Samsung 970 Pro 1TB
Storage: Crucial M500 2TB
Seasonic Platinum 1000W
Phanteks Evolv X
Well my X1900 Crossfire results seem OK and Im using drivers off the CD that came with the card. I'm sure the Cat 6.2's will do better though
Everything stock speeds.
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