2900 Pro Owners Thread

[nosboost300]

is it true on these cards pro and xt if you use 6+6 pin the vcore is 1.15 but if you use 6+8 its 1.2 ?

anybody got an update on this... cuz imma be stuck on 2 6 pin connectors... or would the 8 pin for the cpu work... or is this a no??? cuz my mobo is stuck using a 4 pin.. so i got 8 pin kinda hanging there.. but i'm sure its not the same..

[Athens[2004]]

Just order mine Saphire hd2900 pro 512mb for 200~e [ www.plaisio.gr ]

does anyone run two of these cards crossfire i wonder how it goes couse is pretty cheap even for two cards.

[kasu code]

anybody got an update on this... cuz imma be stuck on 2 6 pin connectors... or would the 8 pin for the cpu work... or is this a no??? cuz my mobo is stuck using a 4 pin.. so i got 8 pin kinda hanging there.. but i'm sure its not the same..

Im not sure about that but all you have to do is link the 2 "pins" not used while pluged in via a 2x3plug.

Shown here.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...58#post2230258

For example I have 1s lookup just on beginning of Firefly Forest test, after that it's smooth like a butter!

That is normal for some reason with 2900Cards. My real 2900XT does the same thing stock or overclocked. Its just for like the first second of the firefly test.




My question is I have a 2900XT and I was looking at getting a 2900pro and flash it to XT for crossfire. Someone else had the same question previously. But has anyone tested if this would work? And if it does how good? If im going to wait untell after Q2 before a new card worth upgrading comes out I was thinking about getting a second pro(XT) if the flash holds up good enough.

[road-runner]

My question is I have a 2900XT and I was looking at getting a 2900pro and flash it to XT for crossfire. Someone else had the same question previously. But has anyone tested if this would work? And if it does how good? If im going to wait untell after Q2 before a new card worth upgrading comes out I was thinking about getting a second pro(XT) if the flash holds up good enough.

I would also like the answer to this...

[MadDias]

i´m about to buy two 2900pro cards to replace my old x1800xt´s.
so i was taking a look at the ati homepage to see if they are cf-certified. but on that certified products page, there are only 2900xt´s not a single pro card.
i´m going to buy the sapphire 512mb version.
does the 2900pro come with an internal connector (bridge) like the xt?
does it work in crossfire at all, even without a flash to xt?

[kasu code]

i´m about to buy two 2900pro cards to replace my old x1800xt´s.
so i was taking a look at the ati homepage to see if they are cf-certified. but on that certified products page, there are only 2900xt´s not a single pro card.
i´m going to buy the sapphire 512mb version.
does the 2900pro come with an internal connector (bridge) like the xt?
does it work in crossfire at all, even without a flash to xt?

Yes it comes with a Bridge. Yes it supports crossfire.

[Rick Flair]

First off, Hello.

I purchased a Sapphire 2900PRO 1GB and its great, couple of questions.

I'm running under Vista x64, usuing Rivatunner to overclock and monitor temperatures and voltage.

In 2D the card runs 1.00v and in 3D it runs 1.10v, I've seen others who state their cards run 1.15v in 3D, is this because I'm running 2x6pin PCIe plugs and will running 1x8pin and 1x6pin unlock the 1.15v? Or is this just my BIOS, I've tried another BIOS, ATI XT and same thing happens, will a different BIOS from maybe HIS work?

At 1.10v in 3D I'm at 840 core, stable . But if there is more in her I'd like to try.

[WrigleyVillain]

First off, Hello.

I purchased a Sapphire 2900PRO 1GB and its great, couple of questions.

I'm running under Vista x64, usuing Rivatunner to overclock and monitor temperatures and voltage.

In 2D the card runs 1.00v and in 3D it runs 1.10v, I've seen others who state their cards run 1.15v in 3D, is this because I'm running 2x6pin PCIe plugs and will running 1x8pin and 1x6pin unlock the 1.15v? Or is this just my BIOS, I've tried another BIOS, ATI XT and same thing happens, will a different BIOS from maybe HIS work?

At 1.10v in 3D I'm at 840 core, stable . But if there is more in her I'd like to try.

Welcome and sweet nick

Whoa, the bad news is that you're now the second to report only 1.1. The good news is that it's stable at 840 with only 1.1v What did you use to test and for how long?

My 1GB is 1.15 using only 6+6 and unstable above 830. Others have 1.2v and can go higher. Interesting that the BIOS change didn't affect it, though it doesn't always of course. Couldn't hurt to try another. Is there a HIS 1GB?

Most people have 512s here so haven't been as many that have flashed 1GBs so there's less definitive info for us. Good luck and let us know how it unfolds.

[Rick Flair]

Welcome and sweet nick

Whoa, the bad news is that you're now the second to report only 1.1. The good news is that it's stable at 840 with only 1.1v What did you use to test and for how long?

My 1GB is 1.15 using only 6+6 and unstable above 830. Others have 1.2v and can go higher. Interesting that the BIOS change didn't affect it, though it doesn't always of course. Couldn't hurt to try another. Is there a HIS 1GB?

Most people have 512s here so haven't been as many that have flashed 1GBs so there's less definitive info for us. Good luck and let us know how it unfolds.

I've been playing TF2, Portal, UT3 Demo and running various 3Dmarks.

You wouldn't happen do have a BIOS dump from your card?