3870x2 x2 crossfirex drivers update

[simonmaltby]

8.3 RC3

amd_vista_8.457.rc3_sample_hybridcf_br59582.pcpop. rar

Force install through device manager as HD3450

I have checked and have these running with 2x 3870X2 Asus's
Scoring 24.4k 3dmark 06 and 71fps in crysis.#

Fully working quadfire.

[GLENBOY]

yesterday the rc1 "worked" , now when trying to install rc1 or rc3, i get the error, that windows could not install those drivers.

same here

[simonmaltby]

same here

I uninstalled everything.
Then installed normal 8.2's
Then updated the drivers for each GPU in device manager manually to the drivers in RC3. So i'm using the 8.2 CCC and the RC3 drivers set to HD 3450's

[GLENBOY]

ah right, thanks

[r1rhyder]

Simon, what cpu and memory speeds are you running? Also what resolution were you running in Crysis?

[simonmaltby]

Crysis = 1280x1024 all high settings DX9 64bit mode - 3 pass test using the benchmark tool

CPU at 4500Mhz

[pinto]

I uninstalled everything.
Then installed normal 8.2's
Then updated the drivers for each GPU in device manager manually to the drivers in RC3. So i'm using the 8.2 CCC and the RC3 drivers set to HD 3450's

Does the crossfireX work with this method? People who have the real driver uses another ccc version.

[simonmaltby]

Does the crossfireX work with this method? People who have the real driver uses another ccc version.

As said above... it is working for me.
I have verified that all 4 cores are working when running the crysis benchmark by logging gpu core useage % in Everest.

[r1rhyder]

I just set up for 4500mhz 1800fsb
3dmark06
25,801
sm2.0 9771
hdr/sm3 13,045
cpu 6700
I did not log to see if all 4 cores were loading and that they were all 825/900.
The fans only spooled up for canyon flight and deep freeze. It appeares that parts of the driver don't work properly with sm2.
I have everest but never logged with it. I will check it out. If the sm2 score would have increased like the sm3 score did, that would be something. 3dmark also looked a little choppy.

[Srecko]

As said above... it is working for me.
I have verified that all 4 cores are working when running the crysis benchmark by logging gpu core useage % in Everest.

hi, which version of everest supports the 3870x2?

[r1rhyder]

screenie for ya, so there is hope for 8.3

[simonmaltby]

screenie for ya, so there is hope for 8.3

great job. any suggested tweaks as i seem to be way behind you. although i'm only running at 333 fsb and letting the cput multi take me to 4,500mhz so i guess its ur fsb and increased core that gives the majority of the beter score.

[r1rhyder]

my corsair mem is rated at 1800, fsb is 450 by default, nice. I have been walking the clock up too. next is 11x. also had all four cores locked in at
864/900 with amd gpu clock util. Lower fsb is probably true. try to unlock your memmory, lower the cpu clocks and raise the fsb. faster busses are good.

[simonmaltby]

my corsair mem is rated at 1800, fsb is 450 by default, nice. I have been walking the clock up too. next is 11x. also had all four cores locked in at
864/900 with amd gpu clock util. Lower fsb is probably true. try to unlock your memmory, lower the cpu clocks and raise the fsb. faster busses are good.

Thanks for the advice.
I managed 900 core on one card and 870 on the other with the ram at 950 on both cards. Just got to get the fsb tweaked, althogh as i'm limited on ddr2 at 1066 maxed i guess i will never catch u.

[purecain]

i burnt rc1 and rc3 to a disk and then told device manager that i had the disc to search for drivers... it came up with *.inf as the file name in the search and once again found no drivers present...
theres something really simple i'm missing here, but these drivers wont show up when they are anywhere on my hard drive... i cant extract the drivers manually from the dll and so i'm at a lose end...
what should i do next???
all it finds is the ccc 8.1 and 8.2.... i untick 'compatible' and search through them all as i would with the rc1 to choose the 3850 driver to install.... but i cant get it to detect that i have rc1....

[jimmyz]

i burnt rc1 and rc3 to a disk and then told device manager that i had the disc to search for drivers... it came up with *.inf as the file name in the search and once again found no drivers present...
theres something really simple i'm missing here, but these drivers wont show up when they are anywhere on my hard drive... i cant extract the drivers manually from the dll and so i'm at a lose end...
what should i do next???
all it finds is the ccc 8.1 and 8.2.... i untick 'compatible' and search through them all as i would with the rc1 to choose the 3850 driver to install.... but i cant get it to detect that i have rc1....

use 3470 No support for 38xx cards in the beta. at least I can get the crossfire option to show up, I just can't enable as the whole page is greyed out

[pinto]

I use the RC3 driver, 8.2 ccc and X2 as 3450, it's works fine:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179269

[purecain]

i know and i understand how to get it to work. but for some reason when i search for the driver with device manager it doesnt find it...... i thought i had explained this.. thanks for your help anyway but this is where i'm at with it...

[Triggerhappynz]

Does this work with with 64 vista?

[Riska]

I think so

[simonmaltby]

i know and i understand how to get it to work. but for some reason when i search for the driver with device manager it doesnt find it...... i thought i had explained this.. thanks for your help anyway but this is where i'm at with it...

You cant search for the driver. You have to do a manual serach using the Have Disk option.

[purecain]

i burnt rc1 and rc3 to a disk and then told device manager that i had the disc to search for drivers... it came up with *.inf as the file name in the search and once again found no drivers present...
theres something really simple i'm missing here, but these drivers wont show up when they are anywhere on my hard drive... i cant extract the drivers manually from the dll and so i'm at a lose end...
what should i do next???
all it finds is the ccc 8.1 and 8.2.... i untick 'compatible' and search through them all as i would with the rc1 to choose the 3850 driver to install.... but i cant get it to detect that i have rc1....

above....

[r1rhyder]

Purecain, directory structure should be amd/packages/drivers/display/lh_inf/cl_59582.inf
im using vista 32. if your using 64, maybe thier in the lh6a_inf folder. don't let windows search at all, choose manual the whole process. I see now your using 64. try the ln6a_inf folder, file name ch_59582.inf


edited

from device manager, choose card, driver tab, update driver. choose browse my computer, let me pick from a list(not the next button),
choose have disk, now browse to the amd directory wherever you put it. fallow the path amd*/packages/drivers/display/lh6a_inf and choose ch_59582.inf and open.
install from disk window opens, click ok. you should see This driver is not digitally signed, choose from the list. repeat as needed etc. thats how I just walked thru it.

[purecain]

done it thankyou 20000+3dmarks http://service.futuremark.com/result...&resultType=14

[Srecko]

''ATI Catalyst 8.3 is scheduled to be available as a free download starting Tuesday, March 4 online at http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html.''

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about14562.html

So let it be with the beta drivers, the final ones are coming