Does AMD Overdrive work for you?

[keithlm]

I've attempted to keep current on this issue.... but I have found a bug in AOD I have not read about. Perhaps someone posted somethign about it... but I didn't see it. IF NOT then:

HEY PEOPLE: I FOUND A BIG BUG in AOD. (Shocking, no?)

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When running AOD I see the following behavior:

If I have a single video card and use a single monitor... AOD shows 1 GPU in the "GPU STATUS" screen in AOD.

If I have a single video card and use dual monitors... AOD shows 2 GPU in the "GPU STATUS" screen. It apparently "mirrors" or "ghosts" the card because of the two monitors. But AOD works okay.

If I have 2x4850 and a single monitor hooked up... AOD starts up and shows 2 GPU in the "GPU STATUS" screen.

If I have 2x4850 and dual monitors hooked up... AOD starts up and shows 4 GPU in the "GPU STATUS screen. So 2 real and 2 "Ghost" monitors. But AOD works okay.

If I set it to 3x4850 and a SINGLE monitor is hooked up... AOD starts up and shows 3GPU in the "GPU STATUS screen. Yes... it correctly shows all three. And AOD works okay.

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AND the Crowning PROBLEM: (And what I think is doing it.)

If I have 3x4850 and dual monitors... AOD crashes while trying to start.

I suspect that it is attempting to show 6 GPU in the "GPU STATUS" screen. Three "real" cards and three "ghost" cards. But since it can't.... it fails with a APPCRASH AMD Overdrive.exe error. (In the QtGui4.dll which is a GUI library... it is trying to put 6 GPU status into space of 4. KABLAM.)

You CAN set Crossfire to use 2x4850, start AOD, and then set it back to 3x4850 back on...... that will work if you need AOD.