slarsen83 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) so i recieved my other 4870 today and plunked it in.....and i think i did what i had to do (uninstalled all previous versions of catalyst) and installed 9.8 on my system...... howver neither of my graphics cards (sapphire 4870 iGB) cam with instructions so i am a bit confused as to what to do here......i tried plugging my monitor into the same 4870 as before and with one and two bridges connected neither are giving me ANY increase in performance..... tried to look around online and i seen someone said to enable the crossfire X logo to come on and see from there.... all i can say is WOW i am suffering a MAJOR hit in graphics performance, i used to run 3dmark06 NO problems and get a score of 14,500's, now i can't even make it through the first test, constantly at 10F FPS or LESS can someone please explain to me (since i didn't get instructions and can't find proper ones off of sapphire) in plain english, how to set this up??? which DVI port do i use, and what can i do to improve my performance? i swear i have looked around, just can't seem to get a simple n00b answer, and i never had the manual to begin with P.S. i also took my CPU and voltage settings back to stock to avoid any problems there any other info is in my sig. if you need more info i iwll gladly put it up thank you! Edited August 18, 2009 by slarsen83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 so i recieved my other 4870 today and plunked it in.....and i think i did what i had to do (uninstalled all previous versions of catalyst) and installed 9.8 on my system...... howver neither of my graphics cards (sapphire 4870 iGB) cam with instructions so i am a bit confused as to what to do here......i tried plugging my monitor into the same 4870 as before and with one and two bridges connected neither are giving me ANY increase in performance..... tried to look around online and i seen someone said to enable the crossfire X logo to come on and see from there.... all i can say is WOW i am suffering a MAJOR hit in graphics performance, i used to run 3dmark06 NO problems and get a score of 14,500's, now i can't even make it through the first test, constantly at 10F FPS or LESS can someone please explain to me (since i didn't get instructions and can't find proper ones off of sapphire) in plain english, how to set this up??? which DVI port do i use, and what can i do to improve my performance? i swear i have looked around, just can't seem to get a simple n00b answer, and i never had the manual to begin with P.S. i also took my CPU and voltage settings back to stock to avoid any problems there any other info is in my sig. if you need more info i iwll gladly put it up thank you! Perhaps the new card is faulty. I would try that card by itself and see what happens. I recently added a 2nd 4870 and I didn't have to change anything. Scores close to 14000 in Vantage. As far as the port to plug the monitor, I left that where it was without a problem. I would start with the newest card by itself. As far as the bridges go supposedly you need both with 2 cards. That's how I have mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarsen83 Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 ok, update..... got the 2nd 4870 working, was a loose power cable however with the second 4870, in 3dmark 06 i only get about 14932, where i was getting 14400's before with one card.....does that seem right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 ok, update..... got the 2nd 4870 working, was a loose power cable however with the second 4870, in 3dmark 06 i only get about 14932, where i was getting 14400's before with one card.....does that seem right? No sure doesn't. What is the rest of the machine's specs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarsen83 Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) sorry, unless i am missing sometihng..... all the info is in my sig ecept for the CPU OC....... i took it back to 3.1 till the weather calm down here, room temp gets way too high will run right now @ 3.1 w/ two cards and tell you score just got 15163 (3dmark 06) will check and see if that seems right to you guys when i get home from work! Edited August 19, 2009 by slarsen83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) sorry, unless i am missing sometihng..... all the info is in my sig ecept for the CPU OC....... i took it back to 3.1 till the weather calm down here, room temp gets way too highwill run right now @ 3.1 w/ two cards and tell you score just got 15163 (3dmark 06) will check and see if that seems right to you guys when i get home from work! Still seems low to me. I don't know much about the AMD processors these days since I am not a fan. All I can say is similar 3ghz Intel Quad systems get around 20k on 3dmark06. I haven't run 06 in a while. I will see what I score tonight. Edited August 19, 2009 by InCrYsIs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 Still seems low to me. I don't know much about the AMD processors these days since I am not a fan. All I can say is similar 3ghz Intel Quad systems get around 20k on 3dmark06. I haven't run 06 in a while. I will see what I score tonight. Hes got a pretty good dual core setup. i dont know much about 3dmark but i dont think you got a high enough boost from adding that second card. did you try reinstalling older versions of catalyst? make you sure you completely cleaned the old drivers out. try the new card by itself, make sure it isnt faulty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rourkchris Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 On a Q9550 overclocked to 3.4Ghz and a pair of 4890s I scored 20107 in 3D Mark 06. SM 2.0 7516, SM 3.0 10539, CPU 4971, just for comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 I scored 17333 with my system in signature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarsen83 Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 hmmmmm i just don't have a good driver cleaner, (being cheap and all LOL) any free ones recommended? i heard too once you get it all off then you try it first with one card, then install driver, then shutdown, then reinstall other card (which i did not do) and enable crossfire through CCC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarsen83 Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 ok just finished uninstalling all drivers, and reloading with one card, and stock CPU levels (3.1) scored 13216..... about to reboot hook up other card and see what difference if any it makes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCrYsIs Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 hmmmmm i just don't have a good driver cleaner, (being cheap and all LOL) any free ones recommended? i heard too once you get it all off then you try it first with one card, then install driver, then shutdown, then reinstall other card (which i did not do) and enable crossfire through CCC I use driver sweeper. Works well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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