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Brice8989
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20. January 2009 @ 17:52 |
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Ok, I've got to go somewhere right now I'll try going back to 8.11 whenever I get home. I'll let you know how it goes and thanks for the help.
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20. January 2009 @ 17:58 |
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No problem. Good luck!
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Brice8989
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22. January 2009 @ 17:02 |
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I installed the 8.10 drivers and the same problem is happening. After doing some research it seems this is a problem with a lot of people buying this card. It seems to me ATI just fudged up this card trying to put too much crap in it and not worrying about stability. After all, whats the good in having the most powerful card if it isn't stable enough to play a game for 5 mns. I don't know what to do from here it seems its just a hardware issue ATI made so waiting on driver updates won't do anything. There are a lot of people complaining about it do you think ATI might do a recall or something or am I just screwed with a 500 dollar hunk of crap.
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22. January 2009 @ 18:00 |
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What? I own a 4870X2, as does another person here at aD, and neither of us have had any problems with it at all.
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Brice8989
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22. January 2009 @ 18:42 |
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Well when I searched it on google it was just forum link after forum link with pages full of people saying their 4870 x2 keeps crashing everytime they try and play something. Also they know its not a cooling problem like I know it isn't I have my temperature at 35C now. Theirs were in the range of 40-50 and still crashing. No matter what GPU and memory clock speed I set it still does it too.
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22. January 2009 @ 19:43 |
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I've never even heard of this, and I did substantial research on the 4870X2. Perhaps it is a problem specific to Sapphire cards - I'd find that hard to believe though, as the Sapphire card listed should be identical to the reference design.
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Brice8989
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22. January 2009 @ 19:49 |
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22. January 2009 @ 20:01 |
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Hmm, I wonder if it has to do with Sapphire's own BIOS, and it not raising the voltages under load (resulting in the low temperatures you get, but instability as the voltage isn't high enough to run the card at full pelt). That seems a reasonable idea, but be careful flashing a graphics BIOS.
Note: I don't know anyone specifically with a Sapphire 4870X2.
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Brice8989
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22. January 2009 @ 20:05 |
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22. January 2009 @ 20:11 |
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http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118448
Do not use this, as it is not for the X2, but this seems to relate to the issue. I'm trying to find a fix for the X2.
Edit: Didn't manage to find anything in the end. Your best bet would probably be to return the card for a non-Sapphire version. Sorry to have got you into this, I didn't even know this problem existed. One last thing, is the card securely in the PCI express slot? They do not fit easily.
Last ditch, try setting Catalyst A.I. to advanced in the control panel. Don't know why it should help, but some people claim it fixes crashes.
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Brice8989
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22. January 2009 @ 20:32 |
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Yea I've tried reseating the card several times. Tried the catalyst AI thing already to. I just tried that fix anyway just in case but it didn't work. I did the non bios flash part.
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22. January 2009 @ 22:00 |
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In that case all I can really say is replace it for another card, it's probably faulty. I'd still say get another X2 (as they're way better value than GTX285s or GTX295s) but make it not a Sapphire this time... :P
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Brice8989
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22. January 2009 @ 22:30 |
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I had to cut the bar code off of the box for the rebate it had. Will that prevent me from being able to send it back? How would I get a different brand do I just send it to Newegg requesting a different one or what.
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JaguarGod
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23. January 2009 @ 00:48 |
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For a return to Newegg, you would need the UPC. Once the UPC is gone, then any returns (really a replacement) would go through warranty. This means you would have to get the RMA from Sapphire. You should still try with Newegg, but contact them first. You will get a response rather quickly.
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Brice8989
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23. January 2009 @ 09:17 |
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So I basically just have to get another sapphire one........that's supposedly the problem in the first place.
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23. January 2009 @ 09:19 |
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Try the return to newegg. With proof of purchase, they should still accept the return.
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Brice8989
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23. January 2009 @ 19:11 |
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Lol I don't know what did it but I fixed it. I did 3 last things before I tried to switch it out. I uninstalled the ATI drivers with all that CCC crap in it and installed just the drivers fresh. I used rivatuner for the fan and OC after that. Then I checked my mobo settings and noticed my main display adapter was set to PCI instead of PEG. Then I took my CPU down from 3 Ghz to the 2.8 stock. I've now been playing Crysis for 3 hours without a crash. Hopefully it's the same with the other games.
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23. January 2009 @ 19:40 |
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Interesting. Keep us posted with any more info you find.
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Brice8989
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23. January 2009 @ 19:46 |
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Ok.....it crashed when I tried to exit Crysis I'm not sure if it's fixed now but I'm glad I got to play Crysis farther than the first 5 mns of the game after 20 attempts. I'm going to try a few other games like Assasins Creed and WoW to see what happens.
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23. January 2009 @ 19:47 |
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Crashing when trying to exit games is a problem I've had when my graphics overclock has been too high.
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Brice8989
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24. January 2009 @ 00:53 |
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Ok I've ran Assasins Creed, Far Cry 2, WoW and U3 all highest settings. Everything has run smooth and no crashes I think it's finally fixed :). I think that last Crysis crash was a bad coincidence. Thanks for helping me through this and helping me pick out my system it's running great now!
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24. January 2009 @ 05:11 |
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No problem. Messing around with different versions of catalyst has caused me issues in the past as well, though only in Vista, not XP.
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