XFX RADEON HD 5870 not getting along with ASUS P5N-E SLI

Mikef1r3 · 02-24-10, 10:19 AM

Does your PSU have enough juice for the card is it dying? and i dont think ive seen your specs posted here yet

pacalcaco · 02-24-10, 11:49 AM

my specs are now up. no the card has plenty of juice. I have a crosair 750w psu! I already tried the uninstall of the drivers. I think it sucks to be the one who discovers that there is a compatibility issue with the board and the card. as I looked for the answer I found this problem in other forums. they also had no solution to their problem.

oh and yes I once had my rig overclocked to 3.0ghz but since I updated the bios to my mobo for this card I have not got the overclocking right with this new bios

EarthDog · 02-24-10, 11:53 AM

Are you certain you have both power plugs plugged into the card? I know its a PCIe 1+ board but there shouldnt be any reason it wont work... But wow is that an old(er) board with an ancient chipset. Have you tried updating the chipset drivers?

bda1967 · 02-24-10, 12:01 PM

Get yourself a nice P45 MB for about $80 or so. I'll bet your issues will go away.

pacalcaco · 02-24-10, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

Are you certain you have both power plugs plugged into the card? I know its a PCIe 1+ board but there shouldnt be any reason it wont work... But wow is that an old(er) board with an ancient chipset. Have you tried updating the chipset drivers?

yes, and yes. I found that almost every one in the Asus forums with this mobo and the HD5870 are having similar problems. I think its time to update my mobo. any suggestions, thanks for the first (p45). I want to keep my Q6600, but I am willing to get a new i7 if i like the setup. I am tired of the hassle. time for a change. oh and I am keeping the HD 5870 as well.

EarthDog · 02-24-10, 02:45 PM

You can get away with $100 mobo and your current setup (well maybe sell current ram and get 2x2gb sticks) for another year. To get into i7 you are looking at $425+ for mobo/cpu/ram...

pacalcaco · 02-24-10, 09:45 PM

I could aford the i7 setup but I think I will just go with a solid 100 dollar board to make the wife happy. I feel much more relaxed now that I got a direction for this problem. I apreciate all the help guys/gals. I can't wait to get my new mobo. I will research all I can before I decide on a mobo that will work with my HD5870. My p5n-e sli did give me lots of problems early on as well when I first got it. It was tough to overclock on this board. Well thanks again everyone. Keep making hints on what I should get as a mobo.

Younglin · 02-25-10, 03:28 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131614

pacalcaco · 02-27-10, 04:18 PM

I got my new mobo!! I decided to go with this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
its the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45. I installed it and it runs great with the original XFX RADEON HD 5870!!!!!. my old p5n-e sli is now retired(siting in a box till I build a spare pc). I cant wait to over clock my Q6600 past 3.0ghz! I could not get past it with the old mobo. thanks to all of you for your help. when I bought the new p45 i was givin free ram its Extreme Performance Gaming Series DDR2 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-8500 Enhanced Latency DIMM Kit!! it came with a free street fighter IV download!!! here is a link http://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Perfor...7308705&sr=1-5
I did not get them from amazon, the link is just for info. I buy my stuff in a local mom and pop computer store. I want to update to windows 7 before I oc my cpu and gpu. I cant wait to test some games out!! excited!!

jakeface1 · 02-27-10, 04:57 PM

Nice! I have the same you will be very happy with that mobo. Now I just need my 5870

02-24-10, 10:19 AM	#21
Mikef1r3 Registered Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toronto	Does your PSU have enough juice for the card is it dying? and i dont think ive seen your specs posted here yet __________________ Case: Haf 932 MB : Asus P6T CPU I7 920 D0 2.66 @ 3.5Ghz (21x167) at 1.2v Cooling: Noctua Nh d14 RAM: Corsair Dominator 1600 6GB GPU: 2x XFX 5770's PSU: Corsair Hx1000w SSD: 1 64 Gb G.Skill Falcon (OS/Programs) HDD: 2x 500gb WD Black Raid0 (Games/Storage). 2 TB WD Green (Storage) OS: Win 7 ultimate
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02-24-10, 11:49 AM	Thread Starter #22
pacalcaco Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	my specs are now up. no the card has plenty of juice. I have a crosair 750w psu! I already tried the uninstall of the drivers. I think it sucks to be the one who discovers that there is a compatibility issue with the board and the card. as I looked for the answer I found this problem in other forums. they also had no solution to their problem. oh and yes I once had my rig overclocked to 3.0ghz but since I updated the bios to my mobo for this card I have not got the overclocking right with this new bios
	QUOTE Thanks

02-24-10, 11:53 AM	#23
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Are you certain you have both power plugs plugged into the card? I know its a PCIe 1+ board but there shouldnt be any reason it wont work... But wow is that an old(er) board with an ancient chipset. Have you tried updating the chipset drivers? __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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02-24-10, 12:01 PM	#24
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02-24-10, 02:45 PM	#26
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	You can get away with $100 mobo and your current setup (well maybe sell current ram and get 2x2gb sticks) for another year. To get into i7 you are looking at $425+ for mobo/cpu/ram... __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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02-24-10, 09:45 PM	Thread Starter #27
pacalcaco Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	I could aford the i7 setup but I think I will just go with a solid 100 dollar board to make the wife happy. I feel much more relaxed now that I got a direction for this problem. I apreciate all the help guys/gals. I can't wait to get my new mobo. I will research all I can before I decide on a mobo that will work with my HD5870. My p5n-e sli did give me lots of problems early on as well when I first got it. It was tough to overclock on this board. Well thanks again everyone. Keep making hints on what I should get as a mobo.
	QUOTE Thanks

02-25-10, 03:28 PM	#28
Younglin Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta, CANADA!	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131614
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02-27-10, 04:18 PM	Thread Starter #29
pacalcaco Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	I got my new mobo!! I decided to go with this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846 its the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45. I installed it and it runs great with the original XFX RADEON HD 5870!!!!!. my old p5n-e sli is now retired(siting in a box till I build a spare pc). I cant wait to over clock my Q6600 past 3.0ghz! I could not get past it with the old mobo. thanks to all of you for your help. when I bought the new p45 i was givin free ram its Extreme Performance Gaming Series DDR2 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-8500 Enhanced Latency DIMM Kit!! it came with a free street fighter IV download!!! here is a link http://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Perfor...7308705&sr=1-5 I did not get them from amazon, the link is just for info. I buy my stuff in a local mom and pop computer store. I want to update to windows 7 before I oc my cpu and gpu. I cant wait to test some games out!! excited!!
	QUOTE Thanks

02-27-10, 04:57 PM	#30
jakeface1 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: WI	Nice! I have the same you will be very happy with that mobo. Now I just need my 5870 __________________ Mobo: EVGA P55 SLI 132-LF-E655-KR CPU: i7-860 Lynnfield @ 4.2ghz Cooling: XSPC Rasa/RS240 Rad/MCR320-QP-K GPU: Gigabyte GTX 580 PSU: Corsair 1000 watt RAM: 6 GB Mushkin Enhanced DDR3 1600 HDD: 2 x WD 640 gig Caviar Black in raid 0, 1tb Hitachi Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2Z S Case: Antec Twelve Hundred w/ xigmatek fans Monitor: 2 - Dell sp2309w, 2048x1152 Keyboard, Mouse: Logitech G15, Logitech G500 Headset: Logitech G35
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