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cooler master supplys are not very good it will probly work for a while thou. look into a new supply thou. lots of us love the corsair hx line i think they are the best supplys out there for the value
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The HD 3870/50 Thread
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Hey..thnx for the info guys....ok now i have another question..my Motherboard as u might have seen in my PC Specs is a P5KC....now that has 2 PCI-E Slots...but although one is at x16 the other is at x4.....wont that effect CF performance.....dont i require a board that has both at x16.....?
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/10/12/crossfire_comparison_intel_x38_versus_p35/1
This should answer your question.
This should answer your question.
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quick question on a gecube 3870 oc that i "had".
i think its dead. i'm trying to reflash the bios if possible.
i have a pci vc that i can use.
when i run the flash tool, it does not list the bad vc, is this right?
should i still force the flash to where i think it should be or should it at least be listed.
and if its not listed, does that mean the vc is completely down?
i have a x1950pro that i'm using as a temp as well.
i think its dead. i'm trying to reflash the bios if possible.
i have a pci vc that i can use.
when i run the flash tool, it does not list the bad vc, is this right?
should i still force the flash to where i think it should be or should it at least be listed.
and if its not listed, does that mean the vc is completely down?
i have a x1950pro that i'm using as a temp as well.
2 ways that are known to me is to do a pencil mod (look up in google for your perspective card) and flashing the VGA bios.
Take care, both ways can damage your card if done improperly.
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I am having a probem with my 3870 OC'ing....my current clocks are 860/1251 and temps at idle are ~ 38 C ......whenever i am playing a game after a while i will get that VPU recover error thing....I have chked my Load temps...and they hardly go above 70C .....any idea whats going wrong? I dunt feel its a Voltage issue!!?
Also i asked this earlier if the Accelero S1 is a good cooler.....will it make a reasonable difference compared to the stock cooler?
Also i asked this earlier if the Accelero S1 is a good cooler.....will it make a reasonable difference compared to the stock cooler?
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Results can be had if you do a simple search. With that said, here are my results using the S1: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=543964
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how the heck do i over clock an hd 3850 i have the omega drivers and when i try to over clock with the atitray tools. It just shows the clocks for the gpu and ram are at 0.00 which makes no sence to me.
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i dunt know if Atitray tools supports the 3850 or not....better get Rivatuner
www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/
It is much better and u can control your fan speed and monitor your temps etc with it as well....
Hope this helps
Safe OC'ing
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is there any way i can get the overdrive to go higher then 720 on the gpu and 950 on the memory?
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Here is my decent over clock with stock cooling for now.
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Hey guys...i have a problem with overclocking the 3870 after updating the BIOS......i took the core clock to 860 and memory to 1220 and just after a few minutes in the game, CCC gives me the VPU recover Error.....I am getting the feeling that maybe the BIos i updated it to is not that good for ocing......can you set me right? Are there any particular bios i shud update it to?
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i have been getting gpu recover when playing cod4 alot more after the bios update
Rick James
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Pair of 3870's in crossfire. How good with a 4ghz C2D?
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I am getting my second 3870 soon....its gonna be AWESOME...this cards soooo powerfull...and now its gonna be twice as much...although i dunt expect the performance to double....will it?
Edit: Going for a 4870 instead...even more POWER!!! Muawahahahahah
Edit: Going for a 4870 instead...even more POWER!!! Muawahahahahah
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