Teemto's bench log - Page 16

leeghoofd · 21st September 2011, 07:18

Board incompatability ?

Teemto · 22nd September 2011, 10:09

Got a second 3870X2 coming in so I can check if it's indeed board incompatability.
Damn, was hoping to run them in X-fire on the Z68

Teemto · 3rd October 2011, 21:40

* XFX HD4890 Black Edition retest: 94.6 (+53.1) points, 1 Medal
* Crossfire XFX HD4890 BE + ASUS HD4890 : 33.1 points, 1 Gold cup

Had high expectations for the Asus card, better cooling, voltage tweak edition, but turns out the XFX outperforms is by a big margin.
Of note: don't know who designed the cooling, but apprently the guy didn't think things through. The heatsink on the back of the card makes it nearly impossible to reach the unlock switch of the PCIE slot.
It also makes it impossible to use this card in the second slot when running X-fire as both cards are right next to each other. So only way is to put the ASUS in the first slot.

Next up HD4830, HD5450, HD3870X2 (+ x-fire)

Gamer · 3rd October 2011, 23:48

Great job Teemto.
If Massman's troubles are over, I think our team will be TOP 10 !!

Teemto · 5th October 2011, 22:49

And here are some more points

* Sapphire HD4830 Bios vmod: 39.3 points, 1 Gold cup, 2 Bronze cups, 1 Medal

Excellent card to OC. Got it up to 865/1200 in AM3 run (default 575/900).

Teemto · 6th October 2011, 21:28

Meanwhile finally received the second HD3870X2.
Same problem as the first one on the Asus Z68 Gene

Leeghoofd do we have a contact at Asus I could contact with this problem as I haven't found anything online about this issue?

leeghoofd · 6th October 2011, 21:34

I'll contact him, but doubt if the bios department is interested in fixing it... noone still uses these cards...

Gamer · 6th October 2011, 22:07

I use it

The card (Asus) works ok here, no issues.
Biosversion M4E = 1902.
http://hwbot.org/submission/2211815_...1171 38_marks

Try to flash another bios on the card : http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/i...ace=&memSize=0

Check if the cards have he same bios as mine.

Teemto · 6th October 2011, 22:19

Strange. Maybe it's just the Maximus IV Gene-Z that has the problem?
Bios is 0403 which is the latest one.

Strangely enough both the MSI version and the Sapphire version have the same issue, so I doubt if a new bios on the cards will help.

I'll have a look this weekend at the bios versions of the cards.

Gamer · 6th October 2011, 22:22

Could be ATi cards with the same bios, just another cooler on it.

Good luck !

Edit :
PCI-E at 100mhz ?

21st September 2011, 07:18	#151
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	Board incompatability ? __________________

22nd September 2011, 10:09	#152
Teemto Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Duffel Posts: 542	Got a second 3870X2 coming in so I can check if it's indeed board incompatability. Damn, was hoping to run them in X-fire on the Z68 __________________ 1999 First home made PC: Celeron 500 * Abit BE6 * Diamond Viper v770 32MB Quantum Fireball KA 18GB ATA-66 64MB SDRAM * Philips 107SX 17" * 50x CD-ROM * Win98

3rd October 2011, 21:40	#153
Teemto Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Duffel Posts: 542	* XFX HD4890 Black Edition retest: 94.6 (+53.1) points, 1 Medal * Crossfire XFX HD4890 BE + ASUS HD4890 : 33.1 points, 1 Gold cup Had high expectations for the Asus card, better cooling, voltage tweak edition, but turns out the XFX outperforms is by a big margin. Of note: don't know who designed the cooling, but apprently the guy didn't think things through. The heatsink on the back of the card makes it nearly impossible to reach the unlock switch of the PCIE slot. It also makes it impossible to use this card in the second slot when running X-fire as both cards are right next to each other. So only way is to put the ASUS in the first slot. Next up HD4830, HD5450, HD3870X2 (+ x-fire) __________________ 1999 First home made PC: Celeron 500 * Abit BE6 * Diamond Viper v770 32MB Quantum Fireball KA 18GB ATA-66 64MB SDRAM * Philips 107SX 17" * 50x CD-ROM * Win98

3rd October 2011, 23:48	#154
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	Great job Teemto. If Massman's troubles are over, I think our team will be TOP 10 !! __________________

5th October 2011, 22:49	#155
Teemto Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Duffel Posts: 542	And here are some more points * Sapphire HD4830 Bios vmod: 39.3 points, 1 Gold cup, 2 Bronze cups, 1 Medal Excellent card to OC. Got it up to 865/1200 in AM3 run (default 575/900). __________________ 1999 First home made PC: Celeron 500 * Abit BE6 * Diamond Viper v770 32MB Quantum Fireball KA 18GB ATA-66 64MB SDRAM * Philips 107SX 17" * 50x CD-ROM * Win98 Last edited by Teemto : 5th October 2011 at 22:52.

6th October 2011, 21:28	#156
Teemto Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Duffel Posts: 542	Meanwhile finally received the second HD3870X2. Same problem as the first one on the Asus Z68 Gene Leeghoofd do we have a contact at Asus I could contact with this problem as I haven't found anything online about this issue? __________________ 1999 First home made PC: Celeron 500 * Abit BE6 * Diamond Viper v770 32MB Quantum Fireball KA 18GB ATA-66 64MB SDRAM * Philips 107SX 17" * 50x CD-ROM * Win98

6th October 2011, 21:34	#157
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	I'll contact him, but doubt if the bios department is interested in fixing it... noone still uses these cards... __________________

6th October 2011, 22:07	#158
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	I use it The card (Asus) works ok here, no issues. Biosversion M4E = 1902. http://hwbot.org/submission/2211815_...1171 38_marks Try to flash another bios on the card : http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/i...ace=&memSize=0 Check if the cards have he same bios as mine. __________________

6th October 2011, 22:19	#159
Teemto Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Duffel Posts: 542	Strange. Maybe it's just the Maximus IV Gene-Z that has the problem? Bios is 0403 which is the latest one. Strangely enough both the MSI version and the Sapphire version have the same issue, so I doubt if a new bios on the cards will help. I'll have a look this weekend at the bios versions of the cards. __________________ 1999 First home made PC: Celeron 500 * Abit BE6 * Diamond Viper v770 32MB Quantum Fireball KA 18GB ATA-66 64MB SDRAM * Philips 107SX 17" * 50x CD-ROM * Win98

6th October 2011, 22:22	#160
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	Could be ATi cards with the same bios, just another cooler on it. Good luck ! Edit : PCI-E at 100mhz ? __________________

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