6950 CrossfireX performance issues - Page 2

holeindalip · **Memory**: 4gb ddr2 800 4-4-4-12

just out of curiousity are you using hdmi to your monitor or tv??

manneblask · 12-30-2011, 11:59 | posts: 13 | Location: Stockholm

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Originally Posted by Agent-A01

Nah its not, should take 5 minutes

Done, result:

This is when im running my cpu at 4GHZ. Same result as with the clock at 3.5GHZ. And you can see the GPU load to the left by the red bar, not even going over 50% i would say.

Kinfa · 12-30-2011, 17:15 | posts: 395

No, it's not the cpu issue. Looking at game image above, at medium, no AA, no AF you should have about 100 FPS or more I think. Maybe your cpu is throttling in some way, disable Cool& Quiet and C1E in bios. Last resort is to reinstall Windows. Install MSI Afterburner and monitor GPU and memory frequency, voltage and gpu load in game. And disable RadeonPro.

Kinfa · 12-30-2011, 19:16 | posts: 395

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Kinfa · 12-30-2011, 19:50 | posts: 395

It is clear that something is wrong with your rig and this is not CPU. You should have higher framerate than me, especially at medium settings.

Agent-A01 · 12-30-2011, 21:19 | posts: 5,638 | Location: USA

Uhm how is posting your pics over and over helping him at all?

Only thing i can see that will fix it is doing a fresh install..

Kinfa · 12-30-2011, 21:25 | posts: 395

I try to prove that his CPU is not the problem because it is same as mine, basically. Fresh install I advised him few posts before. I don't understand why four screenshots is problem for you, but I kindly removed two images.

---TK--- · 12-30-2011, 22:16 | posts: 14,727 | Location: New Jersey, USA

OP is also at a higher resolution. And really posting those screenshots does not help the OP in any way.

---TK--- · 12-30-2011, 22:18 | posts: 14,727 | Location: New Jersey, USA

OP you should do a windows reinstall if you tried a bunch of different drivers to no avail

automaticman · 12-31-2011, 02:00 | posts: 664 | Location: Orange County, CA

Hey OP, any chance you are running the game in a windowed or windowed borderless mode? Crossfire only works if a game is in fullscreen mode. I just ask because in your first post you mentioned that GPU2 is seeing much less usage than GPU1.

Also, how is your performance if you disable crossfire? Are you seeing an improvement with CFX enabled, are frames about the same or is there an actual decrease?

How about your power supply? You said you just added the second card, are you sure your PSU can support it?

Beast · 12-31-2011, 02:17 | posts: 871

Off Topic, why do people insist on using AA Post? It makes the game look worst than COD4.

UZ7 · 12-31-2011, 03:15 | posts: 5,020 | Location: Everyday Rain Florida

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Originally Posted by Beast

Off Topic, why do people insist on using AA Post? It makes the game look worst than COD4.

Well with MSAA you practically take 20~fps every setting (2x, 4x, 8x) but with FXAA you barely lose 1-2fps (Off, 4x, High). That being said you can check out some comparison [here] or [here] of visual differences. Now some people like it, some people don't, its all purely preference but when people say how come they're not getting 100+fps on their video card and they say they run everything maxed out then you can tell them why. To some its either use MSAA and take a hit or FXAA and barely take any hit. This is also why FXAA injectors are preferred for some games as it doesn't take a hit on performance as much as MSAA does.

Agent-A01 · 12-31-2011, 03:24 | posts: 5,638 | Location: USA

Agreed that FSAA looks like junk in BF3.. On low it is fine, but Medium and high blurs everything way too much. I still like to play with 4xMSAA and 4xSSAA ( for transparent stuff). Pretty much obliterates all jagged edges

Beast · 12-31-2011, 03:27 | posts: 871

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Originally Posted by UZ7

Well with MSAA you practically take 20~fps every setting (2x, 4x, 8x) but with FXAA you barely lose 1-2fps (Off, 4x, High). That being said you can check out some comparison [here] or [here] of visual differences. Now some people like it, some people don't, its all purely preference but when people say how come they're not getting 100+fps on their video card and they say they run everything maxed out then you can tell them why. To some its either use MSAA and take a hit or FXAA and barely take any hit. This is also why FXAA injectors are preferred for some games as it doesn't take a hit on performance as much as MSAA does.

No AA still looks better than FXAA (IMO). slight jaggies > blurry screen

Kinfa · 12-31-2011, 06:44 | posts: 395

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Originally Posted by tommyk2005

OP is also at a higher resolution. And really posting those screenshots does not help the OP in any way.

Yes, you helped him a lot when advise him to spend more money for Intel CPU and mobo.

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Its your CPU. It ok for 1 card but 2 high end cards will be bottlenecked. Your only really viable option is to get a 2500k z68 sli xfire MB. If your ram is 1.5-1.6v you can use that.

Agent-A01 · 12-31-2011, 06:48 | posts: 5,638 | Location: USA

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Originally Posted by Kinfa

Yes, you helped him a lot when advise him to spend more money for Intel CPU and mobo.

Although the OPs problem isnt directly related to CPU, it is true that OP wont get the most out of his cards using his AMD cpu

Kinfa · 12-31-2011, 06:53 | posts: 395

Sure, but Phenom is not that bad that he gets 40 FPS at medium. We all know Intel is better, but this costs money.
If problem could be solved other way, why buying new cpu+mobo!?
If OP could game at 100 FPS is it worth to spend more money for 40-50 FPS more? Go to store, buy new cpu, mobo, RAM...! Easy advice.

mikeysg · 12-31-2011, 11:03 | posts: 1,792 | Location: Babylon 5

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Originally Posted by Agent-A01

Although the OPs problem isnt directly related to CPU, it is true that OP wont get the most out of his cards using his AMD cpu

Disagree with you on this, sure with a 2600K framerate would be higher, but does that mean that the Phenom II isn't capable of dishing out playable framerate. Although OP's CPU may be a bottleneck for 2x HD6970,s, framerate should be quite playable and he has the option of increasing ingame setting + AA. AMD CPU may not perform as well as their Intel rivals, it doesn't mean they cannot handle games......

---TK--- · 12-31-2011, 15:11 | posts: 14,727 | Location: New Jersey, USA

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Originally Posted by Kinfa

Yes, you helped him a lot when advise him to spend more money for Intel CPU and mobo.

what I said there is true, he will NOT get the most out of his high end cards with socket 775 intel quad core performance ie phenom 2. this is fact. what you quoted was the first reply to the OP in this thread. since my post it has been determined he has other problems other than the cpu. ie driver and or needing to reinstall or maybe something else. posting pics proving YOUR fps on DIFFERENT video cards and at different RESOLUTIONS was just silly

Kinfa · 12-31-2011, 16:09 | posts: 395

Jesus, you are everywhere in this forum! You must have last word because you know everything! Get life outside Internet and computers. Have sex, get drunk, it's New Year's Eve!

manneblask · 12-31-2011, 16:15 | posts: 13 | Location: Stockholm

I actually did a format and reinstall of windows when i got my new psu (which someone asked earlier about, 850w) and 6950 just to be sure. And i'm using a DVI-Cable nothing else.

C&Q and C1E is disabled in BIOS.

I actually sent the card back. I dunno what the problem is, but the frustration has gone too far for me and since i get better results with my single card i really cant be bothered anymore.
Thanks for all the help anyways, but im not getting into the crossfire business anytime soon.

---TK--- · 12-31-2011, 17:17 | posts: 14,727 | Location: New Jersey, USA

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Originally Posted by Kinfa

Jesus, you are everywhere in this forum! You must have last word because you know everything! Get life outside Internet and computers. Have sex, get drunk, it's New Year's Eve!

this dumb post does not help the OP in any way. if you have nothing of substance to add do not post

---TK--- · 12-31-2011, 17:29 | posts: 14,727 | Location: New Jersey, USA

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Originally Posted by manneblask

I actually did a format and reinstall of windows when i got my new psu (which someone asked earlier about, 850w) and 6950 just to be sure. And i'm using a DVI-Cable nothing else.

C&Q and C1E is disabled in BIOS.

I actually sent the card back. I dunno what the problem is, but the frustration has gone too far for me and since i get better results with my single card i really cant be bothered anymore.
Thanks for all the help anyways, but im not getting into the crossfire business anytime soon.

your getting the $ back from the card? wait til the 7970 comes out and sell the other card and buy a single 7970. you should have less problems without xfire

Agent-A01 · 12-31-2011, 21:10 | posts: 5,638 | Location: USA

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Originally Posted by mikeysg

Disagree with you on this, sure with a 2600K framerate would be higher, but does that mean that the Phenom II isn't capable of dishing out playable framerate. Although OP's CPU may be a bottleneck for 2x HD6970,s, framerate should be quite playable and he has the option of increasing ingame setting + AA. AMD CPU may not perform as well as their Intel rivals, it doesn't mean they cannot handle games......

I didnt say anything on what you disagree with. I never once said "the Phenom II isn't capable of dishing out playable framerate". I said that he wont get 100% performance out of the cards with amd cpu.....

Kinfa · 01-01-2012, 09:12 | posts: 395

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Originally Posted by tommyk2005

this dumb post does not help the OP in any way. if you have nothing of substance to add do not post

No, it's not helping him at all! But your attitude shows that you are narcissistic, arrogant as.hole!