low activity radeon hd 4870x2

[boonet]

i already have the newest catalyst.

ill try the texture thing hope it works.
yeah i could imagine it, because nobody speeks of it...
But i don't know were i can download the 64 bit exe version, can it be that?

thx for putting so much effort in it.

From where i see it, i have 3 options left: Trying with the 64 exe, wich i kinda doubt because i have seen that it is slower then the 32 bit on internet, but when i downloaded it, ill try it. second is the oc, hope that works, and if it doesn't i still have a lot more calc power , 3d option is the texture thing, wich ill surely try. If all that doesnt work, ill go buy a heavy game, wich isnt anti(or almost ) ati cards, and check what i get there, otherwise im going to try to get a new card.

thx for the effort, boonet

 

[boonet]

i ran 3D mark 06, my scores were 12000+ marks, whtf this is to freaking low, i ran the test twice to see the activity of my card, wich showed 99% on both cores this time,

Are we now shure it's a cpu problem or what the **** is wrong with this?

 

[ada///M]

yeah that doesn't sound right. I'll trade you my 4870x1 plus cash if you want, should be good for another 4000+ 3dmarks

 

[lovely?]

i ran 3D mark 06, my scores were 12000+ marks, whtf this is to freaking low, i ran the test twice to see the activity of my card, wich showed 99% on both cores this time,

Are we now shure it's a cpu problem or what the **** is wrong with this?

ouch. hey dont go for his 4870X1, trade me and ill give you my 8800GT! i wont give you any money, because apparently its an upgrade for you.

 

[boonet]

ok i dont think so, i rode on the 3d mark 06 forum that it has to do with cpu bottlenecking, so im going to wait for my scythe mugen 2

and the nill get in the 24K points i hope

 

[boonet]

So today i got my scythe mugen 2, i built it into my pc, and guess what im now on 3.867 ghz and it's ok. vcore= 1.36. But temps are maybe a bit high : during prime 95 i hit 70 ?
this to much?

oh yeah my 3dmark06 is now on 22000 so thats an improvement, and i think i can oc my processor a bit more..

crysis improved with 10fps, so thats great to... So it was the cpu afterall

grtz boonet

 

[Gooberman]

lol 12000 to 22000 that's quite a difference

 

[CdnAudiophile]

So today i got my scythe mugen 2, i built it into my pc, and guess what im now on 3.867 ghz and it's ok. vcore= 1.36. But temps are maybe a bit high : during prime 95 i hit 70 ?
this to much?

oh yeah my 3dmark06 is now on 22000 so thats an improvement, and i think i can oc my processor a bit more..

crysis improved with 10fps, so thats great to... So it was the cpu afterall

grtz boonet

I am glad it worked out for you. I knew it was the CPU holding you back. Most Quads are still the bottleneck until 3.2ghz.

That temperature is good. Your CPU will never hit that in game so you have nothing to worry about.

 

[boonet]

Now i intalled a second fan with 47 cfm, not that much, strapped it on with some wire ( didnt want to wait for other clips for scythe mugen 2). Im now running on 4ghz with a vcore of 1.3625 wich is pretty amazing if i see the oc forums, evrybody has to run it on 1.37 or 1.3685, i ran prime 95 small ftts for 7 hours, no crash so that stable enough for me now temps are getting to 65 load and 28 idle... thats great altough i have 2 cores who are at a 7 degree lower themp then the other two, i think because of the weight of the cooler. In crysis my fps are better as i told, but activity still is around 75 procent but hey i dont care...

3dmark06: 22340 3d marks i like it. Passmark: 6450 cpu points i like it


So afterall im very pleased with the results. and i think i have a very great batch of processor as i don't need to use that high vcore..

grtz boonet, thx for help all

 

[boonet]

Hi i have downloaded and installed the new drivers 9.2 from ati, and apparently they fixed the activity problem a bit, in crysis , now the activity goes sometimes to 95 and stays there much longer then with the former drivers. My fps lie average 10 to 15 fps higher.. thats a great improvement i think...

grtz boonet