eehh .. need some help here .. i just got my ASUS 3870 TOP with glaciator fan .. install everything .. drivers etc etc

tried running 3Dmark06 .. it shows the logo and keeps loading and loading .. just cannot load .. any ideas why ??

previously using 8800gt top .. no probs running the 3dmark .. after putting in the 3870 .. 3dmark06 just wont move/load ..

one more thing .. gpuz shows core 850 .. but everest shows my core as 279 ????? WTF ????? any ideas why guys ??

another prob i am facing oso .. just tried CRYSIS with high settings all round and 4AA .. game keeps crashing .. dunno why

earlier when i was using 8800gt .. i kept the PCIE bus locked at 100 instead of at AUTO .. any difference if i do so ahh ??

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Added on March 15, 2008, 2:38 pmi reinstalled the drivers that came with card .. somehow i dunno why .. 3dmark06 worked this time .. and i oso left the PCIE bus to AUTO in BIOS

will try crysis again and see what happens ..

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Added on March 15, 2008, 2:41 pmpss .. q6600@3.0 + 3870 top (core 850 mem 2.25) .. 3dmark06 .. 12k+ .. normal ??

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Added on March 17, 2008, 12:20 pmokies ... i just returned the 3870 top and temporarily got a 3870x2 to test
running catalyst 8.3 downloaded from ati site

tried running 3dmark06 ... frame rates can jump from over 120 to 20 in 2-3 secs ... normal ahh ??? and 3dmark06 scored only 10k+ ... WTF ????

high suspect are the drivers laa .. i plugged in both the 6 and 8 pin connectors using their respective sockets ... using ACBEL 800w

tried playing crysis with high levels and 8AA ... no probs running oso .. no hang or anything .. quite smooth too all movements .. details no need to say OF COZ super chun la .. hahahahaaa

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Added on March 18, 2008, 1:41 pmnvm ... due to lack of driver support .. i jumped back onto the nvidia wagon for the time being ... hehehehe

most prolly be back onto ATi in a few months time once the drivers stabilised .. hehehehe

This post has been edited by QiW: Mar 18 2008, 01:41 PM

ya .. i know its not normal .. i think the drivers are all screwed up at the time being for certain OC versions of the 3870 ..
for the time being .. i had gotten another 8800gt top and using it without probs laa so far ..
wait another 3 months or so then maybe jump back onto the ATi wagon .. hopefully by then the 3870 or X2 would have dropped more in price .. hahaahahaa
have X2 in mind but the card covers 4 of my 6 SATA ports .. so that will have to get L connectors as well if going the X2 way

This post has been edited by QiW: Mar 19 2008, 07:43 AM

i am oso using p5k deluxe .. now facing some probs with it .. not coz of gfx card laa .. hehehe

3870x2 will cover 4 of your 6 SATA slots on the mobo ..
3870 (dual slot) will oso cover 4 of your SATA slots ..

i have to say the current 3870 drivers are not entirely stable just yet .. i had to downclock my OC version (ASUS TOP) to play some games ..
dunno if it is just ASUS TOP version or other manufacturer OC version 3870 oso facing same probs ..

as for 3870X2 .. i have to say it is just WONDERFUL .. altho drivers for it farked up .. it still did its stuff wonderfully well
just wait abit more for the drivers to be nice and stable .. then can consider liauu .. hehehehe

hmm ... mine screwed up ... so i sold off the card liau now .. hahahahaaa
wait another couple more months maybe go jump onto the X2 wagon ..