Stopping HD 3870x2 xFire help?

mushibu09 · Aug 2, 2013

WOuld stopping it doing the crossfire mode stop the driver resetting?

as it fails and reloads

here is ASUS GPU info so you can see driver version

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Windows 7 64bit ultimate

mauller07 · Aug 2, 2013

get driver fusion and the latest driver you can use for your card.

uninstall current driver and do not restart.
run driver fusion amd driver cleaner and restart.
install driver.

mushibu09 · Aug 2, 2013

Cool thank you again for more help your are one knowledgeable user thank you

mushibu09 · Aug 2, 2013

Just done as you asked, and played Portal at 1280x1024 on medium settings

and driver failed and BSOD'd you any good with a DMP file? I have 34 from the past month one or more for each day! all display driver errors

mauller07 · Aug 2, 2013

run hwmonitor and check what temperatures your graphics cards are both getting, it could even be overheating problem seeing as they are older cards in crossfire.

jitpublisher · Aug 2, 2013

This is an old card, could be overheating from dust buildup, or your fans might be bad on the card, or both!

mushibu09 · Aug 3, 2013

jitpublisher :

It is old and Temps are high with Fan on 45% it hovers around 50C in summer and 45C in winter, I got the card second hand, clean no a sign of dust, but I did need to replace the thermal paste, as it was at 87C when idle with fans at 45%

there is no dust!! I hate it!

when driver resets the fan go back to the default 20-25% and the temps hang at 75-81C

Oh Could the two Dip Switches on the card be causing the problems? they are both on the top position!

see image

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mauller07 · Aug 3, 2013

no idea what the dip switch is for, you might want to look it up on the manufacturers site, can only think its some sort of hardware bios overclock for the card.

you might want to redo the thermal paste again, clean off the old stuff with isopropyl alcohol and place a rice grain in the middle of the gpu die then place the heatsink squarely down onto the card and not lift it at any point once its down and then secure it evenly tightening each screw a bit at a time so they all feel roughly as tight as eachother.

mushibu09 · Aug 3, 2013

Okay - it's Vendor is Dell - I am on a Referbed XPS730 air cooled Dual core.

Oh I use non metallic stuff for the obvious reason -and with components un-shielded not running the risk.

shall I hadd Past onto VREG and memory chips to? I knwo the pads are there but they are useless as be torn from first removal.

that Isopropyl is Acetone? I use pure Acetone (in uk never herd of IsoPropyl Alcohol or where to get it!)

mauller07 · Aug 3, 2013

you can get cans of spray isopropyl from maplins its called ipa170, acetone is something completely different.

you could remove the thermalpads from the chips, tbh they could be insulating the memory chips more than transfering heat, unless you wanted to buy some new ones from maplin also.

mushibu09 · Aug 3, 2013

Okay Thank you, when I first re did the pasrte the pads had Oil on them like (Cork grease for brass/woodwind instruments) thick and not sticky. non sticky version of Honey/Sap

and Thankyou for all your help will let you knwo if tit works when WMC stops recording TV!

mushibu09 · Aug 3, 2013

Sorry got to make sure I get this right - If i xcan fix the card problems I wont upgrade.

this the was Maplin gave me for the ipa170
and this is another one I got for typing in Isopropyl

what one or are they the same?

mauller07 · Aug 3, 2013

you want the ipa170, just look at the pic, the can has isopropyl alcohol written on it in big letters lol.

get the 400ml is a handy spray can, is good for cleaning keyboards and mice aswell just spray a little on a bit of kitchen towel and clean over your keyboard, mouse and even your monitor.

mushibu09 · Aug 3, 2013

Brilliant

Thank you

I knwo What a Noob

but everything always works for me i Plug it in and it installs drivers (unless tehy are provided on disk) and then I'm off! never had this problem before!)

Thank you

mushibu09 · Aug 10, 2013

I thohght I might let you know I disabled CrossFire in CCC and it not given me a problem in 2 days I have had pc on for 41hrs23mins now and not a crash no craphics problem Idont' knwo what it is but it could just be I've used PC less these past two days.

Leo

mauller07 · Aug 10, 2013

sounds like one of the cards could have developed a fault, did you redo the paste on them again at all? the temps still good?

mushibu09 · Aug 10, 2013

Yeah I redid the Paste temps went down 4C - but it had baked on took some time with light rub (not rubbing off a SMD HA)

and thank you for your hlep

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