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[Nemo128]

without knowing exact model #s it seems ok, have you tried this

Concur, looks good.

Don't use Everest for torture testing use Prime.
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Concur, Prime and HotCPUTester, defly better than Everest for torture testing.

I would not try this as most of the X3's are X3's because one of the cores had an issue in manufacturing.

Concur, it can be done but with disasterous results. Do you like your BSODs shaken or stirred?

My old video card ATI Radeon X800 GTO2 original had 12 pipelines, X850 XT had 16 pipes and higher clock. With easy bios mod I was able to achieve latter specs on my GTO2 card, which was at the time of purchase $80-100 cheaper.

GPUs are not binned the same way CPUs are. The resources Intel and AMD throw into binning CPUs would cost ATI (prior to AMD's aquisition) and nVidia greatly. Especially since neither chipset company manufacturers their own chips (prior to blah blah) and relies on external fab plants to manufacture them. GPUs are simply firmware writes that block access to functions in the chipset. More features = higher pricetag.

Very few successful X3-X4 attempts out there that passed torture testing. I'm sure for the casual user it would be fine, but if someone is a casual user, what's even the point of unlocking the 4th core? Basic apps aren't SMP-aware anyway. Then there's the multi-tasking discussion.

 

[krzywica]

Not necessarily... it's just easier and cheaper to make everything x4 and disable 1 core, just to make a right quotas, plus "failed" core, doesn't necessarily means it'll fail under regular typical load.

My old video card ATI Radeon X800 GTO2 original had 12 pipelines, X850 XT had 16 pipes and higher clock. With easy bios mod I was able to achieve latter specs on my GTO2 card, which was at the time of purchase $80-100 cheaper.

To unlock 4th Core all it takes is to change one bios setting - I say do it, run Prime on it for at least 8 hours - if it doesn't fail it - then why not keep it at x4 ???

Opening pipes is basically closing the circuits of the traces on the GPU. Much different than trying to enable a core that could, or could not be a bad core from the factory. Again this is not always the case and the core could be fine. If you are ok with the possibility of bricking the chip and maybe some other components as well then have fun (I'm not being sarcastic I actually used to do tons of hard modding).

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

without knowing exact model #s it seems ok, have you tried this

How come neither one of them shows the Graphics Card Fan Speed?

They both show the GPU Temp, but no fan speed.

 

[bandphan]

How come neither one of them shows the Graphics Card Fan Speed?

They both show the GPU Temp, but no fan speed.

is your gpu fan plugged into the board?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

is your gpu fan plugged into the board?

No. And that makes sense how it would not show on Everest.

...But my previous card - Radeon 4850's fan was not plugged into the board either, but somehow Everest showed the fan speed on that card.

 

[bandphan]

No. And that makes sense how it would not show on Everest.

...But my previous card - Radeon 4850's fan was not plugged into the board either, but somehow Everest showed the fan speed on that card.

does it show in the the CPUID hardware monitor?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

does it show in the the CPUID hardware monitor?

Nope. It does not show there either.

 

[Nemo128]

Wrote a long mess and decided to just shorten it up.

Fan speed monitoring:

Fans come in 2-wire, 3-wire, and 4-wire flavors. 2-wire can run at simply whatever input voltage the power wire is receiving. 3-wire can be modded so you can run at different voltages by swapping wire positions. 4-wire can control the fan speed like a rheostat basically.

Check if your card now has a 2-wire fan. If so, that's why you can't see what speed the fan is running at. It doesn't have the 3rd wire, yellow, necessary for speed monitoring. Your old card has it.

If it is a 3-wire design, Everest may need an update or your Radeon driver may need an update. If not, yo shiz is fubar.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Wrote a long mess and decided to just shorten it up.

Fan speed monitoring:

Fans come in 2-wire, 3-wire, and 4-wire flavors. 2-wire can run at simply whatever input voltage the power wire is receiving. 3-wire can be modded so you can run at different voltages by swapping wire positions. 4-wire can control the fan speed like a rheostat basically.

Check if your card now has a 2-wire fan. If so, that's why you can't see what speed the fan is running at. It doesn't have the 3rd wire, yellow, necessary for speed monitoring. Your old card has it.

If it is a 3-wire design, Everest may need an update or your Radeon driver may need an update. If not, yo shiz is fubar.

Thanks for the awesome explanation.

But "Heroes" still SUCK.

 

[Nemo128]

Thanks for the awesome explanation.

But "Heroes" still SUCK.

http://www.whylostsucks.com/

Nuff said.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I'm considering this quote for my Sig

If it is a 3-wire design, Everest may need an update or your Radeon driver may need an update. If not, yo shiz is fubar.

 

[krzywica]

Think your GPU heatsink keeps your GPU cooler than mine?

Think again!!!

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Think your GPU heatsink keeps your GPU cooler than mine?

Think again!!!

Damn, that cold.

You could use it as an air conditioner in the Summer.

 

[bandphan]

Update: 4 hd drives are not going to cut it in This m-atx Picked up a SS boot drive 60g Toshiba, and threw a 1tb Hitachi into the system and loaded 7/64U, nothing else. Below in re encode divx to mpeg2

3 fans, 1 to the mobo.

gonna order parts for separate server build this weekend and 1 media unit.

 

[Serj22]

6 pages, and not one single picture of the computer...

 

[bandphan]

6 pages, and not one single picture of the computer...

Just got the the parts yesterday smart guy

 

[Serj22]

Just got the the parts yesterday smart guy

Not an excuse, I should have seen pictures 3 days ago...

 

[krzywica]

Just got the the parts yesterday smart guy

I've build 3 gaming rigs from the ground up since this post's inception (or is in conception ). I guess I am an "Expert" though.

Just put this one together last night for my buddy. Certainly not for me....the blaring lights aren't my style.

 

[bandphan]

I've build 3 gaming rigs from the ground up since this post's inception (or is in conception ). I guess I am an "Expert" though.

Just put this one together last night for my buddy. Certainly not for me....the blaring lights aren't my style.

is it ok to PM you in case of questions this week? thanks scott

 

[bandphan]

Not an excuse, I should have seen pictures 3 days ago...

Do you have any idea how hard it is to run the clone army? Let alone enjoying hobbies