Visiontek ATI 4870 Owners =)

sammorris · Sep 12, 2008, 12:40 AM

I couldn't get Vista to work at all, so you're one up on me...

On another note, sadly it seems the drivers for the 4870X2 decay like the earlier revisions for the 3870s. It might be specific to 8.8 but it's annoying. Several driver versions of catalyst progressively get more unstable over time, and it seemed to stop with 8.6, so I assumed it was fixed for good, seemingly not, I've had three lockups in the last 24 hours.

rockit00 · Sep 13, 2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sammorris

I couldn't get Vista to work at all, so you're one up on me...

On another note, sadly it seems the drivers for the 4870X2 decay like the earlier revisions for the 3870s. It might be specific to 8.8 but it's annoying. Several driver versions of catalyst progressively get more unstable over time, and it seemed to stop with 8.6, so I assumed it was fixed for good, seemingly not, I've had three lockups in the last 24 hours.

To update: No more problems with the 8.8's on my Vista HP 32bit and HD 4870 (after fresh Vista install) machine. No problems at all with the 8.8's on my dual boot XP/Vista HP upgrade and HD 3870 machine. I even swapped cards yesterday to see if the 4870 would crash the dual boot machine. Everything went smooth as silk. I think the 8.9's will fix the 4870X2 problems for you!

Liqourice · Sep 13, 2008, 09:05 PM

Sorry - Wrong thread...

sammorris · Sep 13, 2008, 10:54 PM

Running 8.9 betas now, so far no issues except artifacting in R6 Vegas 2 and SC:Forged Alliance - manually forcing the fan speed up solved that, doesn't affect any CF-capable titles, so I think the fan speed is maybe a little stingy on lower power titles, but when the heat really gets flowing it runs fast enough to deal with it (48% or so versus the 35-40 in single card mode games)

rockit00 · Sep 16, 2008, 02:45 AM

Holy Smokes.

I Ddn't notice your profile until yesterday! You have a 30" "Drive-In" monitor. You're one up on me. I also noticed that the HD 4870X2's are harder to integrate into the current hardware setups. I only run Single Card, Single GPU, 20" and below monitor machines right now! Your Dual GPU card is so new that the current drivers are not going do you any justice.

Hurry up Catalyst 8.9!

sammorris · Sep 16, 2008, 02:07 PM

Scratch the fan speed fixing the artifacts in Vegas 2....

The ones in Supcom seemed to only occur on the ice map, so it's not too big an issue.
Agreed on hurrying up with the new drivers... haha
Even with the current driver set, Crysis is very playable on all High at 2560x1600, which is a resounding achievement, and almost every other game works maxed out with AA at that res, including COD4, HL2:Ep2, Portal and Assassins Creed.

Sep 12, 2008, 12:40 AM	#31
sammorris HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brentwood or York, UK Posts: 178 Rep Power: 26 System Specs	I couldn't get Vista to work at all, so you're one up on me... On another note, sadly it seems the drivers for the 4870X2 decay like the earlier revisions for the 3870s. It might be specific to 8.8 but it's annoying. Several driver versions of catalyst progressively get more unstable over time, and it seemed to stop with 8.6, so I assumed it was fixed for good, seemingly not, I've had three lockups in the last 24 hours. __________________ Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 & Philips MC-70 [homebrew surround via ATEN CS1782 KVAM] for HTPC. Logitech Z-5500 for gaming PC. I/O: Razer Diamondback Magma, MS Intellimouse Optical, MS Sidewinder X6, Saitek Eclipse II, Pertelian X2040 USB Display DVD: As little as Possible (LG GH20NS15) Networking: Netgear GS105, GS605, GS608, WRN2000, Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato], DrayTek Vigor 120, yards of CAT6

Sep 13, 2008, 09:05 PM	#33
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,690 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Sorry - Wrong thread... Last edited by Liqourice; Sep 14, 2008 at 07:22 PM.

Sep 13, 2008, 10:54 PM	#34
sammorris HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brentwood or York, UK Posts: 178 Rep Power: 26 System Specs	Running 8.9 betas now, so far no issues except artifacting in R6 Vegas 2 and SC:Forged Alliance - manually forcing the fan speed up solved that, doesn't affect any CF-capable titles, so I think the fan speed is maybe a little stingy on lower power titles, but when the heat really gets flowing it runs fast enough to deal with it (48% or so versus the 35-40 in single card mode games) __________________ Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 & Philips MC-70 [homebrew surround via ATEN CS1782 KVAM] for HTPC. Logitech Z-5500 for gaming PC. I/O: Razer Diamondback Magma, MS Intellimouse Optical, MS Sidewinder X6, Saitek Eclipse II, Pertelian X2040 USB Display DVD: As little as Possible (LG GH20NS15) Networking: Netgear GS105, GS605, GS608, WRN2000, Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato], DrayTek Vigor 120, yards of CAT6

Sep 16, 2008, 02:07 PM	#36
sammorris HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brentwood or York, UK Posts: 178 Rep Power: 26 System Specs	Scratch the fan speed fixing the artifacts in Vegas 2.... The ones in Supcom seemed to only occur on the ice map, so it's not too big an issue. Agreed on hurrying up with the new drivers... haha Even with the current driver set, Crysis is very playable on all High at 2560x1600, which is a resounding achievement, and almost every other game works maxed out with AA at that res, including COD4, HL2:Ep2, Portal and Assassins Creed. __________________ Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 & Philips MC-70 [homebrew surround via ATEN CS1782 KVAM] for HTPC. Logitech Z-5500 for gaming PC. I/O: Razer Diamondback Magma, MS Intellimouse Optical, MS Sidewinder X6, Saitek Eclipse II, Pertelian X2040 USB Display DVD: As little as Possible (LG GH20NS15) Networking: Netgear GS105, GS605, GS608, WRN2000, Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato], DrayTek Vigor 120, yards of CAT6

Sep 16, 2008, 02:45 AM	#35
rockit00 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Holy Smokes. I Ddn't notice your profile until yesterday! You have a 30" "Drive-In" monitor. You're one up on me. I also noticed that the HD 4870X2's are harder to integrate into the current hardware setups. I only run Single Card, Single GPU, 20" and below monitor machines right now! Your Dual GPU card is so new that the current drivers are not going do you any justice. Hurry up Catalyst 8.9!