Updating Drivers and Crossfire

Blacklash · Feb 28, 2009, 11:39 AM

I update my drivers by installing the new over the old.

Terry Makedon does it this way so I figured that approach was good enough for me.

I use Crossfire and was wondering if it's best to disable Crossfire when you install the new drivers over the old, or just leave it enabled?

Does it matter?

kn00tcn · Feb 28, 2009, 11:33 PM

i have an x2 so i cant exactly disable crossfire, install overtop works fine & makes a single restart

you need to restart right? non CF is supposed to install without a restart, while CF restarts

Blacklash · Mar 1, 2009, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kn00tcn

i have an x2 so i cant exactly disable crossfire, install overtop works fine & makes a single restart

you need to restart right? non CF is supposed to install without a restart, while CF restarts

If you're ever playing a game where there isn't a good Crossfire profile out for it and performance is terrible on your X2, disable CAT AI. That will turn off onboard crossfire on the X2. Your card will behave like a single HD 4870 1Gb. When a profile isn't around yet that may be desirable. I've seen X2s perform worse than a single card without a Crossfire profile in some games.

Feb 28, 2009, 11:39 AM	#1
Blacklash Che cazzo stai dicendo? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Updating Drivers and Crossfire I update my drivers by installing the new over the old. Terry Makedon does it this way so I figured that approach was good enough for me. I use Crossfire and was wondering if it's best to disable Crossfire when you install the new drivers over the old, or just leave it enabled? Does it matter? __________________ AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 4.0GHz (1.45v)\|GeIL Black Dragon DDR3 1600 (4x2Gb) ASUS Crosshair IV (AMD 890FX)\|Powercolor Radeon HD 5870 1Gb (x2)\|Acer GD235HZbid WD VelociRaptor 150Gb HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch Groove PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Xigmatek HDT-S1284EE\|Vista Home Premium x64 SP2

Feb 28, 2009, 11:33 PM	#2
kn00tcn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 649 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Updating Drivers and Crossfire i have an x2 so i cant exactly disable crossfire, install overtop works fine & makes a single restart you need to restart right? non CF is supposed to install without a restart, while CF restarts __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net/site/ati-catalyst-profiles/ http://www.kn00tcn.net/FPSLimiter.rar