Recent content by vivi2000

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    Underclocking GPU with multi monitor setup?

    I have crossfire 6950 and when im running 1 monitor the main gpu downclocks perfectly fine to 250/150Mhz Core/Mem, but when i enable my 2nd monitor it is constantly running at 450/1250 or 800/1250 and causes my idle temp to rise all the way to 59C. GPU-Z reports the load as 0% but even so it is...
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    Looking to start with water cooling

    Would there be a better case around the same price for this? Looking for under $200 usd shipped
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    Looking to start with water cooling

    I am wanting to water cool my rig and was looking on some advice on where to start. I have an i5-2500k and crossfire 6950 1gb that i would like to water cool. I have never done anything with water before so i don't know much about it. This will be going in a HAF X eventually, and i am going...
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    OC in non crossfire multi gpu setup?

    So i edited afterburners cfg and inserted the EULA line and now i can set it all the way to 1200mhz.
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    OC in non crossfire multi gpu setup?

    I have 2 6950, when i am not running them in crossfire is it possible to OC the 2nd gpu? I did this using CCC when i had a 6950 and 4850 but now that they are the same gpu i am unable to oc it using CCC, and trixx doesn't sync them unless i have them crossfired. I think MSI afterburner might...
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    Not enough power for an OC?

    I am trying to OC my gpu, a 6950 1gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-921-_-Product I have this PSU currently http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371010 I also have an i5 2500k @ 4.8ghz and 1.38v. I was running GPU-Z during some gaming today at stock speeds and noticed the...
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    Yet another "Yet another "which SSD should I buy?"" thread.

    the C300 128gb is $200 right now with promo code EMCKFKJ22 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148348 I saw the code ended 4/7 so im assuming it ends soon.
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    Users with HD6950/GTX570 chime in!

    I have a sapphire 6950 1gb, the noise made by it is not noticeable over my other fans(it is very loud past 70% but it never gets there on auto fan). Gaming the temps never go past 60c and idle is around 30c. I bought this specifically because i did not want a reference card because the last...
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    New PSU

    Thanks for the help guys, i would get a 750w but im unsure what im going to use in the future(besides the stuff i listed) so i am going to get the 950 just in case.
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    New PSU

    I am looking to upgrade my psu, it will be powering the following: MSI P67 GD55 Core i5 2500k @ 4.8ghz(may get liquid and go past 5 later) Crossfire Radeon HD6950 1gb overclocked 3 HDD 1 SSD 1 DVD burner 5 high airflow fans+cpu hsf. I was looking at the following, any comments would be...
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    Horrible white noise

    I upgraded several parts in my pc recently and now have white noise. It occurs mainly in games and videos, and changes pitch/intensity according to what is on the screen. I replaced my motherboard, cpu, ram and gpu and now have the following: MSI P67 GD55 Core i5-2500k Sapphire 6950 1gb...
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    Upgrading from xfired 4850's - need suggestions

    None of the non reference 6950's can be unlocked. They must be 2gb and have the original pcb, that one does not even have a bios switch.
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    Upgrading from xfired 4850's - need suggestions

    I just upgraded from 4850 crossfire 512mb to a 6950 1gb and it is was a great upgrade. But i plan to crossfire again later, if you wish not to then i would suggest a 6970 or gtx570. I run games at 1920x1080 and everything i have played so far runs amazing at all maximum settings with AA where...
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    Microphone muted while playing GTA4

    I recently installed Windows 7 x64 and now when i am playing GTA 4 my microphone gets muted. It workes fine when im playing any other game, I am using my onboard sound and skype. It was working fine on Vista x64 a week ago. I have tried installing and reinstalling the drivers many different...
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    Setting up Crossfire

    I just got another radeon HD4850 to use in my computer with crossfire. I put it in my motherboard( DFI Lanparty DK P45) and it seemed to work fine. In CCC it recognizes both GPU's but it does not let me choose which one i would like as primary. Is there a way to select the gpu i want as primary...