2nd card in Crossfire not recognized?

[The Rev]

Here's all it says in CCC under "Graphics Hardware":

[begin]
Graphics Card Manufacturer Built by ATI
Graphics Chipset Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
Device ID 7249
Vendor 1002

Subsystem ID 0D02
Subsystem Vendor ID 1002

Bus Type PCI Express
Current Bus Setting PCI Express

BIOS Version 009.012.005.002
BIOS Part Number 113-A72121-102
BIOS Date 2006/01/03

Memory Size 512 MB
Memory Type DDR3

Core Clock in MHz 500 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 594 MHz

Primary Display Yes
[end]

And under Graphics Software:

[begin]
Driver Packaging Version 8.263-060607a-033678C-ATI
CATALYST® Version 06.6
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 6.14.10.6618
2D Driver File Path System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{0DEACAA3-C6C6-48B4-839E-E2E86E40E097}\0000
Direct3D Version 6.14.10.0407
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.5885
CATALYST® Control Center Version 1.2.2349.28584
AV Stream (T200) Driver Version 6.14.10.1064
[end]

And yet, here is what is displayed under System Information --> Components --> Display:

[begin]
Name Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7249&SUBSYS_0D021002&REV_00\4&16020E22&0&0008
Adapter Type Radeon X1900 Series (0x7249), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6618
INF File oem9.inf (ati2mtag_R580 section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1920 x 1200 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0x80000000-0xF0000000
Memory Address 0xA4500000-0xA45FFFFF
I/O Port 0x00004000-0x00004FFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6618, 1.51 MB (1,580,544 bytes), 6/7/2006 5:08 PM)

Name Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition Secondary
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7269&SUBSYS_0D031002&REV_00\4&16020E22&0&0108
Adapter Type Radeon X1900 Series Secondary (0x7269), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition Secondary
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6618
INF File oem9.inf (ati2mtag_R580 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Memory Address 0xA4510000-0xA451FFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6618, 1.51 MB (1,580,544 bytes), 6/7/2006 5:08 PM)

Name Radeon X1900 Series
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7249&SUBSYS_0B121002&REV_00\4&A731289&0&0018
Adapter Type Radeon X1900 Series (0x7249), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description Radeon X1900 Series
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6618
INF File oem9.inf (ati2mtag_R580 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Memory Address 0x90000000-0x9FFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xA44F0000-0xA44FFFFF
I/O Port 0x00003C00-0x00003CFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6618, 1.51 MB (1,580,544 bytes), 6/7/2006 5:08 PM)

Name Radeon X1900 Series Secondary
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7269&SUBSYS_0B131002&REV_00\4&A731289&0&0118
Adapter Type Radeon X1900 Series Secondary (0x7269), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description Radeon X1900 Series Secondary
Adapter RAM 512.00 MB (536,870,912 bytes)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6618
INF File oem9.inf (ati2mtag_R580 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Memory Address 0xA4410000-0xA441FFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6618, 1.51 MB (1,580,544 bytes), 6/7/2006 5:08 PM)
[end]

Apparently, Windows sees both display adapters, but CCC doesn't? And yet, I'm able to enable CrossFire... So, CCC sees the 2nd card, but is somehow confused?

 

[The Rev]

Here is what System Details in 3DMark05 reads:

[begin]
SystemInfo version 3.6
XSLT StyleSheet version 3.5-2s
CPU Info
CPU 1/1
Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.66GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Family Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.66GHz
Architecture 64-bit
Internal Clock 2.7 GHz
Internal Clock Maximum 2.7 GHz
External Clock 133.0 MHz
Socket Designation J3E1
Type Central
HyperThreadingTechnology Available - 2 Logical Processors
Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, SSE, SSE2, PAE, NX
Version Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.66GHz
Caches
Level 1 16 KB
Level 2 1 MB



DirectX Info
Version 9.0c
Long Version 4.09.00.0904


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DirectDraw
Version 5.03.2600.2180
Primary Device Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition

Display Device 1/1
Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition Driver 6.14.10.6618

Description Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Total Local Video Memory 512 MB
Total Local Texture Memory 512 MB
Total AGP Memory 256 MB
Driver File ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6618
Driver Details 8.263-060607a-033678C-ATI
Driver Date 6-7-2006
Driver WHQL Certified true
Max Texture Width 4096 px
Max Texture Height 4096 px
Max User Clipping Planes 6
Max Active Hardware Lights 8
Max Texture Blending Stages 8
Fixed Function Textures In Single Pass 8
Vertex Shader Version 3.0
Pixel Shader Version 3.0
Max Vertex Blend Matrices 37
Max Texture Coordinates 8
VGA Memory Clock 0.0 Hz
VGA Core Clock 375.000000000
PCI
Name Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition
Vendor ID 0x1002
Device ID 0x7249
SubSystem ID 0x0d021002
Revision ID 0x0000

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Texture Formats
32-bit ARGB [8888]
32-bit RGB [888]
16-bit RGB [565]
16-bit RGB [555]
16-bit ARGB [1555]
16-bit ARGB [4444]
8-bit A [8]
8-bit YUV [800]
16-bit AYUV [8800]
FourCC [UYVY]
FourCC [YUY2]
FourCC [DXT1]
FourCC [DXT2]
FourCC [DXT3]
FourCC [DXT4]
FourCC [DXT5]

Capabilities
AGP Texturing, Hardware Transform and Lighting, Positional Lights, Subpixel Accurate Rasterizing, Stencil Buffers, Range Fog, Table Fog, Vertex Fog, W-Fog, Specular Gouraud Shading, Anisotropic Filtering, Bilinear Filtering, Point Sampling, Trilinear Filtering, Additive Texture Blending, Dot3 Texture Blending, Multiplicative Texture Blending, Subtractive Texture Blending, Environmental Bump Mapping, Environmental Bump Mapping With Luminance, Cube Mapping, Factor Alpha Blending, Vertex Alpha Blending, Texture Alpha Blending, Texture Clamping, Texture Mirroring, Texture Wrapping, Guard Band Support, Mipmap LOD Bias Adjustment, Projected Textures, Volume Textures, Point Primitive Support, Full-Screen Anti-Aliasing, DXT Compressed Textures, Two Sided Stencil Test, Mipmapped Volume Textures, Mipmapped Cube Textures, Texture Border Color, Spherical Mapping, Automatic Mipmap Generation, Hardware Rasterization, Shading, Transform and Lighting, Scissor Test, Legacy Depth Bias

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DirectShow
Version 9.0c
Long Version 4.09.00.0904

Registered DirectShow Filters
.RAM file Parser
AC3 Parser Filter
ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder
ACM Wrapper
ASF ACM Handler
ASF DIB Handler
ASF DJPEG Handler
ASF ICM Handler
ASF JPEG Handler
ASF URL Handler
ASF embedded stuff Handler
ASX file Parser
ASX v.2 file Parser
AVI Decompressor
AVI Draw
AVI Splitter
AVI/WAV File Source
BDA MPE Filter
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
BDA Slip De-Framer
Color Space Converter
Creative AC3 Source Filter
Creative CDDA Source Filter
Creative LiveRecording Filter
Creative MLP Source Filter
Creative MP3 Source Filter
Creative NVF Filter
Creative WMA Source Filter
DV Muxer
DV Splitter
DV Video Decoder
Decrypt/Tag
Default DirectSound Device
Default MidiOut Device
File Source (Async.)
File Source (Netshow URL)
File Source (URL)
File stream renderer
Indeo audio software
Indeo video 4.4 Decompression Filter
Indeo video 5.10 Decompression Filter
Internal Script Command Renderer
Line 21 Decoder
Line 21 Decoder 2
MIDI Parser
MJPEG Decompressor
MPEG Audio Decoder
MPEG Layer-3 Decoder
MPEG Video Decoder
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
MPEG-2 Splitter
MPEG-I Stream Splitter
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor
Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor
Multi-file Parser
NSC file Parser
Overlay Mixer2
QT Decompressor
QuickTime Movie Parser
SAMI (CC) Parser
Sonic Cinemaster DS Video Decoder
Sonic Cinemaster MCE Audio Decoder
VBI Surface Allocator
VGA 16 Color Ditherer
Video Port Manager
Video Renderer
WM ASF Reader
WM ASF Writer
WST Decoder
Wave Parser
Windows Media Audio Decoder
Windows Media Multiplexer
Windows Media Update Filter
Windows Media Video Decoder
Windows Media source filter
XML Playlist


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DirectSound
Version 5.3.2600.2180
Speaker Configuration Stereo
Speaker Geometry Wide
Primary Device SB X-Fi Audio [1000]

Sound Device 1/2
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM) Driver 5.12.2.1143

Description SB X-Fi Audio [1000]
Manufacturer Creative Technology, Ltd.
Driver File ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version 5.12.2.1143
Driver Date 8-8-2005
Driver WHQL Certified true
Max Supported 3D Hardware Sounds 128
HD Audio Support false
EAX Support Supported
PCI
Name Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Vendor ID 0x1102
Device ID 0x0005
SubSystem ID 0x00211102
Revision ID 0x0000

Capabilities
Continuous Rate, Primary Buffer with 16-bit Samples, Primary Buffers with 8-bit Samples, Monophonic Primary Buffers, Stereo Primary Buffers, Hardware-mixed Secondary Buffers with 16-bit Samples, Hardware-mixed Secondary Buffers with 8-bit Samples, Hardware-mixed Monophonic Secondary Buffers, Hardware-mixed Stereo Secondary Buffers
Sound Device 2/2
SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC Driver 5.10.4647.4

Description SigmaTel Audio
Manufacturer SigmaTel
Driver File sthda.sys
Driver Version 5.10.4647.4
Driver Date 9-27-2005
Driver WHQL Certified false
Max Supported 3D Hardware Sounds 0
HD Audio Support true
PCI
Name SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
Vendor ID 0x0000
Device ID 0x0000
SubSystem ID 0x00000000
Revision ID 0x0000



Memory Info
Total Physical Memory 2.00 GB
Free Physical Memory 1.60 GB
Total Pagefile Memory 3.84 GB
Free Pagefile Memory 3.53 GB


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memory Array 1/1
Max Module Capacity 0 B
Supported Error DC Parity
Supported Speeds
Supported Types
Supported Voltages

Memory Slot 1/4
Installed Enabled Size 1.00 GB
Form Factor DIMM
Frequency 533.0 MHz
Slot J6H1
Manufacturer <unknown>
Type Details
Enabled Size 1.00 GB
Total Bit Width 64 b
Data Bit Width 0 b
Memory Slot 2/4
Installed Enabled Size 1.00 GB
Form Factor DIMM
Frequency 533.0 MHz
Slot J6J1
Manufacturer <unknown>
Type Details
Enabled Size 1.00 GB
Total Bit Width 64 b
Data Bit Width 0 b
Memory Slot 3/4
Installed Enabled Size 0 B
Frequency 0.0 Hz
Type Details
Enabled Size 0 B
Total Bit Width 0 b
Data Bit Width 0 b
Memory Slot 4/4
Installed Enabled Size 0 B
Frequency 0.0 Hz
Type Details
Enabled Size 0 B
Total Bit Width 0 b
Data Bit Width 0 b




Motherboard Info
Supported Slot Types ISA, PCI, AGP, PCI Express
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Model D975XBX
Version AAD27094-304
BIOS Vendor Intel Corp.
BIOS Version INTEL - 518
BIOS Release Date 20/06/06
BIOS Properties Flash
AGP
Available Rate 0x00000000
Selected Rate 0x00000000
Aperture Size 256 MB
Sideband Addressing not supported
Fast Write not supported

Card Slots
Slot 1/5 ()
Radeon X1900 Series
Order 0
Designation PCIE X16 SLOT
Characteristics 3.3V, PME Signal
Data Bus Width 0 b
Details In Use, Long
Device Class Display Adapter
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Driver Version 8.263.0.0
Driver Date 6-7-2006
IRQ 16

Slot 2/5 ()
Order 0
Designation PCIE X8 SLOT
Characteristics 3.3V, PME Signal
Data Bus Width 0 b
Details Available, Long
IRQ 0

Slot 3/5 (PCI)
Order 1
Designation PCI SLOT 1
Type PCI
Characteristics 3.3V, PME Signal
Data Bus Width 32 b
Details Available, Long
IRQ 0


Slot 4/5 ()
Order 2
Designation PCIE X4 SLOT
Characteristics 3.3V, PME Signal
Data Bus Width 0 b
Details Available, Long
IRQ 0

Slot 5/5 (PCI)
Order 2
Designation PCI SLOT 2
Type PCI
Characteristics 3.3V, PME Signal
Data Bus Width 32 b
Details Available, Long
IRQ 0


System Devices
Name Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 975X PCI Express Root Port 277A
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 975X Memory Controller Hub - 277C
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 975X PCI Express Root Port 277D
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 82801GH (ICH7DH) LPC Interface Controller - 27B0
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D0
Manufacturer Intel

Name Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller - 27DA
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
Manufacturer Intel
Name Intel(R) 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E0
Manufacturer Intel

Name Intel(R) 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E2
Manufacturer Intel

USB Devices
Description USB Root Hub
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description USB Root Hub
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description USB Root Hub
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller

Description USB Root Hub
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description USB Root Hub
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description XBOX 360 Controller For Windows
Driver Date 9-15-2005
Driver Version 6.0.5221.0

Description USB Human Interface Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Human Interface Device
Description USB Composite Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.0
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description USB Human Interface Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Human Interface Device

Description USB Human Interface Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Human Interface Device
Description USB Human Interface Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Human Interface Device
Description Generic USB Hub
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.0
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller

Description USB Mass Storage Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.0
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description USB Composite Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.0
Device Class Universal Serial Bus Controller
Description USB Human Interface Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Human Interface Device

Description USB Human Interface Device
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2600.2180
Device Class Human Interface Device

FireWire Devices
Description 1394 Net Adapter
Driver Date 7-1-2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Device Class Network Adapter



Monitor Info
Monitor 1/2
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Manufacturer (Standard monitor types)
Max Width 1600 px
Max Height 1200 px
Monitor 2/2
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Manufacturer (Standard monitor types)
Max Width 1600 px
Max Height 1200 px



Operating System Info
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Version 5.1.2600
Service Pack Service Pack 2
Windows Environment 64-bit
Locale US
Desktop Width 1920 px
Desktop Height 1200 px
Desktop BPP 32 b
DEP
Hardware Support true
Applications Protected true
Drivers Protected true
User Option On for essential Windows programs and services only

Open Processes
Name PID Memory Usage
3DMark05.exe 692 12 MB
alg.exe 2704 4 MB
ati2evxx.exe 1172 2 MB
ati2evxx.exe 1992 3 MB
CAVRid.exe 588 3 MB
CAVTray.exe 564 4 MB
CLI.exe 720 3 MB
CLI.exe 3576 7 MB
CLI.exe 3612 2 MB
csrss.exe 700 3 MB
CTDVDDET.exe 336 3 MB
CTHELPER.EXE 320 3 MB
CTXFIHLP.EXE 328 4 MB
CTXFISPI.EXE 504 5 MB
DLLML.exe 360 9 MB
explorer.exe 176 20 MB
iSafe.exe 1428 9 MB
LCDClock.exe 608 4 MB
LCDMedia.exe 664 3 MB
LCDMon.exe 520 4 MB
LGDCore.exe 456 10 MB
lsass.exe 996 2 MB
NotiMan.exe 1484 3 MB
QOELoader.exe 528 1 MB
services.exe 984 5 MB
shicoxp.exe 640 2 MB
smss.exe 648 388 KB
spoolsv.exe 1772 5 MB
svchost.exe 1188 4 MB
svchost.exe 1264 4 MB
svchost.exe 1404 25 MB
svchost.exe 1520 3 MB
svchost.exe 1612 7 MB
svchost.exe 3560 3 MB
System 4 248 KB
System Idle Process 0 28 KB
VetMsg.exe 1884 4 MB
VolPanel.exe 424 8 MB
wdfmgr.exe 1568 2 MB
winlogon.exe 936 4 MB
wmiprvse.exe 1924 7 MB

Logical Drives
Letter Label Type Capacity Available
A: Floppy 0 B 0 B
C: Hard Disk 139.73 GB 127.06 GB
D: USMCD1 CD-ROM 485 MB 0 B
E: New Volume Hard Disk 298.09 GB 297.80 GB
F: Floppy 0 B 0 B
G: Floppy 982 MB 52 MB


Open Applications
3DMark05
tooltips_class32



Hard Disk Info
Hard Disk Drive 1/2
Name ST3320620AS
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Capacity 0 B
Model ST3320620AS
Interface Type IDE
Hard Disk Drive 2/2
Name WDC WD1500ADFD-00NLR1
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Capacity 0 B
Model WDC WD1500ADFD-00NLR1
Interface Type IDE
[end]

Notice only 1 display device is listed, and the 2nd PCIe slot is "available."

Have we killed the CPU bottleneck theory yet?

 

[TAGImperialMarch]

holy CRAP long post.... i'd seriously try OC'ing the CPU and seeing how much of an effect that has....

 

[rbV5]

Notice only 1 display device is listed, and the 2nd PCIe slot is "available."

Have we killed the CPU bottleneck theory yet?

Doesn't look like it, whats your CPU score anyway, mine is 6018 CPUMarks the last time I ran 3dm05 back in March I guess? I only have my Crossfire Edition card showing in CCC, and why are you concentrating so much on 3Dmark system info? I'm going to guess mine reads similar, and I don't have the time to run it today.

Did you try running different AA levels in 3Dmark? Crossfire enabled/disabled? How about installing some games and testing?

 

[Ackmed]

3Dmark says 1/1 for me too, and my CF is working just fine.

Do you have the cable in right? This is the correct way.

 

[The Rev]

So is everyone here saying that nothing I'm seeing about display hardware information in CCC or Windows or 3DMark is abnormal?

My CPU score in 3DMark is around 4100. Is that a bottleneck-type score? I only have the free version so I guess it doesn't allow you to adjust AA settings?

I suppose I could install more games, but I'm afraid the results will be similar to what we saw with USM.

And yes, the cable seems to be in the only way it will physically fit in the slot. The monitor cable is the one closest to the DVI port, etc, etc, etc. Is it even possible to connect the thing incorrectly? How does one plug a male connector into a male connector?

Perhaps a good CPU OC will fix everything...

 

[Bull Dog]

Originally posted by: The Rev
Great idea.

I tried FRAPS on a small section of Ultimate Spider-Man (only game currently installed on my comp) at 1920x1200 resolution.

Here's what I got:

Xfire enabled, 14X AA -- 23.044 FPS
Xfire enabled, 2X AA -- 22.956 FPS
disabled, 6X AA -- 22.882 FPS
disabled, 2X AA -- 24.138 FPS

To me, this says that my 2nd card really isn't being detected by Catalyst, but what do you guys think? What else can I do?

If crossfire wasn't enabled/working the 14xAA option wouldn't even be available. As two cards are required in order to do 14xAA

 

[The Rev]

Still searching for answers... Does anyone know of any diagnostic tools that would tell me if the two cards are talking properly?

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: The Rev
Still searching for answers... Does anyone know of any diagnostic tools that would tell me if the two cards are talking properly?

*Crossfire is avalable in CCC...both cards must be recognized(as mentioned).
*Fraps and rivatuner allow you to monitor framerate (as mentioned) Performance is the obvious diagostic performance test. You can enable/disable crossfire as well as force different levels AA/AF in the Control Panel. You have tried 3dmark05 and Ultimate Spiderman, not exactly an extensive benchmark suite, and 3dmark being the free version doesn't allow for different settings. Surely you have some mainstream games to install if you have built a Crossfire rig(as mentioned), you've spent a couple days beating the same dead horse, surely you could have done some serious benching by now, not to mention playing some <gasp> games with your new rig.

*There are a ton of Crossfire benchmarks...compare your system to other similar systems.

*Check your driver settings, are you familiar with Catalyst drivers?

*Stop wasting your time and get on with it!

 

[Chiprunner]

Check ur voltage on the pci-e slots mine is set 2 1.4v

 

[akshayt]

CF with D805???
are you nuts?

 

[tuteja1986]

i had a simlar problem but i just formated and did clean windows install.

Anyways ) i have about the same setup as you but i have E6600 which totally blows your cpu out of the water.