http://www.techpowerup.com/137448/AMD-Revising-Radeon-HD-6900-Series-PCB.html
better grab them 6950's now before they fix them.
better grab them 6950's now before they fix them.
Swapsies for one tht works with more than one monitor.
I thought you just were having issues with it not clocking down with multiple monitors. Which cards will definitely clock down less with more monitors attached. Mine currently clocks at 250/150 with a single monitor, but in a few days I will be back to school where my tri monitor setup lives. Reading your thread I'd say wait for Cat 10.13 since currently the 6900 drivers seem to be a bit awkward. (see my thread about powertune options not showing up for me)
Swapsies for one tht works with more than one monitor.
I haven't read through all of your thread about the hot 6950 but could you tell me if the problem you are experiencing is exacerbated because your running two different monitors? I really want to get three monitors to run using Eyefinity for games in addition to using my 52" Sammy for my primary.
I haven't read through all of your thread about the hot 6950 but could you tell me if the problem you are experiencing is exacerbated because your running two different monitors? I really want to get three monitors to run using Eyefinity for games in addition to using my 52" Sammy for my primary.
My 6970 runs a touch hotter with my second display at idle but has amazing load temps compared to my old 4890. (49C at idle and 78ish at load). Something is funny with the wide variety of temps we seem to see.
The clocks on the GPU are a touch higher at idle with the second display but the big issue comes from the memory. GDDR5 simply does not clock down with a second display (at least not with a different resolution) without flickering, so they keep it higher.
So as for Welsh, you should have much better luck with a card that uses GDDR3 if you want all the down clocking you can get.. Though I'm almost certain that your card is flawed as I'm idling at less than 50C, and never climb above 80 with two displays (also the full load temps shouldn't change all that much with a second display unless you are using a lot more memory by gaming with a different game on each )
Thats just not true if you are running monitors at different resolutions.
full 3D= 800/1325
2D desktop with 2 monitors=450/1250
2D desktop with 1 monitor=250/150
What isn't true?
My 6970 clocks are halved with a second display. Which is still pretty good. Granted a touch may not be the right word given that they are quartered when I only use one display... so they are 100% higher with a second display at idle.... But it is still infinitely better than the cards of a couple generations ago would down clock.
That is besides the point though, it is the memory that makes the heaps of difference. My second display simply disables memory down clocking entirely, which was my point.
What you said isn't true.
I said the GPU clocks with one and 2 displays is only a touch different.. as even with two they are still halved at idle. Also that the memory is the big issue as it simply doesn't downclock at all.. How is that not true?
A touch higher doesnt equal nearly double.The clocks on the GPU are a touch higher at idle with the second display
A touch higher doesnt equal nearly double.
semantics, 1/4 or 1/2 is still a hell of a lot better than the 9/10 I saw on my old card. But fair enough.
Dude, thats not semantics, if the temps were double and I said they were nearly the same you'd (rightly) pull me up on it.