HD2900XT came today!!!

[nullpointerus]

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
Yes i just ordered two of those adapters from newegg, hopefully they only need the molex power since I only have 1 6 pin at the moment!

Those adapters require either 2x 4-pin molex *or* 1x 4-pin CPU connector as input and produce a 1x 8-pin PCI-E 2.0 connection.

Out of the two black power connectors on the HD-2600XT, *both* need to be populated by something. Either 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin *or* 2x 6-pin will work.

Hope that answers your questions...

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: fern420
ohh i almost forgot to ask, what drivers did you use? the ones that came on the install cd? witch brand of card was it also?

Originally posted by: Matt2

Originally posted by: fern420

Originally posted by: Matt2
The card should have came with a 2x4 pin to 1x6 pin (using only 3 of the four connections on each 4 pin molex) adapter. Use the 6 pin your PSU has plus the adapter that *should* have come with the card.

If it did not come with an adapter, then I am just going to laugh my ass off.

from all the pictures ive seen at newegg and zip they dont, only a few brands seem to even come with the molex to 6 pin adapters. i think ati forgot that most of us dont have 8 pin connectors on our power supply or if we do its only one.

LMAO :laugh:

Are you serious? So they expect everyone that buys this card to have a PSU that has an extra 8-pin connector? Either that or they expect everyone to buy a new PSU.

-1 for every vendor who doesnt supply the adapter that will be needed by a huge portion of HD2900XT owners.

EDIT: OP, you're going to have to buy one of those adapters. You can probably find one at Fry's. I cvan't believe they wouldnt give you an adapter. My 7800GTs and X1900XTX came with one and they only needed one 6 pin connection.

yea, i ordered two of them yesterday just to be sure. unless they included them in the box post taking the display pictures they wont have them. if i recall one of my 1900 cards didnt come with the 6 pins either, i think it was my XTX, the crossfire one did but they didnt give me any 8 pin adapters for either but they weren't needed for those cards. heck i didnt even know they existed until yesterday, hehehe.

Hehe there's bound to be somebody buying one of this with their 500-600w generic PSU,that should be fun.

Most of the quality PSUs nowadays come with at least one 6 Pin PCIe connector ,so you would only have to get another 6 pin connector for the 2900XT( I had a spare one in my 7800GT OC box too ,6 pin to two molex type lead) unless you was overclocking then you would need a 8 pin PCIe for the HD2900XT with that 6 pin .

Quite simple really,use 2x 6pin connectors for non overclocking or 6 pin and 8 pin connection for overclocking.

 

[Matt2]

Originally posted by: nullpointerus

Originally posted by: Matt2

Originally posted by: fern420

Originally posted by: Matt2
The card should have came with a 2x4 pin to 1x6 pin (using only 3 of the four connections on each 4 pin molex) adapter. Use the 6 pin your PSU has plus the adapter that *should* have come with the card.

If it did not come with an adapter, then I am just going to laugh my ass off.

from all the pictures ive seen at newegg and zip they dont, only a few brands seem to even come with the molex to 6 pin adapters. i think ati forgot that most of us dont have 8 pin connectors on our power supply or if we do its only one.

LMAO :laugh:

Are you serious? So they expect everyone that buys this card to have a PSU that has an extra 8-pin connector? Either that or they expect everyone to buy a new PSU.

-1 for every vendor who doesnt supply the adapter that will be needed by a huge portion of HD2900XT owners.

EDIT: OP, you're going to have to buy one of those adapters. You can probably find one at Fry's. I cvan't believe they wouldnt give you an adapter. My 7800GTs and X1900XTX came with one and they only needed one 6 pin connection.

Two six-pins will work, and they're more common (than a spare 8-pin connection) on that range of PSUs. But with 2x 6-pin, you can't overclock or even use overdrive, IIRC, so it's still something of a mess--just a smaller mess than you're making it out to be.

I know 2x6 pin will work, but a lot of people only have 1x6 pin. Or do I just have an out of date PSU?

Basically what they're saying when they dont include a 6 pin adapter is that you should have a SLI certified PSU.

 

[VERTIGGO]

THIS JUST IN!
AMDGPUCLOCK tool reports:

506.25 gpu
513.00 mem (2D)

and they stayed there while benchmarking. I think it's just not allowing 3D clocks (740/840) without both sockets used.

 

[nullpointerus]

Originally posted by: Matt2

Originally posted by: nullpointerus

Originally posted by: Matt2

Originally posted by: fern420

Originally posted by: Matt2
The card should have came with a 2x4 pin to 1x6 pin (using only 3 of the four connections on each 4 pin molex) adapter. Use the 6 pin your PSU has plus the adapter that *should* have come with the card.

If it did not come with an adapter, then I am just going to laugh my ass off.

from all the pictures ive seen at newegg and zip they dont, only a few brands seem to even come with the molex to 6 pin adapters. i think ati forgot that most of us dont have 8 pin connectors on our power supply or if we do its only one.

LMAO :laugh:

Are you serious? So they expect everyone that buys this card to have a PSU that has an extra 8-pin connector? Either that or they expect everyone to buy a new PSU.

-1 for every vendor who doesnt supply the adapter that will be needed by a huge portion of HD2900XT owners.

EDIT: OP, you're going to have to buy one of those adapters. You can probably find one at Fry's. I cvan't believe they wouldnt give you an adapter. My 7800GTs and X1900XTX came with one and they only needed one 6 pin connection.

Two six-pins will work, and they're more common (than a spare 8-pin connection) on that range of PSUs. But with 2x 6-pin, you can't overclock or even use overdrive, IIRC, so it's still something of a mess--just a smaller mess than you're making it out to be.

I know 2x6 pin will work, but a lot of people only have 1x6 pin. Or do I just have an out of date PSU?

Basically what they're saying when they dont include a 6 pin adapter is that you should have a SLI certified PSU.

Isn't that what I said? Or am *I* missing something?

 

[fern420]

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
THIS JUST IN!
AMDGPUCLOCK tool reports:

506.25 gpu
513.00 mem (2D)

and they stayed there while benchmarking. I think it's just not allowing 3D clocks (740/840) without both sockets used.

hmmm, it might not be. FYI, put a rush on your newegg order for those connectors, i ordered mine over 24 hours ago and they still havnt shipped. i placed a second order from directcon just to make sure i get some adapters by the weekend. heres a list of what i founf on froogle, find the one closest to you.

http://www.google.com/products?q=12V+Mo...o+8pin+P8+Adapter&btnG=Search+Products

 

[VERTIGGO]

COH Performance test: Dual screen 2560x1024 everything in COH Max, 8xAA, 16xAF
AVG 35.1 fps
MAX 61.5 fps
MIN 14.7 fps

be advised: the video did not fill both screens, so I don't think it is a perfect representation of gameplay, but it still took a considerable hit.

 

[Polish3d]

AMD better lock it up

 

[xAMD4Lifex]

Originally posted by: swtethan
When I max out everything, I get 250fps or so


16QAA 16xAF maxed all 1280x1024

Wow, your e-penis is huge now. Want a cookie?

 

[Zenoth]

CS:S VIDEO STRESS TEST
114.88 fps average

1280x1024
8xAA (16x Wide Tent Samples), 16xAF, HDR and all else maxed.

Wow, that is absolutely atrocious.

What driver were you using ?

Man, with my system (sig) I get an average of 160 FPS, at 1280 x 960 (CRT) with 4x AAA and 16x HQ-AF.

Well, yeah, you used a 16x WTS filter at 8x AA, I concur, but I would have expected more. Meh, I'll get my GTS this month anyway.

 

[VERTIGGO]

CPU Limited im sorry, geez lol

 

[coldpower27]

Hmmm what's the cards minimum power requirement? Like does it say anything about the minimum amount of A on the 12V rail? It's nice to know the card will at least function with "only" a Single 6 Pin PCI-E connector.

Though this effectively gurantees at least a 500W PSU, as that is the starting point for 2 6pin PCI-E Connectors.

 

[fern420]

Originally posted by: Zenoth

CS:S VIDEO STRESS TEST
114.88 fps average

1280x1024
8xAA (16x Wide Tent Samples), 16xAF, HDR and all else maxed.

Wow, that is absolutely atrocious.

What driver were you using ?

Man, with my system (sig) I get an average of 160 FPS, at 1280 x 960 (CRT) with 4x AAA and 16x HQ-AF.

Well, yeah, you used a 16x WTS filter at 8x AA, I concur, but I would have expected more. Meh, I'll get my GTS this month anyway.

hes only getting 2d clock speed though because of no 8 pin connector, major downclock and a non dual core cpu. i have a feeling when shes fully juiced they will dramatically increase. if not ill have to review zipzooms return policy, heheheheh.

 

[Modular]

Originally posted by: Zenoth

CS:S VIDEO STRESS TEST
114.88 fps average

1280x1024
8xAA (16x Wide Tent Samples), 16xAF, HDR and all else maxed.

Wow, that is absolutely atrocious.

What driver were you using ?

Man, with my system (sig) I get an average of 160 FPS, at 1280 x 960 (CRT) with 4x AAA and 16x HQ-AF.

Well, yeah, you used a 16x WTS filter at 8x AA, I concur, but I would have expected more. Meh, I'll get my GTS this month anyway.

I love it when 2 pages of posts are to much for people to read so they come in with dumb questions, all of which have been answered already

Anyways, I can't believe that ATI didn't supply the adapters, especially on a card that they knew was going to raise the electric bills.

So all in all, this card is selling above is MSRP, and requires at the least extra power supply adapters which will raise the price at least a little, and at the worst a new power supply all for what? GTS performance if even?

meh. I can't wait for the refresh. Hopefully ATI can be competitive again and we can get some decent DX10 cards for a realistic price.

 

[yacoub]

Originally posted by: fern420

Originally posted by: Zenoth

CS:S VIDEO STRESS TEST
114.88 fps average

1280x1024
8xAA (16x Wide Tent Samples), 16xAF, HDR and all else maxed.

Wow, that is absolutely atrocious.

What driver were you using ?

Man, with my system (sig) I get an average of 160 FPS, at 1280 x 960 (CRT) with 4x AAA and 16x HQ-AF.

Well, yeah, you used a 16x WTS filter at 8x AA, I concur, but I would have expected more. Meh, I'll get my GTS this month anyway.

hes only getting 2d clock speed though because of no 8 pin connector, major downclock and a non dual core cpu. i have a feeling when shes fully juiced they will dramatically increase. if not ill have to review zipzooms return policy, heheheheh.

yeah let us know how it performs on a dualcore rig with enough power.

 

[VERTIGGO]

Unfortunately, Sapphire's booklet never mentions the HD2900XT. It looks like a generic video card booklet and merely says "remove old insert new" in simple terms.

No 8 pin adapter either.

Just 2 VGA to DVI, the usual AVIVO 4 to 1 cable, S-video to component, DVI to HDMI, and a crossfire tape bridge. (2 required for crossfire, 1 per box)

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: xAMD4Lifex

Originally posted by: swtethan
When I max out everything, I get 250fps or so


16QAA 16xAF maxed all 1280x1024

Wow, your e-penis is huge now. Want a cookie?

go away, troll

 

[CrystalBay]

Look at all you Nvidiots, JUST let the guy fukin post .

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: xAMD4Lifex

Originally posted by: swtethan
When I max out everything, I get 250fps or so


16QAA 16xAF maxed all 1280x1024

Wow, your e-penis is huge now. Want a cookie?

go away, troll

you're the troll, you just had to come in here and say stuff like you did. Bragging about your Nvidia card. We're happy for you...now let people interested in the 2900xt get some real user feedback. :disgust:

 

[AmdInside]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: xAMD4Lifex

Originally posted by: swtethan
When I max out everything, I get 250fps or so


16QAA 16xAF maxed all 1280x1024

Wow, your e-penis is huge now. Want a cookie?

go away, troll

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: xAMD4Lifex

Originally posted by: swtethan
When I max out everything, I get 250fps or so


16QAA 16xAF maxed all 1280x1024

Wow, your e-penis is huge now. Want a cookie?

go away, troll

you're the troll, you just had to come in here and say stuff like you did. Bragging about your Nvidia card. We're happy for you...now let people interested in the 2900xt get some real user feedback. :disgust:

its a comparison of the cards, obviously he cannot power the card, i want to see how it performs also. How can you see if something is right when you have nothing to compare it to?

 

[CrystalBay]

Thanks Vertigo , keep up the benchies...

 

[Lord Banshee]

PLEASE PLEASE Run this benchmark, SPECViewPref 9.03) on a single screen active only and vsync off and default setting http://www.spec.org/gpc/downloadindex.html.

DT showed results suppressing a quadrofx 5600 and seeing not one review site used this benchmark makes me think AMD/ATI turned off those nice pro features for the retail drivers

Again please please

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: Lord Banshee
PLEASE PLEASE Run this benchmark, SPECViewPref 9.03) on a single screen active only and vsync off and default setting http://www.spec.org/gpc/downloadindex.html.

DT showed results suppressing a quadrofx 5600 and seeing not one review site used this benchmark makes me think AMD/ATI turned off those nice pro features for the retail drivers

Again please please

id like to see that too, and i think it was a 5500, g70 based

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: xAMD4Lifex

Originally posted by: swtethan
When I max out everything, I get 250fps or so


16QAA 16xAF maxed all 1280x1024

Wow, your e-penis is huge now. Want a cookie?

go away, troll

you're the troll, you just had to come in here and say stuff like you did. Bragging about your Nvidia card. We're happy for you...now let people interested in the 2900xt get some real user feedback. :disgust:

its a comparison of the cards, obviously he cannot power the card, i want to see how it performs also. How can you see if something is right when you have nothing to compare it to?

2 6 pin connectors or 1 6pin and an adapter is ALL that is needed to power the card.

The issue is how you presented your numbers. Making it seem like you were putting him and the card he bought down.