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[lehtv]

Yeah. It's probably a good idea to stick to the the cards with dual BIOS switches, you don't want to brick the card should the flashing not work

 

[Veriitas]

Oke I'll guess i won't try to flash/overclock it to a 6950..

@Lehtv.. I got another BSOD and I made a thread on the forum you sugested. They told me to reset it back to factory settings (CPU) and not overclock it again.. because I have never done it before..

I bought the 2500k version to overclock it tho.. what should I do?

 

[mfenn]

Overclocking/unlocking is never guaranteed, so you are always taking a risk by doing it. It is possible that you got unlucky and happened to get a 2500K that isn't a very good overclocker. Start at stock and try incrementally increasing the speed and voltage (only change one variable that time of course) to find out what the limits of your particular setup are.

 

[Veriitas]

Hey!

I am having a problem with my CFX 6950 setup.
I used to dublicate my monitor display to my TV.

It doesn't work though with CFX enabled. I get this message:

It is very annoying, since it does work without CFX enabled.
Only extending the display works. When enabling dublicate display it doesn't work and it switches back to extend display in a few moments..

Hope you can help me out. I am using 11.10 CCC and cap 4.

Thanks in advance,

 

[Googer]

Hey!

I am having a problem with my CFX 6950 setup.
I used to dublicate my monitor display to my TV.

It doesn't work though with CFX enabled. I get this message:

It is very annoying, since it does work without CFX enabled.
Only extending the display works. When enabling dublicate display it doesn't work and it switches back to extend display in a few moments..

Hope you can help me out. I am using 11.10 CCC and cap 4.

Thanks in advance,

New Drivers and Crossfire Profiles were released last week, try updating and running hydravision .

 

[mfenn]

Multi-GPU and cloning do not always play nice, so it doesn't surprise me that it doesn't work. A driver update might fix it, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Such is the price of being at the tip of the spear.

 

[Veriitas]

Thanks for the replies.

I'll just wait for 11.11, being released on tuesday. Hope it works after that!

 

[Googer]

Multi-GPU and cloning do not always play nice, so it doesn't surprise me that it doesn't work. A driver update might fix it, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Such is the price of being at the tip of the spear.

Perhaps, just maybe in addition to his crossfire setup, he installs a cheap $20 nVIDIA video card for his 2nd display; this way his 2nd clone display is decoupled from the AMD hardware/software/driver. The cost of doing this is small, so I would certainly give it a shot.

 

[lehtv]

Since you have a Z68 board you could use the integrated graphics to drive the secondary monitor

 

[mfenn]

Perhaps, just maybe in addition to his crossfire setup, he installs a cheap $20 nVIDIA video card for his 2nd display; this way his 2nd clone display is decoupled from the AMD hardware/software/driver. The cost of doing this is small, so I would certainly give it a shot.

Hmm, I've never tried to clone output from two different card manufacturers. Maybe if he used the Windows control panel to do it would work?

 

[Googer]

Hmm, I've never tried to clone output from two different card manufacturers. Maybe if he used the Windows control panel to do it would work?

It is possible to run a mixed setup of nVIDIA and AMD/ATi. Just be certain to get the later series, E.G. Geforce 430 512mb vs Geforce 530 256mb, both may be $30; go for the newer 530 and you'll likely see better compatibility (simplified example).

Set up windows God Mode (Vista/7) for a simpler way to manage Windows functions. In there, you will find display settings and the windows display manager.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-10423985-285/understanding-windows-7s-godmode/

 

[Googer]

Since you have a Z68 board you could use the integrated graphics to drive the secondary monitor

I believe, the graphics ports (onboard video output) are disabled when you have a discrete graphics card installed.

 

[lehtv]

I believe, the graphics ports (onboard video output) are disabled when you have a discrete graphics card installed.

Hmm, I'm not sure. Do u have a link?

 

[Googer]

Hmm, I'm not sure. Do u have a link?

That's based on my experience and some reading from about a year or so ago. However, there maybe a motherboard maker out there who's found a work around or something which allows dual displays like the one we describe. Or perhaps you are mistaken for Virtu which switches between the two based on user demands.

 

[lehtv]

I was under the impression it'd work when the GPU is not on the motherboard but on the CPU die. I don't have anything concrete to support that, just that I remember reading that it's possible to use both simultaneously. You could be right though... :\

 

[Veriitas]

It isn't even for gaming really.. just for watching movies.

I just simply disable CFX now. Also when playing skyrim it's just enough to use one card. Turn on tv, disable CFX, grab my Xbox controller and sit on the couch

When playing BF3 I only use my monitor. It is just annoying to switch it off and on everytime. Should work properly imo

 

[mfenn]

It is possible to run a mixed setup of nVIDIA and AMD/ATi. Just be certain to get the later series, E.G. Geforce 430 512mb vs Geforce 530 256mb, both may be $30; go for the newer 530 and you'll likely see better compatibility (simplified example).

Yes, of course you can have mixed graphics cards in the system. I'm just not sure it is possible to clone from one brand to the other (might be).

I believe, the graphics ports (onboard video output) are disabled when you have a discrete graphics card installed.

This is incorrect. The Intel on-chip graphics (yes, on the processor) work perfectly fine when an add-in board is installed. They appear to the OS as just another secondary display.

 

[Googer]

Yes, of course you can have mixed graphics cards in the system. I'm just not sure it is possible to clone from one brand to the other (might be).



This is incorrect. The Intel on-chip graphics (yes, on the processor) work perfectly fine when an add-in board is installed. They appear to the OS as just another secondary display.

I know the processor continues to work for quick sync purposes.

 

[lehtv]

I know the processor continues to work for quick sync purposes.

Quick Sync only works when the on-die GPU is active http://www.anandtech.com/show/4199/...egrateddiscrete-gpu-on-sandy-bridge-platforms

 

[Googer]

I don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned it already but anyone familiar with the old days, knows matrox is the grand daddy of multimonitor setups. They make a series of adapters called tripple head to go which supposedly work with any brand of graphics card. From the few reveiews i read years back it worked very well. Also they had a PCI-e x1 adapter which If I remember correctly, was to extend your desktop across multiple displays. It's been a few years since I considered any of their offerings so please correct any mistakes in this post.

In the Late 90s/early 2000, I owned a Nice Matrox card and the 2D image quality was outstanding compared to anything I had tried previously. It's just a darn shame their Parheilia GPU from years ago was a flop compared to ATi's 9700 Pro and nVIDIA's offerings.

http://www.matrox.com/en/

(Dual head to go and Tripple head to go)


EDIT:
The latest version uses DISPLAY PORT! Count me in!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-pla-_-NA-_-NA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ategory=47&Manufactory=1291&SpeTabStoreType=1

 

[mfenn]

A triple/dual head to go allows you to present a virtual monitor that is double the resolution of your two physical monitors to the graphics card. It then splits the scene down the middle in hardware. What the OP wants to do is clone his monitor to his TV.