ATI Catalyst 8.3, Hybrid CrossFire and CrossFireX Announced

DanishDevil · Mar 5, 2008

Well actually, you can't run 4 3870X2s, only two. Crossfire maxes out at 4GPUs...or maybe 5 with the integrated graphics chipset...but I don't think those come with 2 PCI-E slots.

Saakki · Mar 5, 2008

actually knew that ( thats why teh stupid smiley in the end ) ..yaeh its 4 GPU limit ..would be a littlebit sick if u got 8 gpus runnin !?

"the world’s first quad-GPU support, " kek

DanishDevil · Mar 5, 2008

8 GPUs would be insane. Hello 1080P projector

Well, it's officially the 5th here on the West coast, and we're still on the 8.2's.

Anyone wanna volunteer to do a comparison test between 8.1's, 8.2's, and 8.3's on a 3870???

I would, but I'm in pieces at the moment.

binormalkilla · Mar 5, 2008

It's still not posted....my guess is that it won't be posted on AMD's site until 12PM Eastern. That's typically when they release/announce things.

mandelore · Mar 5, 2008

any vistax64 linky?

Saakki · Mar 5, 2008

http://downloads.guru3d.com/AMD-ATI-Catalyst-8.3-Vista-(32-bit)-download-1871.html

Originally Posted by v4npro View Post:
vista 32bit only drivers?

RagDoll_Effect
Maha Guru
:
Works here on vista 64 bit

"Yeees, Crysis is 5fps faster in the benchmark That's a big jump because I have everything on very high except shadows. In the benchmark, it goes right up to 5fps faster.

Tested in 3dmark 06 with my 2900XT and it's about the same... but I think some of the Guru's with 3870 x2's will see heaps of performance gain, especially in games."

mandelore · Mar 5, 2008

hey.. niiice

it continually amazes me how you get a great card, then it just keeps getting BETTER and BETTER with each driver release.

if you add up all the improvements as a % since an ATI cards release that equates to one hellova % increase in performance

Saakki · Mar 5, 2008

got to agree with that when drivers update they get even more juice out of ur card..have noticed with mine too..hopefully 8.3 will work with my sloppy gun too :cool:

mandelore · Mar 5, 2008

Saakki said:
hopefully 8.3 will work with my sloppy gun too

i beg your parden? :wtf:

Saakki · Mar 5, 2008

i mean that 8.2 catalysts DO not work with my 2600 XT 512 AGP..so im hoping these would

InnocentCriminal · Mar 5, 2008

Saakki said:
got to agree with that when drivers update they get even more juice out of ur card..have noticed with mine too..hopefully 8.3 will work with my sloppy gun too

I wouldn't hold your hopes up, might be in the next couple of releases that AGP cards start to see some improvement as they'll most likely want to work on getting the 3850 support properly. However, the X2 is in the spotlight for now so all their attention is going on that. Then again, we might seem some improvements.

^^

Saakki · Mar 5, 2008

yeah yeah im runnin 7.9 because higher version do not wanna install even the hotfix didnt work so im waiting...but best luck to your CFX etc testing!

mandelore · Mar 5, 2008

heres the image scaling function

InnocentCriminal · Mar 5, 2008

All this talk of CrossfireX just makes me so hungry and impatient to build my new machine.... URGH!

LTJOE118 · Mar 5, 2008

So Im installing these drivers pre release that where posted on here and the post my scores after I run 3DMARK. I shoud see something happening here, I just don't hope its less.

You guys should see my Pre 8.3 scores already on my profile, but its 19362 :toast:

Hope good luck to me.

InnocentCriminal · Mar 5, 2008

Keeps us posted!

^^

Oh, and welcome to the forums!

entilza · Mar 5, 2008

I am very happy with choosing ATI, and an X38 chipset which has given me plently of room for improvement. Now I have so many options such as adding another 3870 or a 3870x2 for 3 GPU's... The X38 allows 2-16x PCI-E (2.0) slots.

I had not built a new system in about 4 years and am very happy with this sytem, it's been 100% stable. The ATI Drivers keep getting better, it pays to do some research on which upgrade path you want to go when building a new system.

So far the 3870 has been an incredible card and very good for gaming.

InnocentCriminal · Mar 5, 2008

Another person to welcome to TPU!

I'm glad y'happy with your new build, be proud of it and if you feel it's worth showing in the Case Mods gallery, don't be afraid to show it off (if you want the constructive criticisms).

EastCoasthandle · Mar 5, 2008

what score?

InnocentCriminal · Mar 5, 2008

LTJOE118 said:
So Im installing these drivers pre release that where posted on here and the post my scores after I run 3DMARK. I shoud see something happening here, I just don't hope its less.

You guys should see my Pre 8.3 scores already on my profile, but its 19362

Hope good luck to me.

Yeah, where is your profile? :wtf:

Don't forget to fill in your System Specs in your User CP.

LTJOE118 · Mar 5, 2008

New 3DMARK score with 8.3 Drivers

Actually I hit a personal best with these new drivers, now these scores are with the card overclocked to the max of 878 Core and 955 mem but as you can clearly see that this cards score before was 19362 In 3d mark, and I have just broke the 20k barrier with these new drivers on the same OC settings. Of course do not try this unless you can get your stock cooler fan to stay on permanently because the card has some issues with the auto sensor that only this fix worked for me. Saw that the card was struggeling when the auto temp/fan settings where juicing up or slowing down, so I kept it the same at 100% under any load. Loud but proud.

:toast:

btarunr · Mar 5, 2008

The Crossfire X cometh.

So, will this driver allow 2x HD 3870-X2 ?

kylew · Mar 5, 2008

LTJOE118 said:
Actually I hit a personal best with these new drivers, now these scores are with the card overclocked to the max of 878 Core and 955 mem but as you can clearly see that this cards score before was 19362 In 3d mark, and I have just broke the 20k barrier with these new drivers on the same OC settings. Of course do not try this unless you can get your stock cooler fan to stay on permanently because the card has some issues with the auto sensor that only this fix worked for me. Saw that the card was struggeling when the auto temp/fan settings where juicing up or slowing down, so I kept it the same at 100% under any load. Loud but proud.

Welcome to the forums!

What CPU do you have? and at what clock speed? I've been trying to break 20k but it's having none of it. I've got my X2 at 890 core and 1050 mem, my CPU is a Q6600 at 3.9Ghz.

LTJOE118 · Mar 5, 2008

Sorry, here are the pics for your eyes to enjoy

Sorry, trying to get the hang of this forum stuff.

So here is my before 8.3 installation

and here is my after 8.3 installation

InnocentCriminal · Mar 5, 2008

Nice!

\m/

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

System Name	JGG
Processor	Q6600 @ 3,4ghz
Motherboard	Rampage Formula
Cooling	Xigmatek, Nexus
Memory	1100 mhz Pi
Video Card(s)	6950 + Accelero Xtreme Plus
Storage	1tb+1tb
Display(s)	Acer 19" LCD 5ms + 17 " Hitachi
Case	Fractal Design Define R2
Audio Device(s)	X-FI
Power Supply	XFX Core 650
Software	Win 7 ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	Q6600 @ 3.5 ghz + and 6950 @ 6970 +

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

Processor	Q6600 G0 SLACR @ 3.76 GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus Formula X38
Cooling	D-Tek Fuzion Nozzled
Memory	2x2 GB Geil Esoteria @ DDR2-1129
Video Card(s)	2 Diamond HD 2900XT 1GB Crossfire 940/075 MCW60
Storage	2 Western Digital 500 Gb Maxtor 250 Gb
Display(s)	Westinghouse LVM-37W3 1080P 37" HDTV
Case	Thermaltake Armor Silver w/ 250mm side fan
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech Prelude
Power Supply	Silverstone DA850 850W

Processor	I9 9900KS @ 5.3Ghz
Motherboard	Gagabyte z390 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Nexxxos Nova 1080 + 360 rad
Memory	32Gb Crucial Balliastix RGB 4.4GHz
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 (Bios and Shunt Modded) 2.17GHz @ 38C
Storage	NVME / SSD RAID arrays
Display(s)	38" LG 38GN950-B, 27" BENQ XL2730Z 144hz 1440p, Samsung 27" 3D 1440p
Case	Thermaltake Core series
Power Supply	1.6Kw Silverstone
Mouse	Roccat Kone EMP
Keyboard	Corsair Viper Mechanical
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	BeeR 6
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K*
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene (1155/Z77)
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB Samsung Green 1600MHz DDR3**
Video Card(s)	4GB MSI Gaming X RX480
Storage	256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Display(s)	27" Samsung C27F591FDU
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W
Software	64bit Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	@ 4.6GHz *@ 2133MHz

Processor	Intel E8400 Wolfdale - Stock 3.0 @ 1.18V
Motherboard	ASUS P5E
Cooling	Zalman CNP9700
Memory	2G - Corsair 800 DDR2
Video Card(s)	ASUS 3870 - 512MB - 825/1201
Storage	Western Digital 500
Display(s)	Samsung 226BW 22" 2ms
Case	Antec P182
Power Supply	Corsair 620 Modular
Benchmark Scores	3dmark06 - 11300, SuperPI 1M = 15.5

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Main: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 3.7Ghz / Server: Q6600@ Stock
Motherboard	Main: Asus P5E @ Rampage Forumla / Server: P5K Deluxe
Cooling	Main: Thermalright 120 Ultra Extreme (8 x 120mm fans inc. PSU + 2 x 92mm fans.) / Server: Stock
Memory	Main: 4x2GB Gskill DDR2 1000Mhz / Server: 4x1GB Gskill DDR2 800Mhz
Video Card(s)	Main: 2GB 5870 Eyefinity 6 / Server: HD 4850
Storage	8 Internal (SATA) 2 External (USB). Total storage 5.4TB
Display(s)	Triple Dell 24" 2408WFP
Case	Main: Silverstone TJ07 / Server: Coolermaster Stacker 810
Audio Device(s)	Main: Auzentech Xmystique / Server: NI Rig Kontrol
Power Supply	Main: Coolermaster Realpower 850w Modular / Server Tagan 600W Modular
Software	Main: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit / Server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 06 19.5k 3D Mark Vantage 12.5k Super PI 13.4s

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