Posts by Malo

so the fans not ramping up is a problem with the fan not the actual card?

would buying an aftermarket gpu cooler solvevthis problen? they have one at a pc store near me for 42.99 (new heatsink + fans) specifically for 7970??

ok so I took out the good card and put GPU2 in by it's self and realized theat when I turn the fan speed up the sensor show it speeding up but the fan actually doesnt change at all.... faulty fan? I also flashed to another bios to see if...

ok, looks like I need a new heatsink, I took it off to replace the TIM and there is a big dent in the copper where it makes contact.... resulting in same issues

Quote:Originally Posted by 2010rig Thank you for the history lesson which no one around here is aware of. I know this much, you got banned from Anandtech 3 days...

its also been cleaned

resontly just setup up my crossfire with an engeneering sample, had to flash the bios the same as my other 7970 to get it to work properly, anyway right to the point, when gaming everything runs awesome but when I exit the game I noticed...

Quote:Originally Posted by ShortySmalls If you want super cheap thats about all AMD has going for it, If you want a good fast rig go with something Intel offers. You get what you pay for... that saying also works with computer...

Quote:Originally Posted by lacrossewacker So NVIDIA just took a huge slurpy dump on AMD... ARGGG DIRECT COMMPUTE!!!!! BUT BUT BUT!!!as I recall you were the one crying about AMD owners gloating in the other threads...hypocrite

Quote:Originally Posted by RavageTheEarth Thanks. Just an fyi, if you use the new version of afterburner (I know, i know I told you to do this a thousand times) you can go into the settings and enable unofficial overclocking mode...