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post #11 of 15
6/28/12 at 3:39pm
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I got both 7770's for $250 shipped + HST, so it is only slightly cheaper. My graphics card did not come with any cables. All there was in the box was the graphics card, the driver disk, and the manual. No crossfire bridge, no cables.

Ouch! Guess you don't get "extras" like power and DVI-to-VGA adapters with the lower end cards. Probably varies by manufacturer as well. Sapphire is known for always throwing in the kitchen sink. I'm sure there's a local shop where you can pick one up for a couple nickels before they arrive though. Most mom and pop places would probably have a big stack of them laying around (and would likely just give them to you).
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post #12 of 15
6/28/12 at 11:37pm
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Well my 4850HD was a Sapphire, so perhaps I'll find a connector in there? I'll check first thing tomorrow I guess.
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post #13 of 15
6/29/12 at 7:57am
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No PCI-E cable OR Crossfire Bridge at my motherboard box. I'm really at a loss as to what to do. Anyone know of locations in Toronto that have these in stock? Tiger Direct doesn't, and I kind of don't want to pay for shipping on Newegg.ca (but I probably will end up doing so).

EDIT: Apparently Tech Support at TigerDirect says Crossfire Bridges are specific to motherboards and I can't just buy any old one? Validity of this claim?

EDIT2: Friend gave me both the things I needed now I am effectively running crossfire.

Though if I launch Skyrim, my computer immediately crashes or stutters badly. frown.gif
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post #14 of 15
6/29/12 at 12:12pm
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No PCI-E cable OR Crossfire Bridge at my motherboard box. I'm really at a loss as to what to do. Anyone know of locations in Toronto that have these in stock? Tiger Direct doesn't, and I kind of don't want to pay for shipping on Newegg.ca (but I probably will end up doing so).
EDIT: Apparently Tech Support at TigerDirect says Crossfire Bridges are specific to motherboards and I can't just buy any old one? Validity of this claim?
EDIT2: Friend gave me both the things I needed now I am effectively running crossfire.
Though if I launch Skyrim, my computer immediately crashes or stutters badly. frown.gif

Did you use ATIMan to uninstall the old drivers? I actually re-installed my OS when I went from one 7870 to two 7850s.
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post #15 of 15
6/30/12 at 10:29pm
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So I finally got my crossfire to work, but I get a 3DMark11 score of 5629. I score 200 or 300 off the average for Graphics, and way, way, below for physics and combined. I assume physics is due to my 2.8GHz Q9550?

EDIT: Yet again, the Crossfire ceases to work after a single reboot. I don't get it; I never installed any application and it was completely fine doing 3DMark11. What could possibly be the issue? I don't think it is hardware considering what it went through (hit 65C and 95~99% load).
Edited by wafflemuncher - 6/30/12 at 10:45pm
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