ATI crossfire problem.

Nachaku · Jul 22, 2013

Hi dear experts,

Does anyone have the same encounter like me using 2x ATI Radeon HD 7770 2GD5 as crossfire and have a same problem that the drivers keep crashing and but were able to recover from the error ??

The driver were updated to date.

Anyone have a solution yet ???

Gaminator · Jul 22, 2013

Bro, what's your system specs? Please include OS and PSU. What exact driver version are you using?

I have two Tri-CFX systems, both on Cat13.6 B2 and have no issue whatsoever.

Nachaku · Jul 22, 2013

Bro, I'm using

Motherboard is Asus P8Z77-M
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz,
16GB RAM.

Using Windows 7 Ulti, 750W PSU.

Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1191 (English)
Driver Version: 12.104.0.0

Weird maybe because the the card is new thats why so much problem???

Seem that alot of other users were having the same problem.

Humster · Jul 22, 2013

Same brand? Did you use VirtuMVP with them? Did you set the PCI-E to same speed?( x8, x8)

bhtan83 · Jul 22, 2013

The latest driver version is 13.4, how come u still using 12?

skyline72 · Jul 22, 2013

Am curious that why did you crossfire 7770.

Encrypted11 · Jul 22, 2013

bhtan83 said:
The latest driver version is 13.4, how come u still using 12?

He is using Catalyst 13.4. 13.4 denotes the year and month of the Catalyst release while the driver holds its own numbering convention. 12.104.0.0 = the driver from 13.4 WHQL.

If its CF, might wanna try the leaked Catalyst 13.x 13.150.0.0 from Guru3d, it is a Crossfire Stutter fix driver to be released 31 July 2013.

Gaminator · Jul 22, 2013

Humster said:
Same brand? Did you use VirtuMVP with them? Did you set the PCI-E to same speed?( x8, x8)

Must set meh? I simply plugged in my 3 cards and the mobo took care of it.....running at x16/x8/x16 w/o my having to do anything. Not sure about VirtuMVP, that may be messing things up, can't say as I don't have it.

And OP, why is your driver version so outdated?
Below is mine, on both my machines...
Driver Packaging Version 13.101-130604a-158071E-ATI
Catalyst Version 13.6
Provider Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
2D Driver Version 8.01.01.1317
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/CLASS/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0001
Direct3D Version 9.14.10.0972
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.12337
AMD Catalyst Control Center Version 2013.0604.1838.31590

Encrypted11 · Jul 22, 2013

Gaminator said:
Must set meh? I simply plugged in my 3 cards and the mobo took care of it.....running at x16/x8/x16 w/o my having to do anything. Not sure about VirtuMVP, that may be messing things up, can't say as I don't have it.

And OP, why is your driver version so outdated?
Below is mine, on both my machines...
Driver Packaging Version 13.101-130604a-158071E-ATI
Catalyst Version 13.6
Provider Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
2D Driver Version 8.01.01.1317
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/CLASS/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0001
Direct3D Version 9.14.10.0972
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.12337
AMD Catalyst Control Center Version 2013.0604.1838.31590

His driver isn't outdated. He quoted it from device manager which is rather accurate. The driver version from 13.4 WHQL IS 12.104.0.0. Of course, this is not later than 13.6b2. Date signed by M$ is 28/3/2013. The individual driver component on OpenGL, Direct3D etc are harder to track. He's quoting something that can be easily referenced to.

He probably has a concern where Catalyst updates, the driver doesn't update which happens occasionally. He's done himself a sanity check.

Encrypted11 · Jul 23, 2013

Catalyst 13.x (device manager driver ver.
-13.150.0.0) prototype of upcoming 13.7 WHQL stutter fix driver)
AMD Catalyst 13.x (13.150.0.0 May 23) - Guru3D.com Forums

(Test Sign cert made by asder00, because he broke AMD's WHQL cert as he modded to add W7 compatibility) Don't need to enter Windows 7 test mode as long as you accept his cert permanently.

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/AMD_Catalyst_13.6_Beta2.exe

Simply 13.6 b2 the other user talked about.

Also have you tried running the 7770s without CFX? Or CFX at reference clock speeds and look at the stability? Different drivers also have different overclockability at times sometimes betas seem better.

Nachaku · Jul 23, 2013

It on version 13 ??? cos i went to AMD site and ran a test to see if my driver is up to date and it told me it is.

I ran games without CFX and it still crash. (especially when watching youtube)

I'm not too savvy on the technical side I jus asked my friend to build one set for me with a certain amount of money.

my Catalyst is Ver13.

So my driver is outdated ??

I wonder if anyone is having problem with the same card ?

Gaminator · Jul 23, 2013

Is this the only driver you've triedd for your CF system? Was there a previous driver that worked? Or, have you just gotten the 2nd HD7770 and trying this driver first? You can go to guru3d for the latest WHQL and Beta drivers.

BTW, even with a single card it crashed? You had said it crashed with CF disabled, but there were still two cards in the system, right? Did you try one card at a time first? If not, do that, run with just one card at a time. put each card thru some 3D intensive programme, like a game or two and see if it survives it. This is to eliminate a faulty card should there be one.

Encrypted11 · Jul 23, 2013

Nachaku said:
It on version 13 ??? cos i went to AMD site and ran a test to see if my driver is up to date and it told me it is.

I ran games without CFX and it still crash. (especially when watching youtube)

I'm not too savvy on the technical side I jus asked my friend to build one set for me with a certain amount of money.

my Catalyst is Ver13.

So my driver is outdated ??

I wonder if anyone is having problem with the same card ?

Aiyo bro. Like I said, its 13.4 WHQL you're running.

Sumpah kua ji kua lam par. If you're using the auto tool, it'll return you the latest WHQL which is 13.4 you're having (in device manager the release is 12.104.0.0).

Nvidia on the other hand names their drivers differently. The last 5 digits of driver version in device manager = the name for the WHQL. i.e. 310.90 WHQL means the last 5 digits are 3.1090

Unless you want to try betas, like also what the other user has suggested, you can visit the links I pointed to you below.

Nachaku · Jul 23, 2013

Gaminator: okok i will try and see how. thks for all the advices.

Encrypted11: I was not a fan of CFx and SLi and always used Nividia but then a bit of changes so i went to try AMD. Was not expecting this. haha

Gaminator · Jul 23, 2013

Nachaku said:
Gaminator: okok i will try and see how. thks for all the advices.

Encrypted11: I was not a fan of CFx and SLi and always used Nividia but then a bit of changes so i went to try AMD. Was not expecting this. haha

nVidia as of late also got plenty of problems with their drivers, especially 32x.xx and up. I'm running 320.00 on my SLi rig, hear alot of complaints about 32x.xx driver branch causing freezes, BSOD and whatnot. Scared liao, not updating driver as of now.

As for my AMD cards, even with the latest Cat13.6 Beta2 driver, I've gotten no real issue.....minor one like UT3 having mild flickering texture on certain spots,,,,very mild gfx glitch so I can deal with it.

Encrypted11 · Jul 23, 2013

Gaminator said:
nVidia as of late also got plenty of problems with their drivers, especially 32x.xx and up. I'm running 320.00 on my SLi rig, hear alot of complaints about 32x.xx driver branch causing freezes, BSOD and whatnot. Scared liao, not updating driver as of now.

As for my AMD cards, even with the latest Cat13.6 Beta2 driver, I've gotten no real issue.....minor one like UT3 having mild flickering texture on certain spots,,,,very mild gfx glitch so I can deal with it.

Yes, its true. But cases I personally know of are relating to older cards. It seems like uhh... I think its very cheeky!

Biff73 · Jul 23, 2013

Try 13.4 & 13.5 caps1,works fine for my 2 7970 on win 8 64bit,13.6 b2 quite unstable

Gaminator · Jul 23, 2013

Biff73 said:
Try 13.4 & 13.5 caps1,works fine for my 2 7970 on win 8 64bit,13.6 b2 quite unstable

Perhaps, Cat13.6 B2 is great for me, but I'm on 64bit Win7....

Nachaku · Aug 2, 2013

Dear all seems to found the problem.

Its was the motherboard causing the crash when i play games.

Current state: Crashed and Slow loading at bios screen but still able to boots up com after 1~2min of waiting.

Going to ask for warranty claim on the card from banleong and see how it goes.

btw tested running on single card and play game still crashed. normal usage on com wont crash.

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