So recently did an upgrade for some new components for my PC.
A little about my computer:
Graphics Card 1:
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100351-6GVXSR Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Graphics Card 2:
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100351-6GVXSR Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Note: Both graphics cards are placed into a PCI Express X16 slot
MotherBoard:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Processor:
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
CPU Cooler:
Corsair Water Cooler H90
Memory:
4- G.SKILL Sniper Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
PSU:
Thermaltake SP-1000M 1000W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
OS:
Windows 7 64-Bit
Now for the problem:
For the past couple of weeks since i got my new graphics cards, i have been trouble with getting them to turn on crossfire. In fact AMD Catalyst Center doesn't recognize the second card, Device manager doesn't recognize it either.
However even without the computer recognizing there is a second graphics card. I can easily see that both cards are power and running, but only one card is getting anything.
With using Speccy i'm able to see that my CPU idles at 19*C
Ideas i've tried but have failed:
1) Complete removal and reinstall of AMD Drivers
2) Reseat the cards
3) Change which power connector goes where.
These are the ideas i have tried but it still doesn't work. So i'd figure i would ask Tom's Hardware Forum for some help with my issue.
Also another fact. Does anyone know of a better motherboard than the one that i have so i can put in my Soundcard? Either that or a way to extend my PCI Express X16 slot that i have at the bottom of my board,
Hopefully i can get some help with this.
A little about my computer:
Graphics Card 1:
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100351-6GVXSR Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Graphics Card 2:
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100351-6GVXSR Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Note: Both graphics cards are placed into a PCI Express X16 slot
MotherBoard:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Processor:
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
CPU Cooler:
Corsair Water Cooler H90
Memory:
4- G.SKILL Sniper Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
PSU:
Thermaltake SP-1000M 1000W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
OS:
Windows 7 64-Bit
Now for the problem:
For the past couple of weeks since i got my new graphics cards, i have been trouble with getting them to turn on crossfire. In fact AMD Catalyst Center doesn't recognize the second card, Device manager doesn't recognize it either.
However even without the computer recognizing there is a second graphics card. I can easily see that both cards are power and running, but only one card is getting anything.
With using Speccy i'm able to see that my CPU idles at 19*C
Ideas i've tried but have failed:
1) Complete removal and reinstall of AMD Drivers
2) Reseat the cards
3) Change which power connector goes where.
These are the ideas i have tried but it still doesn't work. So i'd figure i would ask Tom's Hardware Forum for some help with my issue.
Also another fact. Does anyone know of a better motherboard than the one that i have so i can put in my Soundcard? Either that or a way to extend my PCI Express X16 slot that i have at the bottom of my board,
Hopefully i can get some help with this.