Enigmatic

[lorik]

Recently got a radeon 5870 config sys : apit 35pro ,q6600 @3.15 ,2gig 800mhz 1:1 , and immediately tested RE5 benchmark Fixed,and got only 55fps at everything highest AA8X no vsync, 1980x1080 ,now Im assuming the cultprit is PSU which is 500watt
or is it something else psu has 6pin conected to gpu ,while for the other connector is used using the converter shipped with card ,now while that converter has a spare connection Im thinking of connecting that too to the psu look at this diagram
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4980/54180810.png

Should I connect the spare one or not ?

 

[JofaMang]

Did you have DX10 enabled for the benchmark? In RE5, DX10 is ONLY used for nvidia 3d, and cripples ati cards with absolutely zero benefit.

 

[lorik]

yeah DX10 was enabled ,DX9 doesnt look good at all graphically

 

[JofaMang]

Check out the Tom's review, there are no graphical differences between them, it is purely for enabling nvidia 3d monitors. Seriously, look into it.

 

[lorik]

maybe you're right ,it clearly look trash to me and on a side note when i tested in dx9 the card was showing up as geforce 9600gt ,now thats something

 

[lorik]

bump somebody knows a solution to this ?

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

There are no spare connectors, it needs both plugged in, why would you think it's a spare it takes 2x4 and makes it 8, simple really.

Second did you updgrade from another card, if you did, did you forget the #1 rule of upgrading that is all over the user manuals? Clean out old drivers.

If you did forget this, then you must slam your head on the table 10 times while saying "I will always clean out old drivers when installing new equipment!"

There should be no 9600GT appearing there if there's never been one there, if one appears there now and you had one in it before, then you still have those sticky nV drivers there.

 

[lorik]

As strange as it may seem I did clean all drivers ,and no my previous card was hd2900xt ,used clean sweeper BTW

 

[lorik]

ok got the sticker from the box and the message goes : "XFX does not supprt the use of two 4-pin to one 6-pin power cable converter for these graphic cards.They are only designed to work with high performance power supplies using 6-pin Pci-express power cable".
I say again that my psu only possses one 6-pin Pci express, to get the extra power I use the converter but I've been paranoid if I need to connect the spare converter to PSU

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

There is no spare, everything must be plugged in for any adapter, and if XFX doesn't like those adapters then you need a new PSU.

It makes no sense that the HD58xx series should show as a GF9600, it almost sounds like an XFX glitch where their BIOS is borked from their other cards. If you've never had a 9600 in there it shouldn't show as such.