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I'm new to this forum so please bear with me on this... My apologies if this is not posted in the correct place.
I've been having trouble for a few months, and am getting to the point where I'm about to buy some new hardware, but I wanted to get some expert opinions before I do, to make sure I'm on the right track.
When I run any game (that requires a modicum of graphics processing), and I run in Crossfire mode, the game crashes within the first minute. The only way out is a hard reset. At first I thought it was my video card, so I tried swapping PCI-e ports, running each card standalone, as well as tried a new crossfire cable. I also had an issue with a previous power supply about 5 months ago (fan died), and got a new one (CoolerMaster GX750). I tried swapping the power supply lines to the video cards as well, thinking maybe the issue was one of the lines, but that doesn't seem to make a difference either. I have tried a plethora of drivers, including the most recent ones. I have also tried a full re-install of my OS. It runs fine if I disable Crossfire (but obviously not as well as I would like).
I've also noticed the system is generally not as stable as I would like (or as it used to be), regardless of Crossfire being enabled. For instance, Call of Duty: Ghosts crashes on me every once in a while while playing, and I've noticed sporadic issues with the PC waking up from sleep mode.
All of this troubleshooting and testing I've done leads me to think that the issue is the Motherboard. Can anyone confirm that my above explanation would indicate such an issue? I don't really have any other parts I can use to rule things out, or people to borrow them from so I feel like I'm at the point where I need to replace parts, and obviously don't want to spend money replacing the wrong thing.
My hardware specs are listed below (edited snapshot taken from Speccy). Thanks in advance for any insight.
Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1070T 31 °C
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 (AM3) 37 °C
Graphics
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 62 °C
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 65 °C
CrossFire Disabled
Storage
238GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device (SSD)
931GB Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device (SATA) 32 °C
931GB Western Digital WD Ext HDD 1021 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 29 °C
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1070T
Cores 6
Threads 6
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1070T
Code Name Thuban
Package Socket AM3 (938)
Technology 45nm
Specification AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Processor
Family F
Extended Family 10
Model A
Extended Model A
Stepping 0
Revision PH-E0
Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD 64, NX, VMX
Virtualization Supported, Disabled
Hyperthreading Not supported
Fan Speed 2360 RPM
Bus Speed 200.7 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 2006.7 MHz
Stock Core Speed 3500 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz
Average Temperature 31 °C
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 2
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 668.9 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 9 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 9 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 34 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 (AM3)
Chipset Vendor AMD
Chipset Model 890GX
Chipset Revision 00
Southbridge Vendor AMD
Southbridge Model SB850
Southbridge Revision 40
System Temperature 37 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 1703
Date 11/16/2010
Voltage
+12V 11.781 V
+5V 4.956 V
CPU CORE 1.164 V
VIN3 1.644 V
VIN4 1.848 V
+3.3V 0.510 V
VIN6 0.876 V
VIN7 2.688 V
VIN8 1.728 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX16_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX1_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX4_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX16_2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 5
Graphics
ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
GPU Barts
Device ID 1002-6739
Subvendor Sapphire/PCPartner (174B)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 255 mm²
Release Date Oct 22, 2010
DirectX Support 11.0
DirectX Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL Support 4.1
GPU Clock 775.0 MHz
Temperature 62 °C
Core Voltage 0.950 V
Crossfire Disabled
Bios Core Clock 100.00
Bios Mem Clock 150.00
Driver version 13.152.1.8000
BIOS Version 113-C223P-X006
ROPs 32
Shaders 960 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 1024 MB
Bus Width 64x4 (256 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 24.8 GPixels/s
Bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 127 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1
GPU Clock 100 MHz
Memory Clock 150 MHz
Level 2
GPU Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Level 3
GPU Clock 775 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1
ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
GPU Barts
Device ID 1002-6739
Subvendor Sapphire/PCPartner (174B)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 255 mm²
Release Date Oct 22, 2010
DirectX Support 11.0
DirectX Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL Support 4.1
GPU Clock 775.0 MHz
Temperature 65 °C
Core Voltage 1.150 V
Crossfire Disabled
Bios Core Clock 100.00
Bios Mem Clock 150.00
Driver version 13.152.1.8000
BIOS Version 113-C223P-X001
ROPs 32
Shaders 960 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 1024 MB
Bus Width 64x4 (256 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 24.8 GPixels/s
Bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 127 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1
GPU Clock 100 MHz
Memory Clock 150 MHz
Level 2
GPU Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Level 3
GPU Clock 775 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1
Generated with Speccy v1.24.632
I've been having trouble for a few months, and am getting to the point where I'm about to buy some new hardware, but I wanted to get some expert opinions before I do, to make sure I'm on the right track.
When I run any game (that requires a modicum of graphics processing), and I run in Crossfire mode, the game crashes within the first minute. The only way out is a hard reset. At first I thought it was my video card, so I tried swapping PCI-e ports, running each card standalone, as well as tried a new crossfire cable. I also had an issue with a previous power supply about 5 months ago (fan died), and got a new one (CoolerMaster GX750). I tried swapping the power supply lines to the video cards as well, thinking maybe the issue was one of the lines, but that doesn't seem to make a difference either. I have tried a plethora of drivers, including the most recent ones. I have also tried a full re-install of my OS. It runs fine if I disable Crossfire (but obviously not as well as I would like).
I've also noticed the system is generally not as stable as I would like (or as it used to be), regardless of Crossfire being enabled. For instance, Call of Duty: Ghosts crashes on me every once in a while while playing, and I've noticed sporadic issues with the PC waking up from sleep mode.
All of this troubleshooting and testing I've done leads me to think that the issue is the Motherboard. Can anyone confirm that my above explanation would indicate such an issue? I don't really have any other parts I can use to rule things out, or people to borrow them from so I feel like I'm at the point where I need to replace parts, and obviously don't want to spend money replacing the wrong thing.
My hardware specs are listed below (edited snapshot taken from Speccy). Thanks in advance for any insight.
Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1070T 31 °C
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 (AM3) 37 °C
Graphics
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 62 °C
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 65 °C
CrossFire Disabled
Storage
238GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device (SSD)
931GB Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device (SATA) 32 °C
931GB Western Digital WD Ext HDD 1021 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 29 °C
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1070T
Cores 6
Threads 6
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1070T
Code Name Thuban
Package Socket AM3 (938)
Technology 45nm
Specification AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Processor
Family F
Extended Family 10
Model A
Extended Model A
Stepping 0
Revision PH-E0
Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD 64, NX, VMX
Virtualization Supported, Disabled
Hyperthreading Not supported
Fan Speed 2360 RPM
Bus Speed 200.7 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 2006.7 MHz
Stock Core Speed 3500 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz
Average Temperature 31 °C
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 2
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 668.9 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 9 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 9 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 34 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 (AM3)
Chipset Vendor AMD
Chipset Model 890GX
Chipset Revision 00
Southbridge Vendor AMD
Southbridge Model SB850
Southbridge Revision 40
System Temperature 37 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 1703
Date 11/16/2010
Voltage
+12V 11.781 V
+5V 4.956 V
CPU CORE 1.164 V
VIN3 1.644 V
VIN4 1.848 V
+3.3V 0.510 V
VIN6 0.876 V
VIN7 2.688 V
VIN8 1.728 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX16_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX1_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX4_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCIEX16_2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 5
Graphics
ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
GPU Barts
Device ID 1002-6739
Subvendor Sapphire/PCPartner (174B)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 255 mm²
Release Date Oct 22, 2010
DirectX Support 11.0
DirectX Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL Support 4.1
GPU Clock 775.0 MHz
Temperature 62 °C
Core Voltage 0.950 V
Crossfire Disabled
Bios Core Clock 100.00
Bios Mem Clock 150.00
Driver version 13.152.1.8000
BIOS Version 113-C223P-X006
ROPs 32
Shaders 960 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 1024 MB
Bus Width 64x4 (256 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 24.8 GPixels/s
Bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 127 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1
GPU Clock 100 MHz
Memory Clock 150 MHz
Level 2
GPU Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Level 3
GPU Clock 775 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1
ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
GPU Barts
Device ID 1002-6739
Subvendor Sapphire/PCPartner (174B)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 255 mm²
Release Date Oct 22, 2010
DirectX Support 11.0
DirectX Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL Support 4.1
GPU Clock 775.0 MHz
Temperature 65 °C
Core Voltage 1.150 V
Crossfire Disabled
Bios Core Clock 100.00
Bios Mem Clock 150.00
Driver version 13.152.1.8000
BIOS Version 113-C223P-X001
ROPs 32
Shaders 960 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 1024 MB
Bus Width 64x4 (256 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 24.8 GPixels/s
Bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 127 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1
GPU Clock 100 MHz
Memory Clock 150 MHz
Level 2
GPU Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Level 3
GPU Clock 775 MHz
Memory Clock 1000 MHz
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1
Generated with Speccy v1.24.632
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