You are actually emphasizing my point. One person creates a thread where they are having some issues with a video card and suddenly (based on people's responses in here) everyone is labeling the 5000 series cards ALL as problematic and something to steer clear of. I was merely sharing that not all cases with these cards are bad (the exact opposite of what you are accusing me of doing)
lol, gotta disagree there. No such thing as 100% compatibility and excellent driver support.
Yes, even the 'almighty' nvidia aren't infallible(granted they do get working hotfixes out quicker before ATI
)
Although you are right about the 5970 being far from mature driver wise. Lots of 5970 owners have been complaining about inconsistent performance, some to the point of thinking they have a faulty card when they don't.
The 5970 was simply released too soon. It's only now that
SINGLE CARD CONFIGURATION 57xx, 58xx series cards are having their bugs sorted out.
Exactly which version of Cats are you using now Mitch?
I hope you aren't using the Cat 9.12 hotfix drivers because they are utter crap for dual/multi cards.
Then again, at this stage, maybe you should try them, although they did play havoc with my 2nd cards fan and clock speeds - the 5970 may not be affected however
I think you are making a whole lot of something out of nothing. Read the last sentence in my last post once again. Oh and the fact that you were insulted is quite sad. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.
erm......???You are actually emphasizing my point. One person creates a thread where they are having some issues with a video card and suddenly (based on people's responses in here) everyone is labeling the 5000 series cards ALL as problematic and something to steer clear of. I was merely sharing that not all cases with these cards are bad (the exact opposite of what you are accusing me of doing)
i dont just post here condemning the 5 series range lightly, if i was the only one suffering my posts would be structured a little differently...... why dont you stick your head into a few of the tech sites around the web & you'll see that there is corruption & driver issues with the 5770 5850 5870 5970
i NEVER once said, these cards are CRAP & everyone who buys one will wish they hadn't, but i can assure you hundreds of ppl ive spoken too have returned them b,c DRIVER SUPPORT is not up to scratch, this whole thread has pretty much been my experience, if you wish i'll soon flood this place with ATI horror stories but that was not my intention.
if your not having issues with your card ..''great'', but dont jump in here with your ''holier than thou'' attitude when you've obviously done ZERO research into the matter...
@ Smarty....... i was using the ''hotfix'' driver for a while, but that was worse than the WHQL 9/12.
my card isnt crippled, but its not firing on ALL cylinders....which is upsetting, it'll sort itself out :)
Good post skunk.
At any rate I wish you luck and hope ATI sorts out these problems with the 5000 series. I'm sure they will, but the headaches till then has to be frustrating
I'm sure you'll figure out a workaround though :)
Peace.
skunksmash et al,erm......???
i dont just post here condemning the 5 series range lightly, if i was the only one suffering my posts would be structured a little differently...... why dont you stick your head into a few of the tech sites around the web & you'll see that there is corruption & driver issues with the 5770 5850 5870 5970
i NEVER once said, these cards are CRAP & everyone who buys one will wish they hadn't, but i can assure you hundreds of ppl ive spoken too have returned them b,c DRIVER SUPPORT is not up to scratch, this whole thread has pretty much been my experience, if you wish i'll soon flood this place with ATI horror stories but that was not my intention.
if your not having issues with your card ..''great'', but dont jump in here with your ''holier than thou'' attitude when you've obviously done ZERO research into the matter...
@ Smarty....... i was using the ''hotfix'' driver for a while, but that was worse than the WHQL 9/12.
my card isnt crippled, but its not firing on ALL cylinders....which is upsetting, it'll sort itself out :)
I never insinuated that you said 'crap', you're both missing my point entirely. After starting your very valid thread here (btw I have been doing nothing but reading forums and tech sites about this card for weeks as I too had problems initially) I was merely making a bold statement for others NOT to completely slander the 5000 series cards as that was the perception judging by other's responses to this thread (not you).
I was merely setting the story straight that there are some users out there who have managed to get their cards functioning up to par (myself included) with the drivers that are currently available. If you do a search on here you'll find threads that I have already been involved in with regards to fixing issues with this card specifically.
Anyways, either I came off too harsh, or people are really sensitive around here!
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