Show Us Your WEI (2)

sygnus21 said:

@ Qmass55 - My v-core is set to 1.23xx (have to check bios for exact number). Make sure your memory is getting the full volts required for it. My memory is set to 1.640volts, timings are 8-8-8-20 1T. I get 7.9 on WEI there.

@ society misfit - my single 6950 scores a 7.9 in WEI. It also might have something to do with the drivers. Point: Crossfire has always been problematic so the drivers you're using might not be the best for your Crossfire setup. Just a guess. And yeah, you probably are using the latest drivers!?

Anyway I think the video card is the only item under WEI that really heavily relies on drivers - they’re the only drivers you constantly upgrade that affects WEI.

My mem's at 9 9 9 24 using XMP, it's 1866 but I'm runing it at a target of 16xx (cant remember either), I get better stability that way at lower qpi voltage and still attain 7.9 WEI. Vcore 1.175 qpi 1.25 cpu PLL 1.82 ICH 1.2 IOH 1.18

Again... what is the memory's voltage set to??? That's the issue. Also XMP tends to overvolt other stuff, that's why I like to "manually" set my memory setings. Again read the posts I linked to.

I have a i7-900 series X58 system myself.

@ sygnus21 – I saw your score, very impressive. And nice card BTW!!!


As with the graphics WEI score, my score has been the same with and without Crossfire. I’ve ran the test with 3 different drivers on 2 different machines. I can only suspect that even though WEI detects the dual cards (at least the amount of Dedicated Graphics Memory) it doesn’t fully utilize the second (or 3rd,4th) card. Perhaps someone else with multiple cards can confirm.

I have also heard by many on these forums about the problems with dual cards, be it Crossfire or SLI. And to be quite frank, I really do not know what all the fuss is about! It had to be one of the easiest upgrades I’ve ever performed. Turn machine off, remove cover, insert card into slot, connect Crossfire bridge and power then turn the machine back on. The drivers activated Crossfire the second Windows booted. I never took the time to bench the difference between single and dual cards but I can say that the performance increase is substantial!! And given what I paid for my cards ($149 each!!) it was well worth it! Perhaps the issues that others are experiencing has to do with insufficient power, or a non-certified motherboard. Or maybe even a mix match of manufactures despite both AMD and Nvidia claims that can be done as long as the GPU is the same. Maybe with the these new breed of cards, Crossfire and SLI troubles are a thing of the past!

As for the scores, thanks :)

With regards to Crossfire/SLI as you noted this, and many other forums are rife with complaints about Crossfire/SLI setups. But they're not about the physical part of the setup, you're right - it's not hard to install two cards! It's the software part of the equation - games and drivers!!! That's the major issue! A quick search around the net will bear this out.

Yes, there are hardware issues as well, but again, the majority of issues are software related. This is the major reason I won't buy into a dual card setup.

My two cents.

sygnus21 said:

Again... what is the memory's voltage set to??? That's the issue. Also XMP tends to overvolt other stuff, that's why I like to "manually" set my memory setings. Again read the posts I linked to.

I have a i7-900 series X58 system myself.

sorry, thought i put it down, 1.64v. xmp on my mobo does change a bunch of settings at first but it allows you to change them again

Well looks like your RAM is running at their full vols. Can't say why your SSD drive score drops.

sygnus21 said:

As for the scores, thanks :)

With regards to Crossfire/SLI as you noted this, and many other forums are rife with complaints about Crossfire/SLI setups. But they're not about the physical part of the setup, you're right - it's not hard to install two cards! It's the software part of the equation - games and drivers!!! That's the major issue! A quick search around the net will bear this out.

Yes, there are hardware issues as well, but again, the majority of issues are software related. This is the major reason I won't buy into a dual card setup.

My two cents.

Good point! I guess I was focusing more on the hardware side of multiple graphics cards. But I can say first hand that I’ve yet to experience any issues playing games with my Crossfire set up. Although I can only manage 15 FPS in Freecell. (Hmmm…might have to upgrade!). I like to keep a clean running machine. Perhaps that contributes to my good fortune. Anyways, what works for you may not work for me and vice versa. How bout we toast (cheers!!) and agree to disagree!

society misfit said:

How bout we toast (cheers!!) and agree to disagree!

Agreed

Got 2nd Vertex 2 drive.



Next one out is the video card. Haven't decided on what is coming in.