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Ok. To keep this clear, this a conversation about my CROSSFIRE CONFIGURATION, and has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROCESSOR I'M RUNNING. I am here to find out what is wrong with my GRAPHICS CARDS, NOT MY PROCESSOR.

 

With that being said:

FX-8350 non OC'd

2X Powercolor Red Devil RX 480's in XFire (yes ik that used to be a platform, RIP)

Corsair CX750M Power Supply

 

Ok. So. Got my config set up and thought I'd run a game. turns out my watt meter hits ~401 watts and my screen goes black along with my fans on the top card blowing full turbine engine.So I run another game, same stupid sh*t. Someone tell me whats wrong, and IT ISNT A PROCESSOR ISSUE.

 

Thanks.

PS-If you couldn't tell I'm super pis*ed about this. 

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5 minutes ago, ksalak said:

Ok. To keep this clear, this a conversation about my CROSSFIRE CONFIGURATION, and has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROCESSOR I'M RUNNING. I am here to find out what is wrong with my GRAPHICS CARDS, NOT MY PROCESSOR.

 

With that being said:

FX-8350 non OC'd

2X Powercolor Red Devil RX 480's in XFire (yes ik that used to be a platform, RIP)

Corsair CX750M Power Supply

 

Ok. So. Got my config set up and thought I'd run a game. turns out my watt meter hits ~401 watts and my screen goes black along with my fans on the top card blowing full turbine engine.So I run another game, same stupid sh*t. Someone tell me whats wrong, and IT ISNT A PROCESSOR ISSUE.

 

Thanks.

PS-If you couldn't tell I'm super pis*ed about this. 

What games?  I do know some games don't support xfire or SLI.  I know Mass Effect franchise didn't really care for the xfire in my old setup at all.

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im trying to run damn CSGO and MAYBE try a furmark.

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Xfire is still a thing... for DX11. anyway why are you so convinced it's not your CPU? what else have you tested?

Primary System

  • CPU
    Ryzen R6 5700X
  • Motherboard
    MSI B350M mortar arctic
  • RAM
    32GB Corsair RGB 3600MT/s CAS18
  • GPU
    Zotac RTX 3070 OC
  • Case
    kind of a mess
  • Storage
    WD black NVMe SSD 500GB & 1TB samsung Sata ssd & x 1TB WD blue & x 3TB Seagate
  • PSU
    corsair RM750X white
  • Display(s)
    1440p 21:9 100Hz
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12 minutes ago, ksalak said:

 

Sounds like your power supply then.

 

how do you have the GPUs hooked up to the PSU?


Do you have Ashes or Dues Ex Mankind Divided? They have near 100% scaling with 2 GPUs.

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I do not, is that a game i should buy and install pronto?

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1 minute ago, ksalak said:

I do not, is that a game i should buy and install pronto?

No that'd be a waste, if you happened to have it, it's a decent way to test your multi-GPU set up.

 

Probably need an image of your PC.

May also need to reinstall your drivers.

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1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Sounds like your power supply then.

 

how do you have the GPUs hooked up to the PSU?


Do you have Ashes or Dues Ex Mankind Divided? They have near 100% scaling with 2 GPUs.

literally the only 2 games tho XDDDDD i die inside a bit every time. all the dreams of multi GPU. buy one now, a second one later.

Primary System

  • CPU
    Ryzen R6 5700X
  • Motherboard
    MSI B350M mortar arctic
  • RAM
    32GB Corsair RGB 3600MT/s CAS18
  • GPU
    Zotac RTX 3070 OC
  • Case
    kind of a mess
  • Storage
    WD black NVMe SSD 500GB & 1TB samsung Sata ssd & x 1TB WD blue & x 3TB Seagate
  • PSU
    corsair RM750X white
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1 minute ago, ksalak said:

I do not, is that a game i should buy and install pronto?

3dmark also scale very well and is free (demo on steam) if you want to test it that way

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  • CPU
    Ryzen R6 5700X
  • Motherboard
    MSI B350M mortar arctic
  • RAM
    32GB Corsair RGB 3600MT/s CAS18
  • GPU
    Zotac RTX 3070 OC
  • Case
    kind of a mess
  • Storage
    WD black NVMe SSD 500GB & 1TB samsung Sata ssd & x 1TB WD blue & x 3TB Seagate
  • PSU
    corsair RM750X white
  • Display(s)
    1440p 21:9 100Hz
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literally the only 2 games tho XDDDDD i die inside a bit every time. all the dreams of multi GPU. buy one now, a second one later.

Well AMD did just put out that chart for multi GPU on Vega that seemed promising. Not sure anyone has confirmed the results yet.

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1 minute ago, ksalak said:

 

Are you trying to run both GPUs off of one cable?

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~401W seems very low for your setup in load conditions.

What happens if you run just one card in the system?

To me it seems like you're tripping overcurrent protection on your PSU.

Do you have the old CX750M? (with the green sticker)

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7 minutes ago, ksalak said:

maybe, that's all my power supply can handle

Okay ya, if it's the green label it's low end as shit and only has 1 PCI-e output. Very likely your problem.

You got a budget for a new PSU?

Also never overclock those 480s, and do not run furmark ever.

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4 minutes ago, ksalak said:

maybe, that's all my power supply can handle

Your psu is a 750w, it should be able to handle it.

 

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1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Your PSU should come with 2 PCI-e cables with 6+2 * 2 pins on each end. Though it is a rather low end power supply overall. 3/5 on newegg. It's the leading suspect anyways.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051

*The old one might be different ya

 

CX750m is a fine psu. Not sure why there are so many bad reviews tbh

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3 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

CX750m is a fine psu. Not sure why there are so many bad reviews tbh

Now why would it be fine if it has so many bad reviews...


Actually here it is
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=416

scored 7.1/10. Where anything below 8 is probably bad. * I mean not really, but probably.

 

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

CX750m is a fine psu. Not sure why there are so many bad reviews tbh

Because there are 2 versions.

Old one (green sticker)

New one (white sticker)

 

the old one is trash and meant for office PC.

New one is good.

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6 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Because there are 2 versions.

Old one (green sticker)

New one (white sticker)

 

the old one is trash and meant for office PC.

New one is good.

Ah I see what you're saying.

 

Everyone reviewed the wrong psu

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Hey all, 

After further reviewing and troubleshooting, It's the sh*t card that I bought of eBay. NEVER buy from eBay. It was a miner card.

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I uh...I'm still looking for the Crossfire bridge on your setup for the past 5 minutes...am I missing something?

 

Edit: derp...RX don't use bridges anymore

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How did you jump to the fact that it's a mined card? Did you contact the seller? Did you review the sale page? Does your motherboard support Crossfire/SLI? Are you trying/what program are you using to overclock? Did you take the cards out and test them one at a time?

That last one is the most important for details. Also, these cards have been out for just over a year. Unless the seller had it mining to the center of the earth, it should still be able to Crossfire without crashing the screen/game.

Crossfire was/is a niche thing anymore. The misconception is that two graphics cards are better than one. Only if the application is Xfire/SLI compatible and even if it is it's only a marginal difference in FPS. Your basically pulling double the wattage for the cards for like 10fps.

Stick to one card, OC the crap out of it and be done.

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11 hours ago, ksalak said:

Hey all, 

After further reviewing and troubleshooting, It's the sh*t card that I bought of eBay. NEVER buy from eBay. It was a miner card.

You didn't test it by itself when you first got it?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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