XML fix is bullshit, I came up with it before it was mainstream and it does nothing
until Windows boots. It's not an acceptable solution as the problem is hardware based
I have posted all over the Sapphire forums months ago. Cards with the issue should be
recalled & replaced with reworks ones, not promises for "bios fixes" that never
materialize.
Certified designs or better custom fan designs like the VT OC'd model with DUAL fans
make more sense.
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The only problem with the ATI cards is that they do not perform as they should
do in a few games, unfortunately, crysis is one of them.
When you look at the benchmark results its clear that the nVidia cards fair a
lot better at that game, which is annoying when the ATI beats it on just about
everything else.....and if its a game that works well with crossfire, the ATI
normally slaughters the nVidia card.
I recently bought the 4870x2 myself and I am very happy with the card, no heat issues (but I did slap an EK full-cover waterblock on it :P ) and performance is great. I can run most games at either 1920x1200 or 2560x1600....although crysis does drop to ~20fps at times @ 1920x1200 to give you an idea of just how hard this game can cane a system.
As for drivers, both nVidia and ATI have their fair share of
issues....Especially on Vista. My Catalyst Control Centre crashes 50% of the
time on windows startup for instance and my 8800GTX never used to re-initialise
after a system suspend, plus when installing a new driver version there is a
chance of losign display during the install....etc etc...
As for the ATI fan issues....They are still there (or so I have been told - I
obviously removed mine) but there is a VERY simple XML fix available for it
where you can set your own fan options.
Jason Tozer
