Graphics card problem

This is important, when you plug the Cross-Link cable to both video cards, disable th Crossfire setting in the bios until Windows starts up. Windows will automatically add the same driver as you installed for the 1st video card. Now restart your pc and check in Catalyst Control Center and make sure a check mark is next to Crossfire. Just follow my earlier instructions. Restart you pc and re-enable Croosfire in the bios. When your in Windows install the Catalyst Profiles ( they are specifically for Crossfire). Restart your pc one last time and re-enab;e your antivirus/antispyware software. Enjoy.

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I got this when I installed the drivers.

Right-click on each of the drivers and click on Run As Administrator. Restart your pc after each one. One of the Catalyst components will almost always give an error message during installation. You don't really need to worry bout it. Still restart your pc after each one do the video card driver one first and then the Catalyst Profiles.

Well something amazing has happened! After installing the drivers and running as admin everything changed and the crossfire setup changed to one that sounds like what you described. On top of that Dirt 3 is running perfectly!

I have not changed anything in the BIOS. With everything running this well do I even dare mess with it?

In advance thanks for all the help and I guess consider this resolved!

Thanks
Brian

Yeah, I knew it. You always have to disable your antivirus/antispyware while installing driver's and AMD's need to be Run As Administrator. I wish someplace would hurry up and get a HIS IceQ X Turbo X HD 6950 2.0 gb. video card in, so I can finally use crossfire. That's the exact card I need, because it's factory overclocked. None of the other models have any setting's near it.

Yeah that card is pretty sick. My friend has one and that is what I was sort of trying to accomplish by setting up two of these. I have to say it does make a difference in demanding games. Plus is looks really cool in the case

My cards are factory overclocked and I can make them faster in Catalyst controller

Thanks
Brian

I can too, but the card I have came @ 880 mhz and 1300 mhz. The stock HD 6950 are 800 mhz and 1250 mhz. From what I understand it also has a factory HD 6970 video bios. The highest factory overclocked is 840 mhz and 1300 mhz. I don't think they have the HD 6970 video bios, though. That and the fan they use are my 2 concerns. I've read where mine can be set at 900 mhz. and 1350 mhz. I already changed my fan speed from factory 20 % to 85% I'm just waiting to get the 2nd card before I change those 2 setting's. My case has 6 120 mm. fans and I've got a Corsair Hydro Series H-80 heat-sink, so my pc can more than handle the extra video card overclock. My 1100T cpu is already overclocked @ 37/3.9 Turbo core, instead of stock 3.3/3.7 Turbo Core. That I'm going to leave as is. Down the road I'm gonna get a 990FX mobo and Bulldozer cpu. The Bulldozer, I'm waiting to see how it perform's in Windows 8 first. Apparently, it doesn't justify the upgrade in Windows 7 performance wise, compared to my 1100T. It currently only beat's my cpu by 3-4 points on fps in benchmarks on Windows 7..