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Gigabyte 965P-S3 & 7950gx2

  • 25-02-2007 4:45pm
    #1
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭


    I just got a 7950gx2 and I am having major problems with it. Firstly sometimes when I boot the display is all garbled and after maybe one or two resets it displays fine, then when booting into XP it may freeze on the loading screen or else just goto a black screen.

    When it eventually boots to windows (after a few tries) everything works perfectly
    i.e ran prime95 for 12 hours with no errors, looped 3dmark 2005 all night perfectly, ran memcheck with no errors, I also updated bios, checked gfx on friends machine and everything was ok.

    Has anyone any ideas because I am stumped.

    Specs

    GA-965p-s3, Corsair 2GB, 7950gx2, E6300 core 2, OCZ 700w PSU


Comments

  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Motherboards had to specifically support the 7950GX2 in the bios due to the on-board PCI-e bridge in the card as it is basically SLI on a stick with two 7900GT's. By the sounds of it Gigabyte have not included the support for it hence the various issues you describe.

    Gigabytes website in the prior bios updates section does mention some compatibility fixes but does not specifically mention the GX2.

    Can't exactly recall on this but press Ctrl+F1 in the bios to show the hidden menu options one of the entry's "might" be enable support for the GX2.

    Failing that contact Gigabyte and ask them to see if support can be added or change your motherboard.


  • #3
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    Thanks for the reply 8T8 but I think a change of MB is needed.

    I only bought this board as a stop gap while I was upgrading from an Athlon XP/AGP setup.

    I think I will go for this http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=325482
    What do you think?


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Yeah the Asus board should work though I'd Google to check that somebody has the GX2 running already just to be sure like the PB5-V must support it as it is mentioned in this bios update.


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    If you get in touch with Gigabyte support, they are friendly, fast and efficient. They may be willing to patch the bios to add support (thus saving you the hassle of the switch).


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