Topic: 5850 + 5870 Mining (Read 1933 times)
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it!
Running mixed 5850's and 5870's with no issues
I never had to crossfire, ever, and I have mixed 5830 + 5870. Dont need dummy plugs since driver 11.7. best sdk for 5xxx is 2.1
Thank you! No dummy plugs necessary?
I have 2x 5870 and 5850 running in windows. To get windows to recognize my cards I had to crossfire the 1st time. after crossfire drivers are installed you should turn it off in ccc for full speed.
I'm always searching for cards to add to my mining fleet, but with the inflated prices of 5870's it's difficult to find the cards in the price range I want. I can occasionally find 5850's though. I have space in two rigs for one card each. One rig is empty (not currently running ) and the other is running with a 5870 right now. I would add to the running rig first, obviously, but my question becomes this:
If I'm running a 5870 and and 5850 in the same rig, will the 5870 only produce the mhash of the 5850? I'm wondering because when you crossfire a 5850 and a 5870, the 5870 drops to the clocks/performance of the 5850. But is crossfire required for mining, or can I simply plug the card in and the device manager will see it, and I start mining?
Is anyone currently doing this? If so I would sincerely appreciate any and all advice you can give me. Thanks in advance!!!
-Chance Coats
If I'm running a 5870 and and 5850 in the same rig, will the 5870 only produce the mhash of the 5850? I'm wondering because when you crossfire a 5850 and a 5870, the 5870 drops to the clocks/performance of the 5850. But is crossfire required for mining, or can I simply plug the card in and the device manager will see it, and I start mining?
Is anyone currently doing this? If so I would sincerely appreciate any and all advice you can give me. Thanks in advance!!!
-Chance Coats
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