Posts Tagged Dragon Platform
Radeon HD4870 DVI Issue
Posted by Eric Miller in Hardware on April 2, 2009
As some of you know I just finshed building my new “Hunter” box and ran into a bit of an issue with the Sapphire Radeon HD4870 (1GB) video card I installed. Right now I am working closely with the guys in QA, engineering, and support over at AMD to see if we can nip this one in the bud.
Problem
On catalyst load DVI fails to respond to signal. A VGA adapter to cable solution works but does not send a digital signal.
Update April 2nd, 2009
The engineers have been able to reproduce my issue and are going to ship me a couple cards to test in my configuration. I will keep you guys updated on the solution when I have it.
Update April 6th, 2009
Installed the 512mb version of the 4870 that the guys over at AMD sent me to test. Intersting note, VGA and DVI connections are now both detected in Catalyst Control Center, but DVI still has “No Signal”.
Update April 13th, 2009
The guys over at AMD have sent me a registry hack that they claim resolves the problem. I am going to go ahead and dump it in and if it works I will let you all know and post the hacks.
Update May 12th, 2009
ATI engineers resolved the problem, they will be pushing a hotfix in the next couple weeks. Be patient guys.
Building the Perfect Hunter
Posted by Eric Miller in Custom Builds on March 18, 2009
Introduction
Project Overview
In this scenario I am building a custom AMD Phenom II (AM3) solution to serve as a high end development / gaming machine and compete with Intel i7 machines in the same bracket.
Project Goals (in order)
- Build a quiet replacement PC for my aging P4.
- Build a System under $2k including new large format monitor.
- Make it as child proof as possible (8 month old daughter)
- Reduce or eliminate visual effects such as LED’s & fans
- Get a good grasp on the AMD overclocking utilities and push the stock 2.6GHz processor to 3GHz or more running on air.
Parts Overview
- Antec P182 Chassis (Gun Metal Black) with Upgraded Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm case fans
- ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 Motherboard
- AMD Phenom II 810 2.6 GHz Quad Core Processor with Upgraded Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU cooler
- 8 GB OCZ HPC Reaper DDR3 1600 Dual Channel System Memory
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB Video Card
- Cooler Master 700 watt modular power supply.
- 600GB Western Digital Velociraptor (2x Drives in RAID0)
- LG SATA DVD +/- Burner
- Sabrent Internal Card Reader
- Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 (64 bit)
- ASUS 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor (DVI)
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