Why are the VRMs on some of the 280x's running in the 100C range?!?!

[erre]

still no fix?

maybe i found a solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIXcIAFZPoo

[Gazza1]

Not from Sapphire.

Send them emails complaining.  I have sent a bunch.

tech@althonmicro.com

All they need to do is fix the damn memory timings on the bios, lazy fools

[erre]

did you try a different bios?

[Gazza1]

Yeah, so far any of the BIOS I've tried cause the whole computer to fail to post

[erre]

https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=12369.msg93722#msg93722

Did you try this?

You have the xfx model right?

[Gazza1]

https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=12369.msg93722#msg93722

Did you try this?

You have the xfx model right?

Oh wow  I have the Sapphire OC Dual-X models.  I will have to try this in the next couple days.  If it works you are awesome and many of us here Thank You  

[erre]

 

remember to post your results

[Gazza1]

I think I'm going to wait.  There are so many modified versions for the sapphire 280x in that thread.

It's ice cold here, so the cards are good for now.

[Gazza1]

Well I downloaded all the BIOS from that thread for the 280x sapphire dualx.  I only tried one after comparing them all it was the most identical to the factory one for my cards.  The one I tried was O46 and works for both memory types.  The machine booted fine but the cards would not hash, hashrates were 0.

If sapphire doesn't fix this shit I'm just going to sell all mine and buy Gigabyte/MSI/ASUS from now on.  Actually I'm going to buy them from now on anyway.