Expert help needed with CrossFire setup

Isn't Vapor-X blue (which is better), while the Toxic version is orange?

Kimberly Gomez34 said:Isn't Vapor-X blue (which is better), while the Toxic version is orange?

http://www.sapphiretech.com/productd...12103&lang=esp

So you tell me... -,-" Yeah, the Vapor-X is blue, but the name doesn't actually say Toxic... I just threw that in there quickly!

jadebison17 said:http://www.sapphiretech.com/productd...12103&lang=esp

So you tell me... -,-" Yeah, the Vapor-X is blue, but the name doesn't actually say Toxic... I just threw that in there quickly!

The Toxic model looks identical to the one you picked up... the only difference is obvious if you look at the box (at first glance)...Toxic, standard

analogtiger19 said:The Toxic model looks identical to the one you picked up... the only difference is obvious if you look at the box (at first glance)...Toxic, standard

Yeah, my box is totally black... and I don't even know if there's any real difference in performance or if there's even a noticeable difference at all! I haven't even mounted it yet to start playing because there's a massive storm blowing through right now, so I can't really make it over to my desk where the rig is sitting 😁

Both cards utilize the exact same Tri-X cooler; the Toxic is essentially just an overclocked version of the standard model.

Alright folks, I need some backup here! I figured I’d post this right under our previous chat about the R9 280x rather than starting a whole new thread...

So, here’s the deal: I popped this card into my MSI X58 Pro-E, fired up Far Cry 3 on Ultra at 900p, and everything was smooth sailing for about two hours. I had already wiped the Nvidia drivers and went through the whole process of installing the AMD drivers via the DVD ROM...

But then, just as I headed back to my desktop, this popped up out of nowhere:


I totally panicked! I honestly thought I’d caught a nasty virus. I had literally just installed Far Cry 4 and was right in the middle of grinding away when this hit me the second I hit PAUSE. -,-" I went full scorched-earth mode—shut the PC down immediately, wiped the hard drive, and decided to start from scratch. I tried reinstalling Windows 7, but halfway through the install, the same thing happened again! Eventually, I managed to get Windows 7 running, and even moved over to Windows 10 on a different hard drive, but the issue follows me everywhere. To make matters weirder, when I check Speccy Pro, the temperatures aren't even crossing 30°C... so, what on earth could be going on??

Is it just a simple issue with the graphics card? 🤷

Larry Ortiz5 said:Is it just a simple issue with the graphics card? 🤷

Actually, nope! Turns out there was a burnt SATA3 port on the board 😁 man, you have no idea how much I panicked for a second there 😁 😁 😁 😁