Problem with 3870X2

[afentiko]

well to start i have the following system
motherboard:asus P5E3 Deluxe WiFi
GPU:3870X2
CPU:Intel Q6600
Ram:2Gb DDR3
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Well, i have the following problem
when i open the Catalyst Control Center it open and then close in 1 sec and then it keeps on opening-closing by itself for some time.After having format i installed netframework 1.1 and then 2 but even then the problem still existed.What is the problem?How can i fix it? I also want to add that with my previous Nvidia 7600GT i was playing BF2142 with 40FPS and now only with 50.Its a pity i think.400 wasted euros

[Apoptosis]

Have you tried to remove all the ATI software and then re-install it? Be sure to use driver cleaner after you remove it and then re-install it again. I have a couple of the 3870 X2's and have had no problems like this and since it's just the CCC it's likely just something fubar with your software.

[afentiko]

As i said the first thing that i have done after installing windows and service pack 2 and netframework was to install the drivers

[Apoptosis]

Always install the chipset drivers before the video card. Sometimes this will lead to issues. Not sure what more to tell you. Could have a bad card, but since it's just CCC acting up it still sounds more like a software issue.

[Apoptosis]

Afentiko,

Just fired up the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi Edition and had some issues with the Radeon HD 3870 X2. I use this board as the test platform for all CPU Testing and have never had a problem. Yesterday, I used it for the 3DMark Vantage benchmark and it posts 1 out of 10 times with the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 installed. I have a number of Radeon HD 3870 X2's and all had the issue. When I switched to a different card from ATI and NVIDIA the issue was gone (the board would post). A couple times the board would post and then lock up a few minutes later. Since it only happens with this one video card and specific motherboard I'm thinking it is a BIOS issue. I'm using the latest public BIOS - 1109 that was posted on 3-28-2008. If I load default values I can get into Windows Vista with no problems, but if I change a single setting the board doesn't like to post. I've contacted ASUS about the issue.