Hola! I'm one of the unfortunate with the above issues - it lasts about 20 secs in BFBC2 before the GSOD. My etailer isnt interested in an RMA (I've unleased trading standards on them and my credit card company) Sapphire have provided a new BIOS which I've yet to install, but has anyone managed to fix it with a new BIOS, or is RMA the only option. Matt
Grey screen of death isn't a hardware problem, its a driver issue. So you can scream about RMAs, but the hardware itself isn't faulty.
My best mates 5870 suffers from this chronically. I just laugh. But he's tried everything to fix it, he's too lazy to bother RMA'ing it though.
does this only happen in games? try undoing the factory overclock - so go back to 850 from 875. one of my colleagues at work had this, vapor-x (we both bought them from OCuk, i guess i was lucky as mine is solid).
are you sure about that? i also get GSOD when i try to overclock the card pass 900Mhz without giving it enough voltage, or when memory clock was too high. return to stock and everything with same drivers are rock solid.
BIO's update from manufacture will solve this. Check my thread as I had the same symptoms with my HD 5970 http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=185918 Simon. EDIT; CCC 10.4 is out today.
The OC is factory preset so should be stable in any event, i'l try the new BIOS and then new CCC. Watch this space.....
just try dropping the overclock to stock speeds in CCC - my mate had exactly the same issue and that fixed it.
Surely if its a factory OC then that is the stock speed! In any event, I have installed the new Sapphire BIOS (140X300.TS2) and CCC 10.4 and managed several hours rather than several mintures of gaming. Touch wood its resolved!
i meant stock as in reference speeds, but glad youv fixed it - any chance you could link me to the BIOS so i can send that to my mate?
Why doesn't your friend open up a support ticket with his Gpu manufacture and get the latest official bios from them?
I can post the email with the links, but Sapphire were rather particular that I gave them the right SKU and Part number, as they have lots of BIOD's - I dont want him to fry his card with the wrong BIOS, but I can post it a little later when I get home.
Got 3 GSOD's the next day in under an hour, Sapphire have told me to RMA it - fine except the retailer has refused the RMA in the first place.... Waiting for the credit card refund and then i'll buy a new one from Scan (which I should have waited for them to have stock in the first place!)
