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Hi,
I have MSI 4870 MD1G crossfire problem! plzzz
help me!
some times when im playing game some artifacts comes like blue, green...
is it hardware problem? i think, this problem pertain to Driver!
i cant crossfire my graphics too! i can, but i mean when i tested my graphics with 3D fturemark vantage the scores is too low! in same options it about 12900! only one of them 8500??!
help me!
my system: cpu: amd phenom 2 4x. 4 gb ram. 1 tb hdd. main board x64 msi and power ocz 700w
helpppppppp

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some times when im playing game some artifacts comes like blue, green...
Where that happend? You have 2x4870 MD1G or?
OS running?
What mainboard you got?
Do you use VGA drivers from MSI web?

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