I'm up for the task if you want to send it over here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
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I'm up for the task if you want to send it over here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
That's a helluva card they made!
Nice scores man. nice.
Photoreview of mine Lightning on kp forums :)
Enjoy high-resolution photos if need any for hardware mods etc.
Have these hit store shelves yet?
Awsome card, almost 32k on 3DMark 06 with Gulfy :)
I think in this month after 25th October Tim...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by T_M
Ill believe it when i see it Hazzan ;)
Particularly in Indonesia, where they couldn't even supply me a MSI 5870 Lightning on RMA, or 480 standard in the last 5 weeks.
I was told 10/15 haha little late?
Darn...I thought I already posted here :down:.....sorry to be late Jon :rolleyes:....but I did want to congratulate you on the fantastic OC :up:....congrats on the Global Gold too :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by elmor
yeah who needs an sr2 :D
My 480GTX LN2 Run :D
Because LN2 was not enough, did not try 1450 Mhz.
And did not know that is limited by 1400 Mhz.(A/B) :ROTF:
Is setting method more high? :D
Vantage starting TEMP -140c (Sometimes, error happens if if screen breaks or executes vantage at 140c degrees.)
Vantage Running TEMP -155~160c
http://pds18.egloos.com/pds/201010/2...3936970870.jpg
System setup
http://pds19.egloos.com/pds/201010/2...32823e79f7.jpg
Hairdry arrangement in PCB bottom
http://pds20.egloos.com/pds/201010/2...328258c256.jpg
Hairdry arrangement around PLL power block
http://pds18.egloos.com/pds/201010/2...328287071e.jpg
awesome! can you pm me the afterburner?
Private power for the card makes a difference?
@OC_Windforce : AWESOME...........:up::up::up:
OC difference does not become.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
Main power : CPU & VGA
Sub Power : Used only FAN :D
Thanks bro~ ;)
@Hazzan
Thank you so much bro
here is my bad experience, Ive used about 100L on this card now with no better result than this :(
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287894885
R3E
Fat boy
antec tpq1200
AB 2.0.0 Extreme
Force constant
No monitoring
all switches on except the 2pwm ones
keeping pcb at 30-35c no frost at all visible
Memory at +250mv
Game test 1 scaling
1050/1200 @ 1.408v -90c pass
1100/1200 @ 1.408v -99c pass
1150/1200 @ 1.408v -100c fail = Black screen
1150/1200 @ 1.408v -118c fail = Display driver crash
1150/1200 @ 1.408v -125c fail = Display driver crash
1150/1200 @ 1.450v -140c pass
1200/1200 @ 1.450v -140c fail = Display driver crash 3s in
1200/1200 @ 1.500v -140c fail = Checkerboard crash 3s in
1200/1200 @ 1.500v -155c fail = Green screen crash 3s in
1200/1200 @ 1.550v -155c fail = Checkerboard crash 1s in
1200/1200 @ 1.500v -140c +300 mem = Black screen crash 1s in
1200/1250 @ 1.500v -150c +300 mem = Black screen crash 1s in
Saw alot of these
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287894885
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287894885
Thoughts? Going to burn this like vince and the REX :shakes:
I think my version of afterburner is broken, force constant voltage is checked but not true. +300 = 1.425 in 2d and 1.503 in 3d. As soon as it ramps up the voltage within the first couple seconds of vantage it freezes.
Is there a version out that actually keeps the voltage constant 2d and 3d or a 3d only bios
You tried raising the AUX?
yeah to +100 like someone suggested I think me4me
:-/
must be the green pcb rofl ;)
I have time and tested with LN2 on the weekend....:welcome::welcome:
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3038/img2418t.jpg
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2638581
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2048/37969.jpg
that grey screen is many times too high vcore at high speeds, maybe your gpu likes lower vcore in GT1, you sure your GFXMem likes 1200 with high gpu from that artifact freeze ?
yeah I will try lower mem speed/volts :) thanks sham
@ hazzan very jealous man!
You've sure got some persistence bro. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
Just hope to make the breakthrough and make all the effort worth it :)
Anyone else having the force constant voltage issue?
I dont have any problem with AB .....
Left memory clock first...try raise Core step by step...I start from 1200 VGPU +200 - 1250 VGPU +250 - 1300 VGPU +275 - 1350 VGPU +325 - 1375 VGPU +350 -1400 VGPU +350 - 1410 VGPU +350.... after you get good core try raise Memory clock....I run Memory Clock 1225 VMEM +300 and PLL +300 PCIE Set From Bios 115.
thanks for the help hazzan :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazzan
Wish me luck, rigged up my hairdryer :rofl:
alright the ghetto mod worked great. 2.5hrs benching cold half of which was full pot and no frost on mem on either side and or on the backside at all :clap:
mem ic's measured 20-30c on either side. PCB backside near power area stayed at 35-39c backside by switches 28-33c and backside near bracket 30-34c. :up:
Bad news is the card still wouldnt clock at all like it should
here is my 5 pages of notes condensed
Start settings +250c +250m +300pll
1005/1100 @ -48c pass [no issues]
1055/1100 @ -70c freeze [5s into bench]
Start settings +300c +300m +300pll
1055/1100 @ -75c fail [1m20s *crate drop causes volt spike grey screen]
Start settings +200c +300m +300pll
1055/1100 @ -65c fail [grey screen]
Start settings +150c +300, +300pll
1055/1100 @ -65c fail [grey screen]
1055/1100 @ -75c pass
1100/1100 @ -80c fail [checkerboard screen]
1100/1100 @ -70c fail [grey screen]
Start settings +100c +300m +300pll
1100/1100 @ -75c freeze [screen frozen in bench]
1100/1100 @ -97c pass
1150/1100 @ -97c fail [grey screen]
Start settings +125c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -100c fail [display driver 5s in]
1150/1100 @ -120c fail [display driver 2s in]
Start settings +075c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -100c fail [display driver 2s in]
Start settings +125c +325m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -120c fail [display drive 5s in]
Start settings +200c +325m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -135c fail [display driver 15s in]
Start settings +250c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -140c fail [checkerboard screen]
Start settings +225c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -145c fail [screen freeze 42s in]
Start settings +212c +300m +100pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [display driver 5s in]
Start settings +175c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [display driver 5s in]
Start settings +237c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [freeze screen 58s in]
Start settings +250c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [freeze screen 58s in]
Start settings + 231c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [grey screen 1m25s in]
Start settings +224c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [display driver 1m25s in]
Start settings +325c +300m +300pll
1150/1100 @ -165c fail [grey screen 20s in]
Start settings +237 +300m +300pll
1150/1000 @ -165c [freeze screen during last 2 seconds of bench :clap:]
Start settings +237 +325m +300pll
1150/100 @ -165c [grey screen 20s in]
::Tidbits::
Core Voltage is too unstable?@#?
+231 = 1.383 with upper 1.398 @ (crate drop) lower 1.379
+224 = 1.377 with upper 1.389 @ (crate drop) lower 1.361
+293 = 1.452 with upper 1.467 @ (crate drop) lower 1.436
When the crate hits the water in vantage the voltage spikes which usually causes the grey screen to appear. If you pass the crate dropping it grey screens when the jetski jumps over the camer which spikes as well. :down:
Is it worth it to do the hard mod and forget the software? Im guessing not because you guys are using it no problem. What a waste!
Pics are no frost on board after 2.5 hours :D too bad it didnt matter
I wouldn't push PLL like that until you see scaling problems and the other voltages have been explored. It almost sounds like your card has bad IHS contact, maybe check that out.
maybe it will fall off when I take the pot off rofl
Mine did, no joke. :p: Came right off along with the pot.
So much testing and still nothing huh? :( If you did something wrong there should've been some improvement by now.
Good to see more and more people getting up to 1400 at least. Congrats on a good card/score Hazzan :)
I tried mine for the first time last night and also hit a limit too low. I kept the PCB warm by mounting a waterblock on the back of the PCB on top of 2 layers of liquid electrical tape and a thermal pad for better heat/cold transfer. Then I put my rads in front of the kerosene heater and the water temps got up to around 70C. Only had to hit it with the hair dryer ever 5 minutes or so....full pot for about 2 hours.
But, it didn't help my clocks :( Similar to Allens results, had stability troubles past 1150 (only tried +250 to +350 on the core). memory would not clock past 2100....Just my first go though, I'll try again later ;)
(I'll post up some pics of the water block later)
I must see pics of your heater! thats an awesome Idea miah :D
People with good clockers does your volts fluctuate so much?
+293 = 1.452 with upper 1.467 @ (crate drop) lower 1.436 Swing of .031v
Sounds about right, it's completely dependant on GPU load.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
A lot of input in this thread, but unfortunately only few have got the card to 1400mhz.
I did not have any more luck with this than splave and others with problems.
This issue does not have that much to do with the PCB temperature and
I am quite sure, that it has nothing to do with pll temperature either (too cold pll crystal will give you sharp triangles)
because I removed PLL parts and took them away from pcb, without any effect.
Ram temperature does not change the core overclock.
I removed the HS and it could take a bit more voltage,
but the card can not do even 1mhz more on the core clocks.
Voltages I have tested are from 1.35V up to 1.6V. 1.55V is best voltage for my cards and if there is any less, they will just fail.
I have got all tested cards up to 1250MHz on core freq, but then I fail.
So, I am out of options here and I decided to leave this design for more skilled people :(
P.S People should write only real voltages from voltage meter like splave just did, cause for example +100 is totally different in all cards. It depends on P0 VID, temperature of the core, and the current load (mhz + V) :up:
The main breaker in my house is 100V 40A....so I was a little concerned about using the hair drier non-stop :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
I plugged the hairdryer into my neighbors kitchen out the window in my apartment rofl ;) I wonder what the cost of 2.5 hours with hairdryer on high is :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by miahallen
sf3d sorry you are in the same boat as miah and I. Perhaps we start a club :D
:rofl: @ club
Here are the pictures....I was pretty impressed, but I'm thining of adapting a lager aluminum block to cover a wider area that I'll mount in-between the water block and the PCB....Should work a bit better.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...llen/GPUWB.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...n/Kerosene.jpg
Love seeing stuff like that.
Just careful you dont crush any surface components with your mounting pressure
lol that's awesome miah. Too bad you didn't get big clocks though :-/
That's a darn good idea.
Hope im the first person to ever suggest this:
Water heating loop with a constantly running kettle as the reservoir :D
How did you set the pwm, pll an so on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Splave
Is it just changable with the Lightning?
I thought about this too....but the kitchen is upstairs and the loop would have been about 50ft long :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by T_M
My other idea was to run a hose straight from the tap, it uses a propane instant water heater and can get the water temp up to 75C :up:.....But I was worried about the lake I'd form in the ally outside my window :rofl:
I could have done it with a camping stove (propane), but the other thing that worried me was the pump seeing such high temps.
I was actually REALLY suprized how hot the water got, this worked much better than expected. I love my FFF&FM, it's so flexible is application :p: The Kerosene is really cheap for me too (standard heating for Japanese homes), so it's a pretty cost effective solution too (where electricity for the hair dryer is outrageous) :D
You don't own an electric kettle?!?!?
No....electricity is expensive here....we use gas ;)
Oh so you guys have the best average internet speeds for cheap too, but you can't use it since electricity is too expensive? haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by miahallen
PUSH HIGHER!!! GOGOGOGO How well do the lightnings work on water?
Yes there are switches and afterburner control :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by emertX
On air 899/1200 was my max,more volts didnt help.
i got a little interesting insight to these issues,
dino and i took a reference 480 last night that struggled to hit 1075mhz stable at any temps, voltage, continual grey screens..
when we heated the PCB so the card was not too cold, all of a sudden it will bench at 1175 and was still scaling... when we though okay lets let it get cold again, issues again...
Miah you've got a very bright solution there, but maybe not very effective.. By using that waterblock your also warming up the GPU..
The 480 core really needs all the cooling it can get. Warming up just the places which i think elmor marked at his pictures should do the job just fine :)
GHZ did quite well with his on water....I did not test on water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookiesowns
http://www.overclockers.com/swiftech...ing-lightning/
Thanks :) I'll keep trying different things....maybe I'll do what splave did and plug into my neighbor's outlet :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by ME4ME
Does anybody know whether is possible to install Accelero Extreme Plus instead of Twin Frozr cooling on Lightning with keeping the back plate,VRMs and memory heat sink?
I don't have the card yet, but I think I will have it soon so I'm just curious whether is possible to replace only GPU heatsink with (better I think) accelero extreme plus one
The Duke just did a review of the lightning and he really liked it. Great overclocking potential, and all of those features they packed in for power regulation and voltage control can't be beat.
http://www.techreaction.net/2010/12/...gtx-lightning/
Hi Guys
New to the forum. Love the site, it's full of great info.
I'm hoping for a bit of advice from you pros! ;) I have my 480Lightning on chilled water. GPU load temps are around 35 - 40'C I have had it stabily running for a while now @ 960/1200 with +137mV (approx 1.24V) on the core and +120mV (approx 1.7V) on the Memory with a touch of aux voltage for good measure. I got to 960 so easily and now have seem to hit a nuclear reactor sized concrete wall!!! I am just met with lockups and grey screens no matter what I do to the voltages. Any ideas guys?
Would it make any differences switching to the other on board bios?
I have tried with and without overcurrent protection on, which makes no difference at all.
Any comments will be appreciated.
Sie
i think you have to make it colder now
That BIOS is for sub-zero use, don't think that will help you. Voltage can only take you so far, you need more cold like dino's mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by YerMother
Thought that might be the case! :( Thanks for the response anyway I'm happy with 960 it's an awesome card!
OMG 1425 :O
Cheeeeers !!!
Hi guys, it's anyone that can upload the original bios for this card?, mine goes black before i can bench it :(
Here you go: http://elmor.se/files/480light.zipQuote:
Originally Posted by TOOL_CHILE
Thanks a lot elmor :D!!
Nice gpu 1450 mhz.
Has anyone had the 580 lightning on LN2 yet?