GTX580: 1.025VID: 950/1900/2300: stock cooler: guaranteed?!?

So Metro 2033 was 10 bucks on steam today so I picked it up for some benchmarking. Here are the results. SLI'ed EVGA GTX 580s Superclocked used with the GPU-Z /GTX580OCP command

Everything setting wise was set to max @ 1920 X 1200

Stock speeds 772 Core 2025 Memory
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7...2025memory.jpg

Overclocked 900 Core 2025 Memory 1.138V
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1...2025memory.jpg

Overclocked 900 Core 2200 Memory 1.138V
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8...2200memory.jpg

Interesting results. This is fun! :up:

Thanks for the Metro 2033 test run! And the developers claimed it will use all features of your hardware yet the min and average is still super low.

I think its another next gen engine game waiting for next gen hardware. Only now Stalker and Crysis are able to run near 60 FPS with max settings on a single card!

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Which brand water block are you using?

-Systemlord

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I did not use water block

The settings image doesn't seem to want to work anymore, I will upload it again when I get home. And you're welcome! :)

@hetsaq - nice :up:

since hetsaq posted benchmarks of metro 2033.. last week i was thinking of doing couple/few vids of metro 2033+fraps+max settings@1080p and whatever other requested game.. but didnt have the time.. maybe later today if i got time.. youd see my 4.8ghz 980x sli 580 all air cooled system in action

if you guys would like to view such vids let me know

edited tri sli 580 out since i dont have proper 3way sli psu but heck ill include tri sli 580 as well

Napalm,

Please do run your great tests with Metro! I want to see how cpu limited Metro is with your setup! :D

metro 2033

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCr4MJgXows

lost planet 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1MsdM_wpQs

hawx2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcVB86uAsqc

looking good!

Nice videos sir.

how does metro 2033 compare to other setups/to yours @ fraps ?

thanx cowie hetsaq i appreciate the response

have a great weekend :toast:

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9114/34904456.png

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http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9114/34904456.png

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3dm11:d

265.90 kill combined test results or is it Sli setup?

@pinto sli setup


if you are on sli setup and 265.90 drivers just compare graphics tests 1-4

everything else all the scores physics test combined test are all outta whack

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3882/81472245.png

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9103/19227659.png

Where can i se the "vid" on my 2 gigabyte 580?

Yes I am noob :yawn:

Voltage :D The value it starts up at, before modding should be VID.... 1.025v for you :)

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Where can i se the "vid" on my 2 gigabyte 580?

Yes I am noob :yawn:

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Voltage :D The value it starts up at, before modding should be VID.... 1.025v for you :)

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lol welcome mr nizzen :)

[1.000v] nice vidder :up: both ??

either way should be great clockers :toast:

after going back to dec 7 263.09 (37.xx fps physics) then back to 265.90 looks like graphics scores are fine.. linear.. i thought i saw 11xxx graphics score @ 263.09 but thats the physics score.. just the combined scores for sli setups needs fix

as for the graphics tests sli scaling is pretty awesome.. mirror to sli scaling @ metro 2033 :up:

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5828/61057992.png

I got 2 Palit 580s installed, the stock vid is 1000mv. I can only get to 850core (memory not touched) at 1100mv, anything higher and it crashes Heaven 2.1. Any advice? This is in a case, stock cooling, with a 1200rpm 140mm fan blowing in from the side panel, I'm after safe 24/7 stuff btw.

3D11 works now with 580 Sli

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2628/3d11p13321.jpg

Just tested my MSI card (VID 1.025V) and it's horrible (stock cooling). 900 is bench stable......3D03 will run at 925MHz....but no more :(
Will test on stock water soon ;)
Will test on LN2 in a month or so :D

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Originally Posted by miahallen

Just tested my MSI card (VID 1.025V) and it's horrible (stock cooling). 900 is bench stable......3D03 will run at 925MHz....but no more :(
Will test on stock water soon ;)
Will test on LN2 in a month or so :D

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I'm in the same boat. My vid is 1.050v, and between 925-935 is where its stable. These gpus don't like going over 75-80c at these speeds it seems (atleast for me). Water I guess is the way to go.

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Originally Posted by Roch

I got 2 Palit 580s installed, the stock vid is 1000mv. I can only get to 850core (memory not touched) at 1100mv, anything higher and it crashes Heaven 2.1. Any advice? This is in a case, stock cooling, with a 1200rpm 140mm fan blowing in from the side panel, I'm after safe 24/7 stuff btw.

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you have to go higher than 1.100v+85% fan for 900+

you have to touch memory (1100-1150mhz) if you want higher performance higher core voltage helps with that too ;)

~1.125v 900/1800/2200 safe 24/7 stuff :up:

then again "safe" is in the eye of the beholder

good luck! :toast:

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Originally Posted by pinto

3D11 works now with 580 Sli

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2628/3d11p13321.jpg

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just ran again @ sli/265.90 and still the same results as yesterday

whats changed? mind sharing how you got it to work?

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

just ran again @ sli/265.90 and still the same results as yesterday

whats changed? mind sharing how you got it to work?

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First:
Add an SLI profile:


Profile "3DMark11"
ShowOn GeForce
ProfileType Application
Executable "3dmark11.exe"
Executable "3dmark11cmd.exe"
Executable "3dmark11demo.exe"
Executable "3dmark11workload1.exe"
Executable "3dmark11workload2.exe"
Setting ID_0x00a06946 = 0x084000f5
Setting ID_0x1033cec1 = 0x00000003
Setting ID_0x1033cec2 = 0x00000002
Setting ID_0x1033dcd2 = 0x00000004
Setting ID_0x1033dcd3 = 0x00000004
Setting ID_0x1095def8 = 0x02c00005
Setting ID_0x209746c1 = 0x04280001
Setting ID_0x20ebd7b8 = 0x00000020
EndProfile

Second:
go to "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Futuremark_Corporation\" and search for a file named:

user.config

Then open it in a text editor and search for the line:

Code:
<setting name="GpuCount" serializeAs="String">
<value>0</value>Then change that 0 to 2 (or more if you have a 3 or 4 way SLI)

Don't change any other LINE!
Save it.

Run 3dmark 2011 and have fun.


Guide.

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

you have to go higher than 1.100v+85% fan for 900+

you have to touch memory (1100-1150mhz) if you want higher performance higher core voltage helps with that too ;)

~1.125v 900/1800/2200 safe 24/7 stuff :up:

then again "safe" is in the eye of the beholder

good luck! :toast:

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Thanks! Will give it a go now. :up:

:up:

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Originally Posted by Kimofil

First:
Add an SLI profile:


Profile "3DMark11"
ShowOn GeForce
ProfileType Application
Executable "3dmark11.exe"
Executable "3dmark11cmd.exe"
Executable "3dmark11demo.exe"
Executable "3dmark11workload1.exe"
Executable "3dmark11workload2.exe"
Setting ID_0x00a06946 = 0x084000f5
Setting ID_0x1033cec1 = 0x00000003
Setting ID_0x1033cec2 = 0x00000002
Setting ID_0x1033dcd2 = 0x00000004
Setting ID_0x1033dcd3 = 0x00000004
Setting ID_0x1095def8 = 0x02c00005
Setting ID_0x209746c1 = 0x04280001
Setting ID_0x20ebd7b8 = 0x00000020
EndProfile

Second:
go to "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Futuremark_Corporation\" and search for a file named:

user.config

Then open it in a text editor and search for the line:

Code:
<setting name="GpuCount" serializeAs="String">
<value>0</value>Then change that 0 to 2 (or more if you have a 3 or 4 way SLI)

Don't change any other LINE!
Save it.

Run 3dmark 2011 and have fun.


Guide.

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wow assistance from unlikely source thanx kimofil :toast:

580 sli p12972

580 tri-sli p16446

Thanx Kimofil :D

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/66674

P12264 3DMarks

edit:

I used Geforce_SLI_Profile_Tool to edit the sli profile for 3dmark 11

580 sli x4573

580 tri-sli x6486

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:up:



wow assistance from unlikely source thanx kimofil :toast:

580 sli p12972

580 tri-sli p16446

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You are always welcome NapalmV5:toast:
Nice to see this scores going!

Kimofil :toast:


i didnt get a chance to post tri-sli crysis warhead per request so here it is and will have crysis when the new drivers arrive

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9332/89946962.png

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/865/90024341.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/797/98054008.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5986/64082363.png

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Originally Posted by bigKr33

I'm in the same boat. My vid is 1.050v, and between 925-935 is where its stable. These gpus don't like going over 75-80c at these speeds it seems (atleast for me). Water I guess is the way to go.

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24/7, mine doesn't seem to be able to do more than around 850/2200....needs 1.1V for that, I tried 875MHz for a while, but I was getting artifacting even with max voltage.....(yes, my fan is locked at 85%).

I think Napalm just got REALLY lucky :p:

very good ,have a look.:p:

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Kimofil :toast:


i didnt get a chance to post tri-sli crysis warhead per request so here it is and will have crysis when the new drivers arrive

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9332/89946962.png

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/865/90024341.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/797/98054008.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5986/64082363.png

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Very nice result man! Can you please try Cargo Flythrough map in Warhead bench with this settings and post screenshot? It seems for me that this map is a lot heavier than others.

How do these look?

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e.../crysis256.png

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...r/3dmark11.png

900/1800/2200/1125mv.

@Roch nice :up:

so you comfortable with 900/1800/2200/1.125v 24/7 ?

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Originally Posted by Kimofil

Very nice result man! Can you please try Cargo Flythrough map in Warhead bench with this settings and post screenshot? It seems for me that this map is a lot heavier than others.

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thanx man! yeh this map uses about 250mb mem more than ambush but its no issue i ran it several times just to make sure and im getting these constant results

how does this map compare? i have no clue.. let me know

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5512/18738709.png

this is the first time ever i benched re5.. same clocks: 4.8ghz 980x/900mhz tri-sli 580

variable/fixed @ max 1080p

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/8831/62928734.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8196/89055579.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8637/19538046.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4084/57834162.jpg

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

thanx man! yeh this map uses about 250mb mem more than ambush but its no issue i ran it several times just to make sure and im getting these constant results

how does this map compare? i have no clue.. let me know

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Very nice FPS you can get with this one mate!:up:

But why you tested it in 32-bit (64bit box unchecked)?
64 bit version have better textures LOD and managed memory a little better. I think you use unpatched version of Warhead without 64-bit support.
This official patch enable 64-bit support for Warhead.

For compare, this is my result on heavy overclocked 5970 and i7 930 (all air), in 64-bit mode with 4xAA. Slightly old drivers, with new average i think will be close to 50...
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1...11200crysi.png

You can try bench one more with my settings, i cannot use 16xQAA anyway;)

@ kimofil = allow me....compare with 6850 CF def

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Very nice FPS you can get with this one mate!:up:

But why you tested it in 32-bit (64bit box unchecked)?
64 bit version have better textures LOD and managed memory a little better. I think you use unpatched version of Warhead without 64-bit support.
This official patch enable 64-bit support for Warhead.

For compare, this is my result on heavy overclocked 5970 and i7 930 (all air), in 64-bit mode with 4xAA. Slightly old drivers, with new average i think will be close to 50...
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1...11200crysi.png

You can try bench one more with my settings, i cannot use 16xQAA anyway;)

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yes unpatched

before i patched to 64bit aa 4x vs aa 16xq same results @ 32bit

avg fps should be at least 90? but its under 70

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3715/22388792.png

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4962/93467623.png

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4282/6850cfdef.jpg

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yes unpatched

before i patched to 64bit aa 4x vs aa 16xq same results @ 32bit

avg fps should be at least 90? but its under 70

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3715/22388792.png

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4962/93467623.png

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It seems like AA level don't matter for tri-sli.
And yes, 64-bit FPS a lower for me too than 32 because of better LOD i think.
Anyway, min FPS a LOT higher :up:

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http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4282/6850cfdef.jpg

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Nice one for stock 6850's, Gaul! But i think with patch in 64-bit mode FPS will be a little lower (about 35 avg i think).


Did a retest with much never drivers and CPU/GPU on stock clock.
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8745/75179997.jpg

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Originally Posted by Kimofil

It seems like AA level don't matter for tri-sli.
And yes, 64-bit FPS a lower for me too than 32 because of better LOD i think.
Anyway, min FPS a LOT higher :up:

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exactly min fps is higher so should max+avg but oh well i guess theres always hope in the next drivers :)


this is another first ever bench for me: dmc4

4.8ghz 980x/900mhz tri-sli 580/max 1080p

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9557/52577562.png
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/746/81442163.png

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

exactly min fps is higher so should max+avg but oh well i guess theres always hope in the next drivers :)


this is another first ever bench for me: dmc4

4.8ghz 980x/900mhz tri-sli 580/max 1080p

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9557/52577562.png
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/746/81442163.png

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Yes the drivers is always the case....
Nice looking fps in dmc4 man:D

miahallen..

I just had a galaxy 580GTX that was air stable @ 950/1900/2100 (almost had a stable pass @ 970 but crashed during the canyon run 3dm6)..1.142-1.150...I sold that one and have another one coming tomorrow "monday"
seems maybe you got ahold of one that wasnt up to par. this one would run solid stable @ those 950 speeds, and volts 3dm6, Unigine and gaming...

Im gonna run this new one air for one day, then water on tuesday when the EK block gets here..Im hoping to get one equal * fingers crossed*

Hi guys,

i cant belive how fast this card is!!!

on default clocks and my cpu at 4.2ghz i only managed 6100 points on 3dmark 11

here is my card pushed to the max on stock cooling ( maybe a lil headroom on the gpu clocks :P )

card is running 1.15v with NVIDIA Inspector, with more volts and better cooling 8k on a all air setup should be within reach :)

edit: oops forgot the link - http://3dmark.com/3dm11/168105

shigs nice :up: what vid?

That's weird,i'm using the Nvidia inspector tool on my 3 GTX580's,all 3 from Gigabyte,and all 3 of them have a different base Vgpu's???


1.063 volts on GPU 0.
1.025 volts on GPU 1.
1.050 volts on GPU 2.


Anyhow,what would be the max recommended on voltage and clock speeds while keeping the fan on the cards at the auto setting and not sounding like a vacuum cleaner?....:ROTF:

Shadow0001 use the 1.025vidder as main/gpu 0

the 1.063vidder will dictate how far the whole tri-sli system will go.. 900mhz under best circumstances

try 1.100-1.125vgpu/auto fan and see how hot they get @ default clocks then work your way up the clock ladder

good luck! :toast:

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

Shadow0001 use the 1.025vidder as main/gpu 0

the 1.063vidder will dictate how far the whole tri-sli system will go.. 900mhz under best circumstances

try 1.100-1.125vgpu/auto fan and see how hot they get @ default clocks then work your way up the clock ladder

good luck! :toast:

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Thanks,i'll be plenty happy at 850 mhz for all 3 cards,but what about memory speeds?....:)

2200 do try up to 2300 may have to set fan higher

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

2200 do try up to 2300 may have to set fan higher

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Actually,i got 850Mhz right on the first try with all 3 cards at 1.1 volts,without any artifacting and running several loops of the heaven demo,but came across something i never though would happen..


I use 3 screens,so i though that the overclock on the GPU's would make a performance difference,and this is with a 980x running at 4.5 Ghz(1.4 volts,air cooled),but look at these results:


With the cards at stock clocks:

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...SLIenabled.png


With the cards running at 850/2100:


http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...verclocked.png


So what i'm going to do next is push the CPU a little bit harder and see if the difference increases,compared to the minimal difference acheived by overclocking the cards,and if it does get larger,then a 980x at 4.5 Ghz,simply isn't enough to uncork all the performance out of the cards,even at stock clocks,and at least with regards to the heaven demo...:eek:

^ 260.99 vs 263.09 ^

forget that.. for 3way and 4way sli you need the 265.90 quadro drivers+appropriate inf

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=263009

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

^ 260.99 vs 263.09 ^

forget that.. for 3way and 4way sli you need the 265.90 quadro drivers+appropriate inf

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=263009

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I'll install them tomorrow and run the benchmark with the cards overclocked and see if there's any improvements then,if not,then squeeze the CPU a little harder and see then.


Would be shocking hitting a wall at these crazy settings,CPU wise though.

what power supply ?

cpu is ok the benchmark is totally gpu dependent at this rez/settings

you need those quadro drivers

heres boulard83s 5760x1080 so you can compare

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Originally Posted by Boulard83

My 885mhz SLI GTX460 was barelly keeping 30fps AVG at this res. 2 GTX580s nearly stock and WAY better.

http://www.infodupat.com/MiscPics/Un...round_DX11.jpg


These pics are with Xtrem Tess and 4x AA/AF.
http://www.infodupat.com/MiscPics/Un...urround_01.jpg

http://www.infodupat.com/MiscPics/Un...urround_02.jpg

http://www.infodupat.com/MiscPics/Un...urround_03.jpg

http://www.infodupat.com/MiscPics/Un...urround_04.jpg

http://www.infodupat.com/MiscPics/Un...urround_05.jpg

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Shadow0001

to replicate a heavy load i ran heaven @ max settings+tess scale/factor/distance @ 2.0

default and 850/2100 clocks

nothing new here if you want higher performance in heaven youve got to resort to watercooling

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/3081/12705038.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/958/29331120.jpg

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

Shadow0001

to replicate a heavy load i ran heaven @ max settings+tess scale/factor/distance @ 2.0

default and 850/2100 clocks

nothing new here if you want higher performance in heaven youve got to resort to watercooling

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Boulard isn't running the same settings as me,as i'm running in extreme tesselation mode and 5760*1200 resolution,16X AF and 4X antialiasing...;)

Shadow0001

i know :) you two are the only ones here so far @ 5760 rez

i just brought it up since you can compare vs 2way sli @ 5760x1080

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http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4962/93467623.png

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Originally Posted by Kimofil

It seems like AA level don't matter for tri-sli.
And yes, 64-bit FPS a lower for me too than 32 because of better LOD i think.
Anyway, min FPS a LOT higher :up:

Did a retest with much never drivers and CPU/GPU on stock clock.
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8745/75179997.jpg

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while tri-sli worx @ ambush map doesnt quite work @ cargo flythrough

tri-sli^ vs sli @ same clocks

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6743/47239748.png

I have a new 1.035 that does 975/1050 3d11 all day :D

Splave

nice! sli results coming? :D

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

shigs nice :up: what vid?

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Hi Napalm,

Thanks for the help, my Vid = 1.012 ... this good or bad? :P

shigs

oh its good :) better cooling+more voltage: 1ghz+ easy :up:


im looking at watercooling offerings.. last time i was into watercooling was ~7 years ago

what do you guys think of this setup ?

at least 5ghz 980x 1ghz 3x 580 - performance would be phenomenal

but do you guys think its worth it ?

what water pump/s would you guys recommend ?

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2386/18624828.png

@ ts = COMPARE with 6950 CF plz.......same setting MUST

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4544/8xaas.jpg

3D MARK 2011 ( X )
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8429/2011cfdef.jpg

Wow, I can't wait to get a 580 now. Awesome results all around!

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

shigs

oh its good :) better cooling+more voltage: 1ghz+ easy :up:


im looking at watercooling offerings.. last time i was into watercooling was ~7 years ago

what do you guys think of this setup ?

at least 5ghz 980x 1ghz 3x 580 - performance would be phenomenal

but do you guys think its worth it ?

what water pump/s would you guys recommend ?

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:D i've also been looking into watercooling, like you i've not watercooled for about 5 years now! :(

however i'm thinking of going down the chiller route...

thinking of getting one of these http://www.aquatuning.co.uk/product_...capacity-.html

picking up a 990x when it comes out

1GHZ GPU 24 / 7 stable sounds good to me :)

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Originally Posted by nolonger

Wow, I can't wait to get a 580 now. Awesome results all around!

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thanx! :)

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Originally Posted by shigs

:D i've also been looking into watercooling, like you i've not watercooled for about 5 years now! :(

however i'm thinking of going down the chiller route...

thinking of getting one of these http://www.aquatuning.co.uk/product_...capacity-.html

picking up a 990x when it comes out

1GHZ GPU 24 / 7 stable sounds good to me :)

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chiller? i dont wanna worry about condensation.. more power to yah though :up:

this is what i ended up getting + 110v eheim 1250 pump

the hunt for 1.025 or better 3rd vidder is on :D

once i get it all done its going to be a 24/7 m0nster.. i hope

goal: ~5.2ghz 980x ~1100/2200/2600 3x 580

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5846/94910851.png

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Originally Posted by Gaul

@ ts = COMPARE with 6950 CF plz.......same setting MUST

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/4544/8xaas.jpg

3D MARK 2011 ( X )
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8429/2011cfdef.jpg

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heres 3dmark11: x4573

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9616/21760217.png

@ ts = def plzzzzz, my 6950 CF on stock clock

here 6950 CF def

HEAVEN
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1745/24879760.jpg

youre doing up to 950.. do 950 vs 950 comparo

how about clock for clock?

http://img574.imageshack.us/img574/6427/76379652.png

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

youre doing up to 950.. do 950 vs 950 comparo

how about clock for clock?

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well u must think about prize too.....:p:, even 6970 CF still have lower prize than 580 SLI :)
anyway no problem, thanx 4 share

syill wait compare with 580 SLI for my heaven v2.1 same setting.....

lol i could care less if even lower prize :) aint gonna buy a radeon ever again

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Originally Posted by Gaul

well u must think about prize too.....:p:, even 6970 CF still have lower prize than 580 SLI :)
anyway no problem, thanx 4 share

syill wait compare with 580 SLI for my heaven v2.1 same setting.....

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whats the point.. no matter how we slice it dice it default clocks oced clock for clock the radeons always win :) lol besides your on an ep45 mobo 8x pcie x 2 and im on 16x pcie x 2 right there the radeons win :)

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whats the point.. no matter how we slice it dice it default clocks oced clock for clock the radeons always win :) lol besides your on an ep45 mobo 8x pcie x 2 and im on 16x pcie x 2 right there the radeons win :)

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yup mine was 8x/8x on CF coz P45 :down: and...............old q9550
OK no problemo, I'll be back with 6970 CF then........:cool:

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4414/dsc01298k.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3857/dsc01299ie.jpg

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thanx! :)



chiller? i dont wanna worry about condensation.. more power to yah though :up:

this is what i ended up getting + 110v eheim 1250 pump

the hunt for 1.025 or better 3rd vidder is on :D

once i get it all done its going to be a 24/7 m0nster.. i hope

goal: ~5.2ghz 980x ~1100/2200/2600 3x 580

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5846/94910851.png

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nice set up, with the above chiller aslong as the water temp is just above room level you dont need to worry about condensation at all.

if your after a low vid, my card is a inno 3D card, i'm not sure if these are all 1.012vid but it would be a good guess :up:

vid is not everything as I got 2 580 gtx SC's and one has a vid of 1.063 and the other 1.082. One would think they would not overclock very well. I ran both cards
at 1.088 at 900/2100 and ran everything I at threw at them all night.. No artifacts. I did not try lower voltages or higher overclocks.. I wanted 900 on the core and 2100 on the ram.
So I tried that first and it ran fine.. SO im very pleased. I may try for more later when I get a faster/better overclocking cpu.. My 980x sweet spot is 4200mhz.. 4400mhz needs 1.40 volts underload to be stable! When means i have to set it at 1.462 in bios. Thats too much for voltage in my book for 24/7

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vid is not everything as I got 2 580 gtx SC's and one has a vid of 1.063 and the other 1.082. One would think they would not overclock very well. I ran both cards
at 1.088 at 900/2100 and ran everything I at threw at them all night.. No artifacts. I did not try lower voltages or higher overclocks.. I wanted 900 on the core and 2100 on the ram.
So I tried that first and it ran fine.. SO im very pleased. I may try for more later when I get a faster/better overclocking cpu.. My 980x sweet spot is 4200mhz.. 4400mhz needs 1.40 volts underload to be stable! When means i have to set it at 1.462 in bios. Thats too much for voltage in my book for 24/7

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nice clocks your getting there on the GPU! but PUSH that memory mine can bench 2340 easy, not sure if i can push higher yet

my clocks are for 24/7

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nice set up, with the above chiller aslong as the water temp is just above room level you dont need to worry about condensation at all.

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He's not making a "chiller" (water below ambient via ice or refrigeration)... the parts he's using are just normal water cooling. :)

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He's not making a "chiller" (water below ambient via ice or refrigeration)... the parts he's using are just normal water cooling. :)

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read my post prior to making that post mate, i was referring to the chiller i intend to buy :up:

two Galaxy reference cards 1.025V and 1.012V (both @ 1.100V for stability)

They are running well @920MHz with 2200MHz ram.. i can still go further i think but it does get to 71C w/o any special 100% fan unlock.

http://home.comcast.net/~jcheck10/gtx580.png

http://home.comcast.net/~jcheck10/gtx580a.png

Flawless game performance, very nice cards w/ i7@4.2, ram @ 1600

Not sure how you guys hit 950 / 2300, maybe 1.1V is not enough..

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read my post prior to making that post mate, i was referring to the chiller i intend to buy :up:

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I see now... please forgive my confusion, I'm getting old. :D

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nice set up, with the above chiller aslong as the water temp is just above room level you dont need to worry about condensation at all.

if your after a low vid, my card is a inno 3D card, i'm not sure if these are all 1.012vid but it would be a good guess :up:

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go for it shigs :up: after i took a closer look at the chiller.. nice chiller! being able to control temp and up to 790w cooling capacity.. if that would be us price id definitely get 2x :D

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vid is not everything as I got 2 580 gtx SC's and one has a vid of 1.063 and the other 1.082. One would think they would not overclock very well. I ran both cards
at 1.088 at 900/2100 and ran everything I at threw at them all night.. No artifacts. I did not try lower voltages or higher overclocks.. I wanted 900 on the core and 2100 on the ram.
So I tried that first and it ran fine.. SO im very pleased. I may try for more later when I get a faster/better overclocking cpu.. My 980x sweet spot is 4200mhz.. 4400mhz needs 1.40 volts underload to be stable! When means i have to set it at 1.462 in bios. Thats too much for voltage in my book for 24/7

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the difference between low vid and high vid can be up to 75-100mhz

not everything? only if 50-75-100mhz is not everything

the low vids are always ahead by that much even when voltage/cooling is applied to both

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two Galaxy reference cards 1.025V and 1.012V (both @ 1.100V for stability)

They are running well @920MHz with 2200MHz ram.. i can still go further i think but it does get to 71C w/o any special 100% fan unlock.

http://home.comcast.net/~jcheck10/gtx580.png

http://home.comcast.net/~jcheck10/gtx580a.png

Flawless game performance, very nice cards w/ i7@4.2, ram @ 1600

Not sure how you guys hit 950 / 2300, maybe 1.1V is not enough..

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exactly your doing only 1.1v and thats pretty good :up:

since its sli you have to raise to 1.125-1.150v for 950/2300

i got the waterblocks this weekend unexpectedly but got fooked over the cpu waterblock.. anyways getting another one from another place.. hopefully by tue/wed to have everything ready

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6793/waterblocks.jpg

Small update on Warhead!
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4...1920x12004.jpg

Not bad for poor old single 5970 (all on air):D

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i got the waterblocks this weekend unexpectedly but got fooked over the cpu waterblock.. anyways getting another one from another place.. hopefully by tue/wed to have everything ready

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6793/waterblocks.jpg

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Nice it should be one kick ass rig!

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i got the waterblocks this weekend unexpectedly but got fooked over the cpu waterblock.. anyways getting another one from another place.. hopefully by tue/wed to have everything ready

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6793/waterblocks.jpg

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Nice waterblocks :D

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Nice it should be one kick ass rig!

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Nice waterblocks :D

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thanx yeh very nice nickel plated waterblocks and its gonna be one heavy rig

an all nickel plated system too bad ek doesnt offer ram waterblocks wouldve liked an all ek nikel plated system instead of the mips ram wb

as for the cpu waterblock issue if you look closer youll see the copper base when i ordered full nickel

theres gotta always be something with every order if its not the manufacturer its the shipper if not the courier

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...terblocks2.jpg

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thanx yeh very nice nickel plated waterblocks and its gonna be one heavy rig

an all nickel plated system too bad ek doesnt offer ram waterblocks wouldve liked an all ek nikel plated system instead of the mips ram wb

as for the cpu waterblock issue if you look closer youll see the copper base when i ordered full nickel

theres gotta always be something with every order if its not the manufacturer its the shipper if not the courier

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1...terblocks2.jpg

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All nickel plated , I think the performance is nearly , and durable :D
So cool , black :D

DOOD NapalmV5 thats the setup i can't wait to see run. please start a sub thread about how it goes together and benches..

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i got the waterblocks this weekend unexpectedly but got fooked over the cpu waterblock.. anyways getting another one from another place.. hopefully by tue/wed to have everything ready

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6793/waterblocks.jpg

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I can run 3DMark Vantage all day long with my single EVGA GTX 580 Hydro Copper @ 950/1900/2200 set at 1.138v. Temps never even get above 50c.
But as soon as I enable SLI, I get massive screen tearing and the benchmark will crash about half way through the second GPU test. Anyone know if a quick fix?
I have run both Crysis and Heaven in SLI and they look great. I know 3DMark 11 has issues with SLI but I didn't think Vantage did as well. Already tried reinstalling drivers, so that option is out.
Thanks in advace to anyone that can help out.

Otherwise I love these cards. They stay really cool and look great. Check out my build log in if anyone wants to see them installed in my new system.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/...05215b8f_z.jpg

1.38v supposed to b 1.138v right?

http://www.shrani.si/f/2e/H5/2hTGfQC...-22-230437.jpg
:D

Can these chips handle the same temps as the older gtx 480 like 105c and does anyone use there card in a close case? If so what are the max temps say in furmark or occt with voltage monitor disabled.

heres the status guys.. last evening after 8pm i finally received the 3rd 1.025vidder the stars lined up for me i guess.. i thought otherwise since last night cause this 1.025vidder was barely doing 900mhz but all 3 were doing 900 extreme loads per 3dmark11 @ max settings which was impossible before with the 1.063vidder in the mix

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/261819

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6211/89670663.png
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8803/95097428.png

i was just too tired to continue/post last night so i spent the day to figure out why this 1.025vidder was doing poorly vs the other two 1.025vids

so i checked temps on all 3 and the new card was doing 10 even more than 10 degrees C on default clocks for no reason which was just baffling.. so i checked the temp on the 1.063vidder and was it doing stable/normal/uniform temp just like the 1.025vids.. hmm maybe the cooler is fooked up? i swapped the coolers between the new 1.025 and 1.063 and now all 3x 1.025vids are doing 950mhz marvelous!! the tri-sli system is ready for watercooling :D

so if you got a low vid and your temp/clock sux get another cooler cause its very plausible the cooler is under performing

right this minute i just received the waterpumps but the cpu waterblock hopefully by tomorrow please santa please!

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right this minute i just received the waterpumps but the cpu waterblock hopefully by tomorrow please santa please!

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It's gonna be a job to install all those gpu blocks since EK doesn't cut the thermal pads for you.
I used TX-4 on the chip and that stuff is a pain to spread but was worth it, this is the coolest running gpu I've ever owned.
At 950/1900/2100 it runs 17c cooler under load than my 285 did at default clocks. :D

I'm looking forward to your pics and numbers when you've got it all assembled.

thanx dengyong indeed its gonna take a lot of time to get it all assembled and running.. oi!!

17c cooler ?? wow thats a lot of headroom to spread its wings nice! how far did you push? 1ghz no go ??



heres first tri-sli (3x 1.025vid) @ 950/1900/2300 result still stock cooling

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/268919

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7244/18622264.png

Received my first GTX580 yesterday, wanted to know are there 1.00Vid GTX580 as well??? Since afterburner and nvidia inspector seems to read it as 1.00V. Though not exactly a spectacular overclocker IMO, seems to be able to run 3d benchmarks @ 975/1200 @ 85% fan speed. Was hoping it would touch the magical 1000 core mark, talk about greed, :)

What's the typical required voltage for 900 MHz on the core? Did a short bit of testing today, seemed to get 875 MHz stable at 1.088v (though not much testing aside from MSI Kombustor for a bit and Heaven benchmark once over), but 900 reverted to stock speeds at the same voltage.

Also, what's typical for RAM overclock? I bought an "overclocked" MSI card that was running reference clocks, so I set the clocks with Afterburner it was supposed to have (no voltage tweak), and it reverted back to reference midway through Heaven. If I only changed the core speed to what it was supposed to be, it ran fine.

Thinking I may have gotten screwed over... D: