Yea def ! I have my cpu and NB&SB underwater right now, so SLI underwater should def be interesting
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Yea def ! I have my cpu and NB&SB underwater right now, so SLI underwater should def be interesting
Enzotech VRM heatsinks:
http://a.imageshack.us/img695/9256/dsc00693s.jpg http://a.imageshack.us/img412/7425/dsc00697kz.jpg
My CPU was at stock with PPU enabled, I didnt plug the SLI connector in properly after applying the VRM sinks, were getting BSODs, and reset the CPU clock while fixing it. I thought I had damaged my cards, but it was just that the SLI cable was loose on the second card, and activating SLI was causing a BSOD :x. I realised after getting the score that there was something wrong because I hadnt deactivated PPU, and remembered my bios settings were all set to default oops.
http://a.imageshack.us/img192/2817/890u.png
Managed to get the GPU speed up to 890 Mhz. It looks like its the VRM chips that are holding back the GPU clocks, such a shame that these cards didnt come with a nice large VRM heatsink :(
Hmm looks like it will be custom modding time!! LOL Looks good BHAVV , gees thats such a huge heatsink!! LOL on the CPU that is. Have you flashed your cards with Kets modified bios? I think you can def get some more out of your cards with a litttle more voltage.
I havnt tried the modified bios yet, I dont know what commands to use, I need a guide first.
I think that the VRMs are the issue as well. I have a sonic platinum and i'm thinking of custom modding it (removing IHS, applying better thermal paste and maybe replacing it with a better one) and adding heatsinks on the vrms. However I want a second GTX460 to put them in SLI. Do you guys think if I get the new MSI HAWX GTX460 (any news on that btw?when will it be released) and pair it with my palit, will they work good togethr?
p.s. is there any card right now on the market that has heatsinks on both rams and vrms?
I dont think they are putting cooling on the VRMs and ram chips on these cards because they are still very stable and overclocking fine within the standard voltage limit.
We need a bigger VRM heatsink block then those tiny Enzotechs :(
Hey Bhavv, do you suggest I get another palit, identical to mine, or getting a hawx would be fine for pairing them?
Oh, I would only ever use two identical cards. The Palit would cripple the Hawx if it ever gets released, because both cards run at the same speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoWRiDeR
Yeah my palit runs at 900mhz now, i'm thinking of bios modding t overvolt it to 1.15 or so and try to go closer to 1ghz
You really wont get to 1 Ghz on the Palit.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoWRiDeR
Yeah but if I hit 950 i'd be happy :)
can everyone up load pics of gpu-z 4.5 it has the right shader count and gigapixel fill.
Here it is, it works, and shows the die size of GF104 to, so it's official - 334mm2 not 360-365 as it was wrong presumed. :up:
Xdan- nice Oc !
http://i34.tinypic.com/21cbmu1.jpg
Man I love this card. Really wanna get a second one for SLI but sli hack doesn't support them yet :/
Haha ya these cards are awesome !! Can some of you guys post some vantage scores with the 900+ MHz OC please . :up:
there doesnt seem to be a free version :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Aedubber
You can download the trial version and run 1 test with it so make it good lol .. I bought the advanced version of it for like only 10 or 20 bucks , great program
I tried a 900 Mhz Vantage run and they locked up :(
Back to 890. I didnt upload my scores yet, I am waiting to find their peak performance first, but that seems to be 890 / 2125.
I didnt get time to try installing my spotcool fan over the VRMs yet, but I can do that tomorrow when my new disk drives arrive.
Yup I had a lockup at 900mhz as well , but I only applied 1.087 volts :/ .. I think with more juice and a bit more cooling on the vrms , def can get away with it .. I easily fly 880mhz .. I'll see what I can push when I get home tonight.
Yay, I got the prices I paid for mine reduced because of my long standing custom :)
I paid £187 per card, and then they were reduced to £180 just a day later, so I sent in the usual sad faced plea and got the difference refunded.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt.
I ran vantage trial earlier today and got a score of 206xx . I am on my lapper so I don't have a screenshot .Quote:
Originally Posted by Aedubber
Palit sonic
940 core
1025 mem
1087v
I had few pixelation issues but the test finished fine. I would not call it a stable test but it was close. Hopefully a little more volts. I think I need to flash the bios. I can pass the Final Fantasy MB and Heaven , but 3dmark06 and Vantage are a little pickier.
Ya they stress a bit more but damn thats awesome! You scored extremely high! holyish... Man to just get a few pixels and still finish is def awesome, ya man crank up some more volts on that bad boty, what was your highest temps anyways? Gees you have me amazeddd lol..Also the Palit cards dont have any type of cooling in their vrms rights?
Ok boys and girls, this is about as high as i can go running stable with vantage, anything after that i get a lock up and mind you im on air, stock TIM , and stock bios, single card run.
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9236/run2.jpg
This is mine... Couldn't get further rightnow, even flashed overvolted BIOS.