[un]official GTX580 Overclocking Thread

[CryptiK]

Noticed something rather outlandish for this site of xtreme enthusiasts; we don't have a thread dedicated to GTX580 overclocking.

All general discussion, benchmarking and modding is to go in here

[DStealth]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=262073

[CryptiK]

That is not the general GTX580 overclocking thread, read the title.

[Dumo]

Direct CUII stock air testing 3Ds

Vgpu 1.285 smart doctor 1035/1200

[Demo]

Isnt 1.285 a little to high and might kill the GPU or blow up the VRM ?

[donmarkoni]

This belongs to this thread.

Memory clock impact on result:

P7358 --- GTX580@1000/2000 --- 980X@4610 --- Sector 5 2250@2000/7-7-7-20-1T --- R3E --- donmarkoni

P7570 --- GTX580@1000/2400 --- 980X@4610 --- Sector 5 2250@2000/7-7-7-20-1T --- R3E --- donmarkoni

[p3gaz_001]

oh yes.. i'm in!!

wow donmarkoni 1ghz on the gpu and it makes lower scores ...

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/959068

2mhz less on the memory.

[Gaul]

580 @ 960/1200

[Demo]

This belongs to this thread.

Memory clock impact on result:

P7358 --- GTX580@1000/2000 --- 980X@4610 --- Sector 5 2250@2000/7-7-7-20-1T --- R3E --- donmarkoni

P7570 --- GTX580@1000/2400 --- 980X@4610 --- Sector 5 2250@2000/7-7-7-20-1T --- R3E --- donmarkoni

Basically it has like 1-2fps performance boost?


@Topic

Is there a GPU block that can fit on the 580 while the stock VRM/RAM sinks unibody is still attached?

[Dumo]

CUII on Swiftech 80 block. Will test with UD-7 next

[X4er0]

I have something strange, my ASUS GTX580 is clocked @900MHz and mem 4200MHz with 1.1000V and my GTX580 makes a whistling sound or a buuuuuuuuuuhhhhhh and a booooohhhhhhh real light when he does 3D rendering.

Temps are 61 degress celsius on 100% load (furmark, OCCT) and during ATItool when the cube is standing still to detect errors it makes a peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

No crashes or what so ever but can somebody recall this or know this sound, is it the proc or the capacitors and is it dangerous?

I touched the VRM's and the are hot but not to hot to touch.

Cooler is a Shaman cooler and i used a long heatspreader for the VRM's of a GTX280/285 GPU.

[Demo]

Electronic buzzing is quite common even way back during the FX5200

[X4er0]

Electronic buzzing is quite common even way back during the FX5200

Yeah i know, virbrating of capacitors, i experienced it before but mostly they go like bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

But the difference here is that it's 2011 and the thing is making different tunes, peeeeeeeeeeeee and wooooooooohhh, depends on the application.

During Dawn of War 2 i hear the low pooooooooohhh and during ATItool it goes high like peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (this is no joke or a fib btw)

Does somebody else experience this or most of the PC's have too much fans to even hear this and next theory is is that the standard GTX580 cooler covers the whole card so the noise will be smothered/ dimmed??

[PatRaceTin]

Interesting thread

[CryptiK]

Isnt 1.285 a little to high and might kill the GPU or blow up the VRM ?

It's getting up there, but the Direct CUII's are built like tanks, the VRM has been pushed over 1.5v and has held up fine. A reference card would be hurting if you tried it.

This belongs to this thread.

Memory clock impact on result:

P7358 --- GTX580@1000/2000 --- 980X@4610 --- Sector 5 2250@2000/7-7-7-20-1T --- R3E --- donmarkoni

P7570 --- GTX580@1000/2400 --- 980X@4610 --- Sector 5 2250@2000/7-7-7-20-1T --- R3E --- donmarkoni

Nice info, really seems to make a difference at higher GPU clocks which makes sense.

CUII on Swiftech 80 block. Will test with UD-7 next

http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/1957/01a1fv.png

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/926/031gud.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1...nshot007uc.jpg

Wow man, getting closer to 1100MHz GPU on water!

Yeah i know, virbrating of capacitors, i experienced it before but mostly they go like bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

But the difference here is that it's 2011 and the thing is making different tunes, peeeeeeeeeeeee and wooooooooohhh, depends on the application.

During Dawn of War 2 i hear the low pooooooooohhh and during ATItool it goes high like peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (this is no joke or a fib btw)

Does somebody else experience this or most of the PC's have too much fans to even hear this and next theory is is that the standard GTX580 cooler covers the whole card so the noise will be smothered/ dimmed??

It's not caps, it's coils (chokes) that whine. It's a kind of resonance due to current flow and the pitch varies depending on the FPS of the rendered scene - higher FPS gives higher pitched sound. It's not something you should be concerned about and it's not going to damage your card.

[CryptiK]

3DMark 06 | 4.50 GHz @ 1.330v | GTX580 | 950c1900s2250m @ 1.125v





3DMark Vantage | 4.50 GHz @ 1.330v | GTX580 | 950c1900s2250m @ 1.125v

[Sauron_Vie]

CUII on Swiftech 80 block. Will test with UD-7 next

how do u manage to hold the RAM and VRM cool ? Fans ? can´t find a fullcover for this beast anywhere

[koc]

I never need to OC my 2x580 sli cards sence all games run at 60fps with max setting

the same thing with my old 2x280 sli

[Demo]

Yeah i know, virbrating of capacitors, i experienced it before but mostly they go like bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

But the difference here is that it's 2011 and the thing is making different tunes, peeeeeeeeeeeee and wooooooooohhh, depends on the application.

During Dawn of War 2 i hear the low pooooooooohhh and during ATItool it goes high like peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (this is no joke or a fib btw)

Does somebody else experience this or most of the PC's have too much fans to even hear this and next theory is is that the standard GTX580 cooler covers the whole card so the noise will be smothered/ dimmed??

What you described is the very thing I experienced with my GTX285, lucky enough not anymore with the GTX580.

[Paradoxxx]

Shouldn't there be some sort of standard for posting results? That way persons can easily compare their results.

Manufacturer|Cooling Solution|GPU|Shader|Mem|Voltage

Benchmarks 3dmark11, others..

[Dumo]

how do u manage to hold the RAM and VRM cool ? Fans ? can´t find a fullcover for this beast anywhere

Put 2 high rpm fans in front. Full cover imo not as goos as single gpu block, it do its job to cool gpu 100%

[Sauron_Vie]

ok, thx for info mate. then i will go with a single block too. will try one from ekwb. hope to get the card soon

[OC Nub]

[QUOTE=Dumo;4809360]CUII on Swiftech 80 block. Will test with UD-7 next

QUOTE]

Nice work!

[CryptiK]

I never need to OC my 2x580 sli cards sence all games run at 60fps with max setting

the same thing with my old 2x280 sli

60 FPS in all games, same as old cards......You sure you don't have VSYNCH enabled? If so, turn it off and see what your FPS are.

What you described is the very thing I experienced with my GTX285, lucky enough not anymore with the GTX580.

Yeah the GT200's all did it I think, my 580 doesn't but maybe his card just does, point is its not going to break it from an electronic standpoint, but it may drive him mental

Shouldn't there be some sort of standard for posting results? That way persons can easily compare their results.

Manufacturer|Cooling Solution|GPU|Shader|Mem|Voltage

Benchmarks 3dmark11, others..

I'm not overly phased personally, it's just a general thread not something like the LinX 4.5GHz thread. Cards aren't that complex, you have vgpu and 3 speeds and people usually do mention what they're on.

Feel free to post whatever you want, if someone wants specifics they can ask.

[X4er0]

What you described is the very thing I experienced with my GTX285, lucky enough not anymore with the GTX580.

Ok i find out that my friend has the same thing with his GTX570 MSI brand, during ATItool error test he has the same high pitched peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and during a game he has the wooooooooo or pooooooooooh so you both are right, it's just how the made the PCB's, nothing to worry about.

Oh and the reason why we can hear it clearly on his GTX570 because he has a different cooler also so nothing that can block the sound (naked PCB).

Oh btw tip for overclockers, difference ingame from 900MHz to 950MHz result in 2-3FPS more but you need a bit more voltage to obtain stable clock and you will get higher temps in my situation it will result in 7 to 9 dregees hotter so it wasn't worth it.

People that use watercooling or any other cooling solution that won't be needing the power pins on the PCB of the GPU you can best set fan min and max to 0%, you need less voltage for your clock.