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[aussie-revhead]

What default clocks are they?

[Mydog]

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/1...48.120329.html

Already flashed my gtx 680 with that bios. Work flawless. Enjoy.

Any advantages with the EVGA bios on ref. cards?

[Andrea deluxe]

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/1...48.120329.html

Already flashed my gtx 680 with that bios. Work flawless. Enjoy.

i see is the latest after the free boost upgrade!!!


WOOOOOWWW

[andressergio]

i see is the latest after the free boost upgrade!!!


WOOOOOWWW

what does this means Andrea ? can we flash the reference cards with it ? mine do 1300/7100

cheers
Sergio

[aussie-revhead]

i see is the latest after the free boost upgrade!!!


WOOOOOWWW

What clocks do they have?

Who will be the first to make a non-ref higher end PCB?

[andressergio]

What clocks do they have?

Who will be the first to make a non-ref higher end PCB?

me not, last time i did it crapped out one of my beloved GTX580 mem as the guy that posted the bios edited without saying a word and timmings where touched when i flashed back could never go back to the clocks i use to do

[Andrea deluxe]

ok.

i flashed my msi stock card with evga sc+ bios

my clock under heavy 3d session is now 1189mhz (with stock bios are 1089mhz)

but i need to raise gpu power to maintain tath clock stable.

great bios!

[pinto]

Four gpu test!

[sepol]

ok.

i flashed my msi stock card with evga sc+ bios

my clock under heavy 3d session is now 1189mhz (with stock bios are 1089mhz)

but i need to raise gpu power to maintain tath clock stable.

great bios!

That must be the issue, because you run sli and 3D. With this Bios, I can run Battlefield 3, crysis 2, with ultra settings, without raising power target. 100% stable, on single card and no 3D.
I get the same boost on my card that you have.

This is a fantastic card for Battlefield 3, for me its even better then gtx 580 sli. OK you got more frames, but much more stuttering.

[sepol]

Fantastic, 249 points to beat the world record at futuremark benchmark ticker

[BababooeyHTJ]

That must be the issue, because you run sli and 3D. With this Bios, I can run Battlefield 3, crysis 2, with ultra settings, without raising power target. 100% stable, on single card and no 3D.
I get the same boost on my card that you have.

This is a fantastic card for Battlefield 3, for me its even better then gtx 580 sli. OK you got more frames, but much more stuttering.

It could also be that he had a lower stock boost clock. It appears that the boost clock differs from card to card for a reason.

[andressergio]

It could also be that he had a lower stock boost clock. It appears that the boost clock differs from card to card for a reason.

i agree my boost is to 1097 and its a reference card, both are consecutive serial nrs and both bosts to that

[andressergio]

Four gpu test!

damn pinto lol that is great

félicitations mon ami

[pinto]

Thank you buddy!

I got a great evga 1324mhz aircooled.
First test with water, hope to increase clocks later:

[andressergio]

Thank you buddy!

I got a great evga 1324mhz aircooled.
First test with water, hope to increase clocks later:

amazing mines do both 1300 / 7100+ air also but the hexa core kills on physX test i have 2600K

[Gunslinger]

Is there an XP 32 bit driver to be had for these cards? Expecting UPS with mine any minute.

[andressergio]

Is there an XP 32 bit driver to be had for these cards? Expecting UPS with mine any minute.

nice to get new toys and the waiting worth it mate, just a recomendation if you want to fully enjoy it put W7x32 at least...

[Gunslinger]

Need XP to see how 3DMark '01 is with these cards.

[aussie-revhead]

Guys, a few questions:

1. do you think the varying turbo clock is a way of picking out better binned cores? Maybe indicating which will have a better max clock?
2. Why do you think water cooling does not increase maxclocks at all (unlike nearly every gpu made before 680)?
3. What do you think limits max clocks on these? Mine could only do 1058+180=1238 with much room left on the vgpu slider, more volts didn't help, so what is holding it back?
4. Other than kingpins record holding vid card (record number of mods needed to run LN also lol) has anyone else tried hard vmod to over ride built-in throttling measures?
5. Is there any trend in brand etc when we look at which models clock best? What brands are hitting 1300+? Or is it random across all brands?
6. What is the highest clocking example (non-LN cooled) that you guys have seen?

Since these max out with only a small bump in vcore I feel there is something left to unlock, a mod to find that will unleash these when combined with better cooling, what do you think?

[pinto]

Guys, a few questions:

1. do you think the varying turbo clock is a way of picking out better binned cores? Maybe indicating which will have a better max clock? nop got one card with less turbo which clocks better than another one with higher turbo
2. Why do you think water cooling does not increase maxclocks at all (unlike nearly every gpu made before 680)? wc don't increase OC but decrease "power" value for me 1300mhz aircooled=132% in 3d11 =>1300mhz WC=105%
3. What do you think limits max clocks on these? Mine could only do 1058+180=1238 with much room left on the vgpu slider, more volts didn't help, so what is holding it back? vgpu slider isn't functional, it increase automatically so you probably already at 1.175v when you push your clocks
4. Other than kingpins record holding vid card (record number of mods needed to run LN also lol) has anyone else tried hard vmod to over ride built-in throttling measures? not me, but WC helps
5. Is there any trend in brand etc when we look at which models clock best? What brands are hitting 1300+? Or is it random across all brands? no, i tested 6 cards no brand correlation
6. What is the highest clocking example (non-LN cooled) that you guys have seen?

Since these max out with only a small bump in vcore I feel there is something left to unlock, a mod to find that will unleash these when combined with better cooling, what do you think? time will tell

Here what i think

[andressergio]

Guys, a few questions:

1. do you think the varying turbo clock is a way of picking out better binned cores? Maybe indicating which will have a better max clock?
2. Why do you think water cooling does not increase maxclocks at all (unlike nearly every gpu made before 680)?
3. What do you think limits max clocks on these? Mine could only do 1058+180=1238 with much room left on the vgpu slider, more volts didn't help, so what is holding it back?
4. Other than kingpins record holding vid card (record number of mods needed to run LN also lol) has anyone else tried hard vmod to over ride built-in throttling measures?
5. Is there any trend in brand etc when we look at which models clock best? What brands are hitting 1300+? Or is it random across all brands?
6. What is the highest clocking example (non-LN cooled) that you guys have seen?

Since these max out with only a small bump in vcore I feel there is something left to unlock, a mod to find that will unleash these when combined with better cooling, what do you think?

aussie whats happening to your card ? or you still didnt get one ? i went totally random for 2 EVGA and man both clocks to 1300 easy

[aussie-revhead]

I bought one on release day for $700 (yes that's how much they were here), I benched it and awed at its power then sold it quick while prices were still up and stocks were low. When prices get closer to RRP I will buy two again.

[Manicdan]

Guys, a few questions:

Since these max out with only a small bump in vcore I feel there is something left to unlock, a mod to find that will unleash these when combined with better cooling, what do you think?

i wish there was some way to unlock more power. what i read is that you can short one of the connections on the VRM chip and it will let you set vids higher than the 1.175v, but then you need a bios with those vids in there. but were already talking about completely voiding warranties, and who knows how much power the vrm section can provide before they pop. its a shame they went so cheap on the board itself, the chip is really impressive.

[andressergio]

I bought one on release day for $700 (yes that's how much they were here), I benched it and awed at its power then sold it quick while prices were still up and stocks were low. When prices get closer to RRP I will buy two again.

same price as here, was a bad clocker ?

[aussie-revhead]

1258 max, not great but enough to smash my PBs, I sold it because I knew it was well above RRP so prices will settle a lot when more stock is available. I think I will wait for some of the beefier non-ref PCBs to come out, like the Zotac Extreme that has just surfaced.