Official eVGA 780i Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

[Rincewind]

no probs here, I love mine. Some peeps just expect too much.

The damn thing didn't make me pancakes this morning. So I sent it back.

[sunken123]

hi every one just got my new rig boot and everything is installed(vista) and ive just tryed oc my q6600 go at 3ghz it boot but i cant finish my 3dmark and occt failed after 2mins so iver puted my voltage higuer(1.35)it was a 1.20 on auto and puted my 4gb g.skill 8000 at 1000mhz whit 2.1v and i still cant get it stable..... any advisse? by the way all other voltage are on auto and i changed nothing. cpu idle at 30 full load 67 and my nb at 50 is that normal?

Thanks sorry for my english im french

[Hughyhunter]

hi every one just got my new rig boot and everything is installed(vista) and ive just tryed oc my q6600 go at 3ghz it boot but i cant finish my 3dmark and occt failed after 2mins so iver puted my voltage higuer(1.35)it was a 1.20 on auto and puted my 4gb g.skill 8000 at 1000mhz whit 2.1v and i still cant get it stable..... any advisse? by the way all other voltage are on auto and i changed nothing. cpu idle at 30 full load 67 and my nb at 50 is that normal?

Thanks sorry for my english im french

Well... what exactly are all your other settings? What's disabled and what's enabled.

At 3ghz you should be able to run everything at auto or stock. Are you using stock HSF? It seems that your cpu temps are a bit high for that overclock... well a bit high for an aftermarket cooler. I would get a new cooler before I delve into any more overclocking if I were you.

Also run memtest to make sure it's not your memory causing the failed overclock or benchmark.

[Psycho_eddie]

Please could someone with this mobo, tell me how to do the Pencil mod to stableize Vcore on load?

[GFDuke]

Please could someone with this mobo, tell me how to do the Pencil mod to stableize Vcore on load?

Go to EVGA and view the 780i overclocking forum. Its on the first post if you look for it.
Its' not all that important to do though. Kind of a waste if you ask me. Besides risking dropping some lead/graphite in your board whats the sense. If you know you're getting vdroop then just account for that when you input your voltage in the bios. unless you're going over like 1.70 vcore. Then thats just stupid unless you're on LN2, good water or vapo.

[gmod]

Go to EVGA and view the 780i overclocking forum. Its on the first post if you look for it.
Its' not all that important to do though. Kind of a waste if you ask me. Besides risking dropping some lead/graphite in your board whats the sense. If you know you're getting vdroop then just account for that when you input your voltage in the bios. unless you're going over like 1.70 vcore. Then thats just stupid unless you're on LN2, good water or vapo.

Iam pretty sure just about everyone here will disagree with you...And Iam also pretty sure your the only one that has said its a waste to do..There is pretty much no risk at all in doing it...If you can build your own computer you should beable to do this mod without issues

[GFDuke]

Iam pretty sure just about everyone here will disagree with you...And Iam also pretty sure your the only one that has said its a waste to do..There is pretty much no risk at all in doing it...If you can build your own computer you should beable to do this mod without issues

There is really no overclock benefit. I've done the mod. If you have proof there is i'd like to see it. I think vdroop is a power saving feature. Its design was meant to keep the cpu cooler. And there is risk.