2008 XS Cheapazchips 3D challenge

[[XC] gomeler]

I'm down with the 8500GT also. 128-bit + GDDR3 = perfection.

[s0lid]

8500GT is ok 47€

[G.Foyle]

Apparently there are some 8500GTs with DDR3, and they cost 1/3 more. The price for cheapest 8500GT is right but the one who can afford DDR3 version will have an upper hand... unless we make two categories, DDR2 vs DDR3.

[N00B]

Can we make a deal with nvidia and get a 20$ per card deal?LOL

Anyone interested?

We've learned that Nvidia has massive 1.5 million 8600GT cards in stock and it wants to get rid of the boards as soon as it can.

The 9600GT is already selling quite well and it needs to get rid of the 8600GT cards to make more space for the June launch of the 9500-series.

We've heard that this 1.5 million number includes both DDR3 and DDR2-based cards and we trust the source. At this particular time it won't be that easy to get rid of them and earn decent money at the same time.

It looks like ATI did mess up Nvidia’s graphics plans with its ridiculously low prices on the whole range of products, and this time around ATI played a dangerous game which was intended to kill Nvidia’s average selling price.

ATI lost money in Q1 2008 on the graphics, but it dragged Nvidia with it, and we are sure that it will affect Nvidia's numbers.

SOurce:http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=6992&Itemid=1

[Deux]

I'm up for 8500 GT. Open box GDDR3 cards can be had for $40 the US guys.

[[XC] gomeler]

Apparently there are some 8500GTs with DDR3, and they cost 1/3 more. The price for cheapest 8500GT is right but the one who can afford DDR3 version will have an upper hand... unless we make two categories, DDR2 vs DDR3.

If we go 8500GT I'm going GDDR3. I don't want another episode of badly memory limited GPUs. Was no fun ramming 2.1v through that GS, hitting 900+MHz, and scoring worse than someone @ stock speeds with 1GHz mems

[quake6]

When you make OVP for XFX 8400gs (30k ohm trimmer),do you have to tune it down or just leave it on 30k ohm? I put 1.8v 900/2000/450 and if the core voltage is higher it just goes black...Is that OVP or OCP (if there is ocp...)....What I have to do to raise voltage?

Can somebody answer to this,please. I also did cap mod,and it's same

[[XC] gomeler]

Can somebody answer to this,please. I also did cap mod,and it's same

OVP will drop the voltage to the core to nearly 0v. Never hit OCP before and known it, but I imagine that'll do the same

[jan]

didn't noticed the 8500gt's with gddr3, but thats even better

ddr2 on 8400gs was a big pita

[quake6]

OVP will drop the voltage to the core to nearly 0v. Never hit OCP before and known it, but I imagine that'll do the same

That doesn't mean anything to me

[[XC] gomeler]

That doesn't mean anything to me

Sorry I just know what OVP does, never experienced OCP as far as I know. Maybe someone else will pop in and tell the different symptoms.

[T_M]

On my 9800GX2, OCP causes the same symptoms with black screen and ~0.2V

[STEvil]

OCP and OVP have same symptoms (black screen, ~0v core) except OCP usually kicks in while under load and OVP kicks in at idle or load (sometimes only load though if your card increases voltage under load - G92 8800GT and GTS for example).

[JamesBong420]

aight so when is this challenge going to be¿? and are we going to have a poll? or is the 8500gt the card? just trying to clear some stuff up.

[zakelwe]

hahaha Andy

looks like you might have had one too many





i was air cooling mine as well :p ........... in 20C ambients too

ANDY SLOWLY SOBERS UP FROM CONSTANT DRINKING SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION

Hey Dinos, we knew the reported scores would be "fluid" due to me not being able to use a Microsoft un-natural keyboard That's just sour grapes because you blew your cards to smithereens

I suggest HD3450, HD3470 or HD2400

And Hybrid CF is allowed then of course

That's sounds a really good idea, do you know anyone who has done this and give us some tips? I'm sort of thinking a person who may know how to overclock as well also. That would be great

Seriously though it would be very cool to have you back benching macci, it's been too long. Not sure about hybrid, would that mean we have to buy a motherboard, sounds expensive.

As for what card, where is the rumoured 128bit GF9 series equivalent of the 8400GS? That would remove the bandwidth limitation in one stroke and with so few SP's DDR2 would be fine. I heard that the 9400GS should be around, is it?

Regards

Andy

[tiborrr]

Here's mine Captive (urg?) 8400GS, just got it this morning - 26652 '01SE -> hwbot.org.

8400GS @837/529/1998 [no mipmap, only LOD], 1.49Vgpu - aircooled
C2D E8500@5169MHz, 1.69V
Crucial 8500F 2x512MB DDR3-1066@1810 7-7-6-21
ASUS P5K3 Deluxe
SS R404a cooled

Only had like three hours to play with it so more to follow next weekend. Besides, is LOD allowed? I see some weirdly fast runs in the top 5 league, bwanasoft comes to my mind first...

[RAW-Raptor22]

ANDY SLOWLY SOBERS UP FROM CONSTANT DRINKING SINCE THE LAST COMPETITION

Hey Dinos, we knew the reported scores would be "fluid" due to me not being able to use a Microsoft un-natural keyboard That's just sour grapes because you blew your cards to smithereens




That's sounds a really good idea, do you know anyone who has done this and give us some tips? I'm sort of thinking a person who may know how to overclock as well also. That would be great

Seriously though it would be very cool to have you back benching macci, it's been too long. Not sure about hybrid, would that mean we have to buy a motherboard, sounds expensive.

As for what card, where is the rumoured 128bit GF9 series equivalent of the 8400GS? That would remove the bandwidth limitation in one stroke and with so few SP's DDR2 would be fine. I heard that the 9400GS should be around, is it?

Regards

Andy

The card you are looking for is the 9450GS (i believe thats what it is called) and its a rebadged 8500GT, the card this competition shouldve used anyway.

[RAW-Raptor22]

I'm down with the 8500GT also. 128-bit + GDDR3 = perfection.

[tiborrr]

Can someone dump me a 8400GS 256MB BIOS, preferably Samsung IC memory. I've just flashed her with some weird ASUS bios, it gives me artifacts. All other BIOSes on MVKTech.net & TechPowerUP give me no picture (i've already blind flahsed this card like 6 times tonight).

Offcourse i forgot to dump the original BIOS before proceding

[ownage]

Can someone dump me a 8400GS 256MB BIOS, preferably Samsung IC memory. I've just flashed her with some weird ASUS bios, it gives me artifacts. All other BIOSes on MVKTech.net & TechPowerUP give me no picture (i've already blind flahsed this card like 6 times tonight).

Offcourse i forgot to dump the original BIOS before proceding

Original but edited.

[tiborrr]

Thanks, but blank screen again :/

[SpikeP]

Sorry if reviving this thread is a bad idea. Just thought i would ask to see if anyone is interested in doing this again. We got the low end chips just around the corner, so thought may be a good time to consider it.

also like, what is your opinion on how the last one went. was it fair? did the rules work for you and others?
it did for me, but be good to get some feedback

- Paul

[[XC] gomeler]

I'm still down for an 8500GT challenge, a very good option

[Deux]

I'd definitely down for a sub $60 card.

[T_M]

Im down