OCCT 3.1.0 shows HD4870/4890 design flaw - they can't handle the new GPU test !

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I won't enter the debate "power virus or not". Again, it is not constructive. My goal is not to fry anything. Nor to damage anyone's reputation.

For anyone to know, my goal is objectivity. Even if, as you all guys do, i do have my likings in terms of brands, i am NOT a fanboy. I had a 9700Pro for years and was really happy with it. Currently, i have a GTX285 and i'm happy with it.

My previous CPU was a A64 3800+ and i was really happy with it. Now i do own a Core i7 and i love it. So on. Again, it this was Nvidia at stake, this thread would be all the same.

That being said, about the performance of the shader code : yes, indeed, the fact i'm getting 52fps instead of 80fps on the Nvidia cards is weird. I actually never noticed that. I am going to investigate this, and try to see if i can make the test run better on both cards. That's indeed the next step. and as soon as i achieve that, i'm going to release it.

Now, i'm too far in the release process to not release it. The test is heating Nvidia cards all the same. The FPS-es are less, yes, the the temps are still going up the roof, and beating Furmark's temps on my computer. So this is still an improvement, and i don't see that as an issue preventing the release, which i planned today.

However, rest assured that i'm going to investigate as to WHY this is happening. and quickly.

I'm going to respond to liquidreactor now :

Please, read all the tests that have been done. They prove that the card hardware are at stake here, from all we could gather. Truly. I can't convince you, and don't want to, and if you don't want to believe what i'm saying, you'll never believe it. Your card is affected by what i'm reporting, and i'm sorry it is. We must have reached the 20 cards affected by now. maybe more. not 2.

And Yes, i do not have a 4870 to test with. Why is that ? I don't have fundings. I don't have contacts with AMD/ATI (they basically ignore my emails asking for testing hardware). And i don't see myself investing into testing hardware, where OCCT's donations and advertisement covers hosting expenses, and... hosting expenses. I love OCCT, i work on it for free, but i don't see myself investing into hardware on my personal funds for it to grow, just because i need testing hardware. That's the limit i've always put. Some companies have always been supporting me when i needed it, some don't. ATI/AMD is in the "don't" category. So i'm relying on the good will of my users. That's why you see threads such as this one, asking for everyone's kindness.

Would you believe me if i told you i spent about 3 to 4 days sending exe files to people, so that they could launch them on their HD4870 and tell me what's happening ? That's the only way i've got to debug the thing.

Anyway, let's try to isolate the issue. i'm trying to get more accurate readings done, and to get a website with testing means doing research on the thing, because i'm convinced we touched something there.